Canadian Film Weekly (Aug 15, 1945)

7 Sa @OQuy August 15, 1945 20th-Fox Skeds 27 for 45-46 (Continued from Page 2) name, was directed by Robert Webb and produced by Ben Silvey. Cast includes Faye Marlowe and Richard Conte. “Leaven Her To Heaven,’ was based on the best-seller by Ben Ames Williams. Filmed in Technicolor, it was directed by John Stahl and produced by William Bacher. Cast includes Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde and Vincent Price. “Walk in the Sun,” with Dana Andrews and Richard Conte, was produced by Lewis Milestone. “Doll Face,” Broadway musical ‘The Naked Genius,” includes Carole Landis, William Eythe, Carmen Miranda and Vivian Blaine. “Enchanted Voyage,” based on the novel by Robert Nathan, was produced by Walter Morosco and directed by Lloyd Bacon. Filmed in Technicolor, the cast includes June Haver, John Payne and Charlotte Greenwood. “Kitten on the Keys,” a Technicolor musical, was produced by George Jessel and directed by Gregory Ratoff. Cast includes Dick Haymes, Maureen O’Hara, Harry James and his orchestra. “American Guerrilla in the Philippines,” based on the Ira Wolfert Book-of-the-Month-Club selection for May, was produced by Lamar Trotti and directed by Bruce Humberstone, co-starring John Payne and Linda Darnell. “Cluny Brown,” a comedy, in Technicolor, based on the bestseller by Margery Sharp, was produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch, co-starring Jennifer Jones and Charles Boyer. “Smoky,” in Technicolor, based on Will James’ popular novel of the same name, is the dramatic story of a wild horse. Produced by Robert Bassler and directed © by Louis King. Cast includes Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter, Lynn Bari, Randolph Scott, Bruce Cabot and John Russell. “Claudia and David,” was based on another popular novel by Rose Franken. It was produced by William Perlberg, costarring Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young. “The Razor’s Edge,” based on the sensational novel by W. Somerset Maugham, is a Darryl F, Zanuck production directed by Henry King, Cast includes Alice Faye, Maureen O'Hara and Gregory Peck. “Centennial Summer,” a Technicolor musical, based on the well-known book by Albert E. Idell, was produced by Otto Preminger. Cast is headed by Linda Darnell, William Eythe, Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde. “Dark Corner,” is an original by Leo Rosten. The details will be announced later, based on the A Moral Lesson An experience in print of great emotional effect is the fine autobiography of the late Alexander Granach, published by Doubleday, Doran & Co. and entitled ‘There Goes An Actor.” Granach wrote about the rabbi-teacher of his village school days, the good Schimshale from Milnitz, whom all the children loved because he did not treat them as though they were younger or knew less than he. He once explained his attitude by telling the story of Joshua and Moses—“the greatest teacher and the greatest pupil since the world began.” The Lord desired to have Joshua succeed Moses and suggested to the latter several times that he should retire and be welcomed by the angels. But Moses always said that his work wasn’t finished yet. Then the Lord called Moses again, announced that He was about to be frank. He mentioned the pupil, Joshua, who has “been listening to you and following you around and doing everything for you. Now he has a long beard and grey hair himself, and waits and waits. The time-has come now when I have to make the pupil, Joshua, the teacher and leader of the people. Now you know, my son.” So, after 40 years as a pupil, Joshua became the teacher. But Moses. asked and the Lord granted him permission to watch from far off what would become of the work Joshua would inherit from him. “When Moses came back, it was thundering, and lightning flashed, and his pupil, Joshua, got up from his stool and he knew that the Lord was calling him, and he went to Mount Nebo, and the Lord spoke to him, and the people waited in awe; and then Joshua came and walked straight to the temple, and everyone saw the halo around his head, and everyone knew that the Lord had kissed him that day. And just outside the temple Moses took Joshua by the arm and sald: ‘Joshua! What did He say to you?’ And Joshus shook his arm free and turned and went on and only answered over his shoulder: ‘Did you ever tell me what He said to you?’ And left him standing there and went into the temple, and the people went with him.” And so Moses, who had been too wrapped up in his own importance and work to feel for he who had served him so faithfully and well, ‘bent and shamed, went hurrying by back paths up to Mount Nebo” and implored the Lord to take him. * * 7 Private Lines Tom Forhan, Algoma Theatre, Sault Ste. Marie: You're right. Harry Dahn would make a swell story and maybe I can get him to hold still one of these days and be flashbacked. Thanks for your kindness. Ewen Waterman, Ozone Circut, Adelaide, Australia: Thanks for the note and I’m sorry that we—you, Clyde and I—just missed getting together. If you see lanky Ralph Foster of the NFB when you get back, give him our best. Roy Castleman, New York: Interesting to hear from you again. So you're back on the Broadway beat. Give my regards to anybody I know that you know. Cpl. Erskine Cummings, Canadian Army Overseas: Sure glad to hear from you after so long. Film Weekly should have been arriving all along. I knew you'd feel badly when you heard of the passing of your old boss, N. W. Mason. The improvement in British films has also been noted here. % % * ‘The Censor Mind’ “According to news reports, certain British films are running into difficulties with the Hays office, the United States’ movie policeman. Among the latest is a production of Shakespeare's Henry V. British film makers are complaining that they are being put to needless expense in re-shooting scenes to remove ‘naughty’ words which are in everyday use. “Somehow it does not seem quite fitting for the Hays office to tinker with the immortal bard’s works. However, if Shakespeare had had the foresight to garb his court ladies in sarongs, everything would have been hunky-dory. So it’s rather Bill’s own fault.” —Winnipeg Tribune. Page ¥ Audio Pictures In Production (Continued from Page 1) in 1935 but inactive during the war years because of lack of personnel, Audio has now been re-organized, with Hans Tiesler in charge of production. Tiesler’s production experience dates back to the middle 20’s, when he discovered Gary Cooper and gave him his first chance in the “Lightning” short subject series. Of German origin, Tiesler came to the United States in 1922 and he belongs among those few who raised their voices against Hitler from the very beginning. In collaboration with the noted writer, William Hendrick van Loon, he was responsible for the first feature length anti-Fascist picture ever produced, “The Fight For Peace,’”’ made by Warwick in 1935.: When the United States entered the war in 1942, Tiesler offered his services to the War Department and, being an experienced yachtsman, he was enrolled in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. He was first engaged in anti-submarine patrol off the Atlantic Coast and during part of. that time-.he served aboard a yacht owned by Arthur Gottlieb, which had been presented to the American Government. In 1943 he was transferred to the U.S. Army Transport Service and went overseas as master of an army transport ship. Promoted to a three-striper in the European theatre of war, Tiesler was appointed port captain of the largest invasion port in Europe — Southampton, England — six days before the invasion of the continent got under way. After serving in that capacity for four months during and after the invasion, Captain Tiesler requested sea duty and was transferred to the South-West Pacific. He returned in May of this year to receive his discharge after 35 months of service. Tiesler is well known to the industry in Canada and has been associated with Arthur Gottlieb in the past. Both men are reported to be optimistic about the future of Canadian industry and they believe that the present time is opportune for Audio Pictures to reenter production. Grenier Takes Over Capitol, St. Johns Management of the Capital, St. Johns, Quebec, has been taken over by Paul Grenier, veteran of more than five years service in Canada’s armed forces and a former member of the staff of the Loews Theatre, Montreal.