Documentary News Letter (1942-1943)

DOCUMENTARY NEWS LETTER MARCH 1942 (Continued from page 41) I believe absolutely that the revolutionary technique is now the only technique. Whether you like it or not, we are undergoing a world social revolution here and now, and it is a revolution which must continue after the war, and continue with increasing strength. Eor that is the only thing the people of Britain are fighting for. It is today the job of documentary to integrate the immediate war-effort with the facts and implications o\ radical social and economic changes which are part and parcel of it. Only from this standpoint can we get into our films the dynamic impulse which will strengthen their propaganda v alue to this nation and its allies. The realist tradition is rich in the abilities for the job. The whole trend of the 'thirties was towards this dynamic concept (wc said we were trying to make Peace as exciting as War), and the films which were made tended more and more to sacrifice purely aesthetic considerations to the need for pungent comment and the imaginative presentation of facts and problems. Today the intensification of effort which is so urgently needed depends on an equal intensification of morale-propaganda; and if we don't pull our punches any longer wc have a vital contribution to make. I believe that the future of the realist film (if one can spare a moment to look ahead in such parochial terms) lies in the attitude and action which 1 have outlined. Our films must be the shock troops of propaganda. It is no longer policy to compromise with timidity — either among ourselves or in others. The documentary movement is part of a continuous process and a continuous progress towards a new deal in life for the peoples of the world. And the only slogan worth having today is "Speed it up!" SIGHT and SOUND SPRING NUMBER COM KHUTORS: JYMPSON HARMAN (Evening Sews) GEORGE H. ELVfN ( t.C.T.) F. L. THOMAS (20th Century) HECTOR McCULLIE (Exhibitor) Price oil. Published l»v:i lie iJritish I'ilm Institute. 4 Great Russell Street, London, W.C.I. SHORT FILM BOOKINGS FOR MARCH— APRIL The following bookings for March and April are selected from a list co\eriwi supplied by the Sews and Specialised Theatres Association ie News Theatre, Bristol Day at the Soviet Front The News Theatre. Nottingham lheatr e, Newcastle-or Goon Tin the New I he latk Ihe New the talk The latk e For a 1 heall 1 heal ll„. M Iheat r I heal Dime ■. Birmingham e, Uirmingh in e, Leeds e, Leeds e. Manchester A Gentleman's Gentleman The Tatler Theatre. Chester At the Stroke of Twelve The Tatler Theatre, Chester The News Theatre. Leeds Baggage Buster The Tatler theatre, Manchester Barging Along The News Theatre, Leeds Beautiful Outlaw The News Theatre. Bristol C'omedv Kid The News Theatre, Birmingham Canine Caddv The Tatler Theatre, Leeds The News Theatre. Leeds World's News theatre, W.2 Canine Sketches rhe s I Ilea ;, Newcastle ( apital ( n-. Washing. .. The News Theatre. Manchester < ai ihhe.in Sentinel The News Theatre, Leeds Cavalcade ol San Francisco The News Theatre, Bristol I he I alio I healre. Maikhestci The News Theatre, Leeds ( .in,,,, ,:i Heritage The Tatler News Theatre, I iverpool Ihe News theatre. Newcatsle-on-Tyn< Delhi n-Tyne s Theatre, Newcastle-i ;r Theatre. Chester April 12th March 29th April 5th April 5th March 22nd March 22nd April 12th ' " I he ler Theatre. Chester News Keel I healre rhe Tatler 1 i I emtigrad Gatcwav I" Soviet Kns The Taller I healre. Chester Man the Knigma I !,, i ,,;.■■ II. , . ( hester March of Time— Battlefields of the Pacific The World's News Theatre, W.2 March of Time— Main Street U.S.A. The News Theatre. Nottingham March of Time 7th Year, No. 9 Victoria Station News Theatre. S.W.I The News Theatre. Newcastle-on-Tyne March of Time 7th Year. No. 10 Waterloo Station News Theatre, S.E. March of Time 7th Year. No. 9 March 22nd April 5th \pnl 12th March 22nd March 26th 22nd 22nd 22nd 22nd April 5th March 22nd The Tatler Theatre. Manchester April 5th Meet the Mars. No. 5 The News Theatre. Leeds March 22nd The Tatler News Keel 1 healre. Newcastle April 5th Meet the Stars. No. 6 The News Theatre, Leeds 12th The Tatler News Reel Theatre, Newcastle 5th The Tatler Theatre, Manchester March 22nd Waterloo Station News Theatre, S.E. 26th Northern Neighbours The Tatler Theatre, Birmingham Old Natchez of Mississippi The News Theatre. Nottingham 29th Old New Mexico The News Theatre, Newcastle-on-Tyne 22nd The News Theatre. Bristol April 12th The News Theatre. Leeds Old New Orleans The Tatler Theatre. Birmingham The Tatler News Theatre, Liverpool The News Theatre, Newcastle-on-Tyne Plane Sailing i 29th 30th The N Plea s Thea The News Theatre, Leeds Queen Cotton The Tatler Theatre, Chester Raising Sailors The News Theatre, Nottingham Russian Salad The Tatler Theatre. Manchester S,, Von think \"M Know V our Musi The News Theatre, Leeds Stage Fright The Tatler Theatre The Tatler News Reel Theatre Stranger t n I ictioi The News Theatre. Nottinghai Tee Up The News Theatre I he < arpenters s Theatre, S.W.I The Gun s Thea e, Liverpool ie Tatler Theatre. Chester Ihe Happiest Man on I arlh The Tatler Theatre, Chester The Hockcv Champ The Tatler New. Thcaio Training Police Horses I he. tire. Manchester The News I healre. Nottingham Two Little Orphans I he News | heatre, Nottingham Tj neside V Ktoiia Si m. mi News I healre. S VV I . ,o. mi News I heatre, S I 1 Ihe News I heatre. New visile-. Ml I v lie Willie ami the Mouse the News Theatre. I eeds I he la'.ler I he. me. Manchester Waier Babies The News Theatre. Nottingham Mar April 5th March 29th March 22nd 29th March 26th 22nd April 12th March 29th April 12th 12th March 22nd April 5th March 22nd n Isles The News Theatre. Bin me. Nottinghan World Garden Ihe News 1 healre, Birminghar