FilmIndia (1948)

AT HOME AND ABROAD BANNED ! Bombay, Aug. 22. The Bombay Board of Film iCensors ha^ banned the 16 mm. film, "The Madonna's Secret" (2922 ft.) produced by Republic pictures of America, on the [grounds that its theme is sordid jwithout any relieving features. DEATH OF A GIANT Hollywood, Nov. 30 Ernst Lubitsch, Hollywood's famous German-born director land producer, died at the age of Beginning his brilliant career las an actor with Max Rcinhardt. iLubitsch came to Hollywood in Il922 and directed many great plms starring Pola Negri, Emil (.Tannines. Mary Pickford, MarDene Dietrich etc. Some of his Ifamous pictures were: "Madame iDujbarrv", "Lady Windermere's BFan". ""Love Parade", "Merry fWidow". "Design For Living" land "Ninotchka". Lubitsch's Isubtle and often devastating hu[mour was always the greatest (feature of his pictures. He Icould mock delightfully withlout hurting. When a London (newspaperman once interviewed pirn Lubitsch said. "You must pave fun in every picture. Omit|ting it is the mistake bo many Curopean directors make". Hollywood has many great iireetors but it will take a long |time. even for Hollywood, to replace the intellectual giant that Ernst Lubitsch was. Censors in south Madras. Dec. 2 The Government of Madras have banned the Tamil film. "Burma Rani" or "Escape", produced by Modern Theatres, Salem, n the whole of the province of Madras. A VAGRANT PRINCE I Hollywood. Nov. 22. B Prince Hamid Riza Pasha of ■ran, who visited Hollywood the ftther day created a sensation Hvhen he arrived in a Hollywood hotel with only one penny in his pocket. It was suspected that he had run away from school but later the Iranian Embassy maintained that he had not. Money was sent to the prince immediately. POACHING CINEMAS Allahabad, Nov. 22. The construction of a cinema very close to their university and its hostels has upset the students of the Allahabad University. A deputation of students waited upon the Minister for Education and requested him to do the needful. It is reported that while no building material is available for building a new university hostel, evidently a lot of building materials seems to be available for constructing cinemas in Allahabad. IN MADURA Madura, Nov. 23. A fire broke out this morning in a film studio situated on the outskirts of the city. After two hours, the fire fighters brought the fire under control. No loss of life is reported but a sound stage is said to have been damaged. NATURE'S EARTHQUAKE Los Angeles, Nov. 19. An earthquake which shook Los Angeles at 10 p.m. last night was felt all along the sea coast of Southern California. Hollywood felt the shock as "moderately heavy", not due to any particular wedding or divorce in the film colony. BANNED ! Bombay, Dec. 12. The Government of Bombay has banned the film "Aage Badho'" produced by the Pr?.bhat Film Company of Poona in the whole Province of Bombay. Readers are requested to read filmindia's criticism of this film which appeared in the October, 1947 issue. SHOWMEN IN U. P Lucknow, Nov. 11. The Cinema Exhibitors' Association of U. P. have elected the following office bearers for the next year: President: S. S. Mehra Vice-president: Dhanpat Rai Joint Secretaries: C. V. Advani & P. Billimoria; Treasurer; D.N. Sahai and two District Secretaries: J. P. Guzdar & J. P. Srivastava. SOME MONEY ! Hollywood. Nov. 28. Actress Maria Montez has M S. Subbulakshmi, the singing star of the South, maets an unusual crowd when the Mountbattens, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and other officers attended a special show of "Meera" in pfew Delhi.