American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1941)

AMONG THE MOVIE CLUBS CALLING CLUB SECRETARIES! This department of THE AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER is your department. We feel that there is a great deal to be gained all around by making these reports of club activities available to other clubs and to independent cinefilmers all over the country. To that end, we ask all you club secretaries to consider yourselves special reporters for THE AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER with the assignment to "cover" the activities and meetings of your club. The Editor. Minneapolis Elects The Minneapolis Cine Club, in its final meeting before the summer vacation interlude, elected a new slate of officers to pilot the Club's activities when they are resumed in September. Chosen to guide the Club during the 1941-1942 season were Ralph Sprungman, President; Dr. Harvey Nelson, 1st Vice-President; Arthur Anderson, 2nd Vice-President; Stanley Berglund, Secretary; and Henry Lewis, Treasurer. Retiring President Carroll Davidson and Dr. Maurice Lowe were elected to serve two-year terms on the Club's Executive Board. Answeringthe question asked in many Clubs — how to provide employment for deserving vice presidents — the Minneapolis Cine Club handed their new "second officers" a pair of man-sized jobs, assigning one V-P to handle the Club's Fall Show, and the other to run the Spring Show. The meeting was well attended; the Club's membership is restricted to 75, and more than 65 attended to cast their ballots in the strongly-contested election. Through the courtesy of Minneapolis' Eastman Kodak Store, the trophies awarded in the Club's annual contest were prominently featured in one of the store's attractive window-displays, as shown in the photo above. The trophy in the center, emblematic of First Prize, New officers of the Davenport-Rock Island-Moline Tri-City Cinema Club. Left to right: Harold Hainline, Trustee; Miss Georgia First, Secretary-Treasurer; Ray Schmidt. President; and Dr. Paul A. White, VicePresident. Photo by Tom Griberg. was awarded to Dan Billman, Jr.; the one at the left went to Carroll Michener, Second Prize winner; and the one at the right to Third Prize winner Stanley Berglund. This display proved excellent publicity for the Club, bringing a sharp influx of Minneapolis movie-makers interestedly inquiring about prospects of joining the Club — and getting a chance at the trophies via next year's contest. ROME A.' RIEBETH. Australians Film Comedy The Australian Amateur Cine Society, of Sydney, N.S.W., has completed filming of an old-time slapstick comedy, complete with custard pies and bathinggirls. The filming was done en masse at the Club's May outing at Lane Cove National Park. About 80 members and their friends attended, and 15 or more cine-cameras enthusiastically filmed the 28 or more scenes of the production in both 16mm. and 8mm., using both blackand-white and color film. Frank Brooks served as producer. The Club's first June meeting featured showing of several versions of this production, including the "official" version filmed by J. A. Sherlock. The Club's later June meeting was built around a program loaned by the Victorian Amateur Film Society of Melbourne. The Adelaide Filmo Club reports a novel competition recently held, for films dealing with the Adelaide zoo. The winner was Mr. L. Anderson, who entered a scenario film in monochrome with a dream sequence in color, reported as the first time in the history of the Club that black-and-white and color had been blended successfully. JAMES A SHERLOCK. Publicity Officer. • Utah Screens "Nation Builders" The June meeting of the Utah Amateur Movie Club, Salt Lake City, was held at the Hotel Newhouse, with Mrs. Al Morton presiding, and about 70 poisons present. The program included "Filming in Sequence." by F. K. Fullmer; "I Have a Problem," by Al Mor ton, and a screening of the AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER prize winning film, "Nation Builders," by James A. Sherlock of the Australian Amateur I Cine Society. The meeting was judged i the best-attended and most successful ' of the year. JOHN HUEFNER. Long Beach Sees "Grizzly Gulch" The July 2nd meeting of the Long Beach Cinema Club featured an outstanding film, "Within these Hills" with sound by J. Glenn Mitchell of Joplin, Missouri, a picture showing the contented life led by the people of the Ozarks. Other pictures shown were, "Ranch Romance" by Lynn Harshbarger; "San Pedro" by Ellen Thunnell; "Old Autos" by Richard Carlyle and rushes were shown of tests taken for "Let's Eat." At the July 16th meeting, prize-winning bathing beauty parade pictures and the cups awarded were exhibited. Arthur E. Gavin, Editor of Home Movies, gave constructive criticism of the films and told why they were winners. Through the courtesy of William Stull, A.S.C . Editor of THE AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER. the Club was shown one of the best amateur-made scenario productions ever screened. The film, "Grizzly Gulch," 1750 feet 16mm. black-andwhite, filmed by Carl Fallberg and Lars Calonius, was an outstanding example of amateur production. During the annual Hobby Show at the Municipal Auditorium, July 11-14. members exhibited over 45 different pictures with two evenings being all-request nights. Accompanied by sound and narration, the pictures attracted such crowds that the Club was allowed to use the Convention Hall for the final night and the pictures were screened to an audience of 2000. RAYMOND FOSHOLDT. Secretary. Tri-City Elects The Tri-City Cinema Club (Davenport, la.. Rock Island and Moline, 111.) held (Continued on Page 406) 384 August, 19 11 American Cinematographer