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March— April, 1943
THE C INE TE CHNIC I AN
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News Items
A " yes " man suffering from some obscure mental complaint developed a negative complex. A treatment of reversal baths got him back his job of assistant director in a few weeks.
An individual wearing a black coat and striped trousers offended the susceptibilities of the more
normally dressed inmates of Denham. He was flogged with a pair of blue corduroys and strung up with a yellow tie to the nearest lamp-post.
An ingenious method of saving celluloid is to place the hand tightly in front of the camera lens each time the machine starts turning. To effect an even greater saving of celluloid, remove the film entirely and throw away the camera.
Language Barrier
The British Producers Association are to register a complaint to the studio unions because the secretaries insist on discussing wage rates in sterling instead of the more easily understood roubles, liras, francs, marks, escudas, yen, kronen, milreis,
JEWBAITING
Is doing Hitler's work, whether it is in Germany or Britain. What is the basis of anti-Semitism ? What is the solution of the Jewish problem ? Read
ANTI-SEMITISM
& the Jewish Question
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pesos, tael, drachma, lei and dinars. The obstinate insistence on English being used as the official language is deprecated in certain quarters, it being argued that the upkeep of a special staff of interpreters is an unwarranted extravagance in these times. Even those with a knowledge of English are protesting that the plain English spoken by certain union officials gets a little too plain on occasions.
Technical Notes
A reversible microphone has caused a sensation at the studios where it has been tried out. The microphone, a normal enough looking instrument, behaves in the usual way. sucking in the sound, until it is turned inside out, when it acts as a play-back. Need we add that the invention is another proof of the versatility and ingenuity of that unsung genius " Screencomber. " It is not generally known that he also blows trumpets — his own.
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