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The command is forward : selections from addresses on the motion picture industry in war and peace (1944)

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Title:
The command is forward : selections from addresses on the motion picture industry in war and peace
Date:
1944
Publisher:
New York : Richard R. Smith
Volume:
The command is forward : selections from addresses on the motion picture industry in war and peace
Leaf #:
00039
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 01, 2025
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FILMS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM X] under which our industry agreed to provide an undiminished, uninterrupted supply of motion pictures for exhibition in the British Isles. Even in the dreadful days of London's blitz, the authorities aided in keeping the theatres in operation so that their indispensable service to public morale might be maintained. Now that the tempo of America's war effort has quickened, more people than ever before are going to the movies for the rest and relaxation which this popular art form can and does provide. With the United Nations rapidly going over to the offensive and the grim realities of total war reflected in lengthening casualty lists, the therapeutic value of motion pictures assumes additional significance. The primary function of the motion picture theatre is to entertain. But entertainment runs the entire scale from spontaneous laughter to quickened pulse beat and tender heart throb. Information and inspiration, as well as amusement, are a part of the total content of screen entertainment. All these elements strengthen civilian and military morale. All this the American motion picture is supplying in a world at war.