FilmIndia (1946)

January, 1946 FILMINDIA balance): "Yes, s-i-r-r, if you don't mind sir, I would like to know who is the secretary of your delegation ? K. Sharma: (Jumping with joy) "Oh yes, Miss, with the greatest pleasure. The secretary's name is Mr. Hirlekar?" Tel. Operator: "Beg your pardon, s-i-r ! How do you spell that? K. Sharma: (Obligingly) "It is simple, Miss! "H" for "hideous", "I" for "idiotic", 'R' for "ridiculous"— Tel. Operator: (cutting in) "I know! I know! Thank you, Sir!" HIS LAST LAUGH November 21st. We regret to report the death of Robert Charles Benchley, writer, journalist, humourist and filmstar, in New York at the age of 56 from cerebral haemorrhage. THE USUAL MISTAKE Keeping 150 witnesses — a wise procedure, remembering the usual sequel to Hollywood marriages — Bettv Hutton, Paramount glamour girl, was married to Theodore S. Brisken. a businessman of Chicago. Like others before them, the two of them went to Miami in Florida for their honeymoon. Betty's recent picture is "Incendiary Blonde" produced by Paramount. SO WHAT? George Sidney, who directed "Anchors Aweigh" and Roy Rowland, director of "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes", two big hits, were both office boys in the M.G.M. studios a few years ago. Many of our directors were grocers and panwallas. FATHER FIRST The late Rudolph Valentino's posthumous daughter has come to light in London. She is described as a beautiful dark-haired girl, born of Marion Wilson, thirtynine-year-old ex Ziegfeld Follies girl. Valentino's was a secret marriage for commercial reasons. It was through a lucky accident that the little girl now knows her famous father. In India they would want to know the father first, the mother having no face value. LIFE PARTNERSHIP Bhagavathar and Krishnan, two film actors convicted and sentenced to transportation for life for murdering a journalist, made another attempt to appeal to the Privy Council. Their application, however, was dismissed by the High Court. TRAINING ARTISTES The 20-th Century Fox has established a school for training horses for film appearances and studio life. Already there are forty 'pupils'. It is estimated that had the school been functioning before, in a single picture the producers would have saved 20,000. In India we haven't even a trained pig or a producer leave alone horses. KANGAROO CRY Australia is becoming film conscious, if what R. H. Foster, her Film Commissioner, says is true. He tells us that they arc making six documentaries now and they want to build a big studio ultimately at Canberra. They want to import foreign experts and technicians and train their own people so that they can ultimately establish a good production centre from where Australian 'germs' can be sent to infect the world. FILM AND SPORT Not to be outdone by their neigh hours, the New Zealanders, under the 44 For Particulars WriteYTo THRILLS ! MUSIC!! ROMANCE!!! BRIJ PRAKASH PRODUCTIONS' P r ide h i t PICK POCKET (ft J f w, z ) Starring : NAVIN YAGNIK * RAJ RANI SAMSON ft RADHA ft HABIB ft MANCHI ALI (The great comedian) and others. •+• Story & Dialogues by MUNSHI KHANJAR Songs by SHUMS LUCKNAVI Music by BASHIRKHAN DEHELVI Photography: SHIAVAX DARUWALA Sound : A. E . CHARLIE DIRECTOR N A R I GHADIALI PRODUCER: BRIJMALA (Ranjit Fame) WWW OUR \?\T BOXOFFICE HIT — JOOHI BRIJ PRAKASH PRODUCTIONS PATANWALA BLDG , WADIA STREET, TARDEO — BOMBAY 7 ' 47