American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1926)

April, 1926 AMERICAN C I N E M AT OOR APHBR Eleven is more than welcome that the results of the research, which is mentioned in Dr. Marshutz' article, come from outside the industry. Responsible theatres long have been endeavoring to lessen any suggestion of eyestrain, so that the facts, as revealed by Dr. Marshutz, that, if there is strain in the cinema house, it is the eyes that are at fault blast the final vestige of the old complaint. If a percentage of the public still needs to be educated on this point, no more time should be wasted in so doing. Dr. Marshutz, in radio talks, similar to his article, over KFWB, Warner Brothers, in Hollywood, demonstrates one intelligent way of going about the matter. "Dannij " Passes •J With the passing of Joseph Dannenberg — "Danny" — editor of the Film Daily, the motion picture industry loses an identity that will never be replaced. Peculiarly enough, much of the eulogy that attended Danny's sudden departure, dwelt on the lovable and the square-shooting personality of the man -however, Danny was not only a true gentleman of the highest breeding, but he was a worker whose efforts very definitely bettered the profession which he so meritoriously graced for the decade preceding his death. Danny was a success as a newspaperman; he was a success in the trade paper field before he changed to film journalism; he was a success as the guiding editorial genius of the Film Daily. Danny produced — he built, constructed and never destroyed. <J In looking backward, it is with gratification that we remember that the leading feature in the A. S. C. Annual last October, when various critics picked the productions with the best cinematography for the past year, was Danny's. His prompt attention and cooperation in that instance were indicative of the ever-efficient and likeable man that was Danny.