International photographer (Jan-Dec 1941)

They SAy" Bv RELLA • Off to Fort Knox, Kentucky, for purposes of filming army tank maneuvers in color are Bert Glennon, first cameraman; Ellsworth Fredericks and Wesley Anderson, second cameraman; Nelson Cordes and Duke Callahan, technicians; Eddie Wade and Rod Tolmie, assistants; and Fred Morgan, still cameraman. • The boys in the Newcomb department at MGM are now devoting all their time to matte shots on the guitar. • Bill Eglington. RKO camera department executive, used to shoot stills, was a first cameraman and at times directed. Thus we can understand Bill's expert judgment in acting as critic in his berth. • Francis J. Burgess, Paramount assistant cameraman, now in the United States Armv. located at Sixteenth Air Base. Stockton Field, Stockton, Calif. • James V. King. Recording Secretary of Local 659, was a banker in his youth. • John Burton, of Schlesinger, conceives and designs many of the main titles we see in pictures. • Off to Florida again for background shots for the new Tarzan picture are Lloyd Knechtel, first cameraman; A. Linslay Lane and Herold Baldwin, second cameramen. • Off to Arizona on Wangers new production are Charles Lang, first cameraman; Curley Linden, second cameraman ; George Belisario, Paul Cable, Charles Russell, assistants; and Eddie Henderson, still cameraman. Efficient Courteous Service m EVERYTHING PHOTOGRAPHIC Professional and Amateur ■ Neu> and Used Equipment Bought, Sold and Rented m ART REEVES Camera Supply Co. 1515 North Cahuenga Boulevard HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA Cable Address: "CAMERAS" • Irving Ries. of the Ries Department, is a master pilot with many wins to his credit in boat racing in Southern California. We look to see an engagement between him and some of the boys of Vern Walker's department, who are also skillful in the same sport. • Cliff Stine now shooting first camera at RKO Studios. • Joe MacDonald shooting first at 20th Century-Fox. • Bill Draper in his spare time is supervising a machine shop on defense work. • Lee Garmes, who photographed "Illusion"' for Korda, also is associate producer on the same production. • Philip W. O'Neil is now a First Lieutenant in the Corps Area Service Command. Signal Corps, Unit 1900, at the Presidio, San Francisco. • Tod La Clede soon will have to keep his constant companion, a beautiful chow, off the best chairs at home. He will be married to Clara Nibert in the not distant future. • Robert Rhea is under new management, having recently married Phyllis Cottrell. • It's a close race for first place as best dressed assistants, with Mike Doyle, Louis DeAngelis and Freddie Anderson as contestants. • Norman Alley and Paul Ivano palling around in Buenos Aires, talking over how things are going in good old Hollywood. • Paul G. Vogel, MGM cameraman, photographed and directed a Pete Smith Short dealing with armv life, to be released shortly. By coincidence Vogel was in the Photographic Corps during World War No. 1. • Off to the Georgia swamps are Lucien Ballard and Joe McDonald, first cameramen. Twentieth Century Fox. with assistants Lee Crawford and Jack Epstein. IN THE MAIL "U. S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola. Florida. "Dear Herb: — I know I'm a little slow in getting around to my correspondence, but here's a line to let you know that I'm still here and flying about a half day and six days a week. The rest of the time has been spent in ground school with nights and Sundays for studying. In fact, the schedule is so efficient for taking up all our time that some of the boys are thinking of making a break for it over the south wall. The local Chamber of Commerce calls it the "Annapolis of the Air" and the Cadets call it the "Alcatraz of the Air." "Anyhow it's all in fun and for our own good that we are getting these tough courses in navigation, aerodynamics, etc. In six or seven months they have to make pilots, naval officers and radio operators out of us, which after all is a pretty big order. "The flying has been swell. About threefourths of the time is solo work and for the past couple of weeks I've been working on acrobatics and what I mean, everything in the book. "In spite of all the work we seem to have a prettv swell time of it, especially when we get into our white uniforms and step out. We have a complete set of officers' uniforms and a lot of their privileges . . . which makes up for the long hours. "All of the old buildings have been torn down, with the result that we have practically a new station. Blocks of "colossal" new buildings have been put up everywhere. There's a fleet of sailboats for us to use and a big riding stable, so as soon as I finish school in another month I'm going to get in there and pitch. "Bill Cline, Will Cline and Freddie Detmers stopped in to see me on their way back from "The Yearling" location. It surely made me homesick when they pulled out on the train for Hollywood. It's good to know that things have been going well and pictures are still being made. "I'll write more, Herb, when I can get a little time ahead. Please convey my best wishes to the boys. I'll try to get an interesting article for the magazine in the near future. "Shall hope to see you in about four months if I'm lucky. Sincerely yours. BOB HAGER." 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