Documentary News Letter (1942-1943)

DOCUMENTARY NEWS LETTER MAY 1942 War — A People's Revolution (continued from p. 77) 1 am convinced that the Summer and Autumn of 1942 will be the time of supreme crisis for us all. Hitler, like a prizefighter who realises he is on the verge of a knock-out, is gathering all his remaining forces for one last desperate blow. We may be sure Hitler and Japan will cooperate— perhaps an attack by Japan against Alaska and our North-West coast, at a time when German transport planes will be shuttled across from Dakar to furnish the leadership and stiffening for a German uprising in LatinAmerica. We must especially prepare to stifle fifth columnists in the United States who will try, not merely to sabotage our war plants but, infinitely more important, our minds. We must be prepared for the worst kind of fifth column work in Latin-America, much of it operating through the agency of governments with which the United States is at present at peace. When I say this, I recognise that the peoples both of Latin-America and of those nations which are supporting the agencies by which the fifth columnists work, are overwhelmingly on the side of the democracies. FILM SOCIETY NEWS The Manchester and Salford Film Society reports that the result of their questionnaire on programmes to their members has established that:— (a) Members of the Manchester and Salford Film Society have a preference for Soviet films; (b) Members of the Manchester and District Film Institute Society have a preference for French films; (c) The most popular films shown during the past season were La Grande Illusion and We From Kronstadt ; (d) The films most desired for the coming season are La Bete Huniuinc, Alexander Nevski, L'Lselave Blanche and The Rich Bride. The joint Manchester Societies are considering the possibilities of a joint summer session consisting of three programmes in association with the official representatives of three of the United Nations — France, Czechoslovakia and China. The latter country will be represented by Iven's 400,000,0011 and details of the other programmes will be announced later. A 16 mm. programme of Soviet shorts is also planned. As originally planned the Belfast Film Institute Society's season was to have ended in early April, but so unexpectedly favourable have conditions been that it was decided to hold an extra show. It seemed the obvious policy to make this a special Russian show, so Musical Story was booked, with a supporting programme of Russian shorts, some actualities, others cartoons. The one non-Russian film of the programme was a revival of I en I ve's Colour Box. With this, the eighth show ol the season, the Society ended its Repertory series. I he Annual General Meeting follows in June and at this it is the Society's custom to show a film classic on sub-standard film. This year an early Russian silent film will be screened. NEWS & SPECIALISED THEATRE ASSOCIATION SHORT FILM BOOKINGS FOR MAY/JUNE 1942 The News Thealre. Nottingham The Tatler Theatre. Chester An Airman's Letter in Hi Minim The News Theatre, Nottingham Cosmo Cinema, Glasgow Beautiful Columbia The News Theatre, Newcastle-on-Tyn< Bravest >,l the Brave Eros theatre, W.l. Bridge Across the Skies I he News Theatre, Aberdeen Child Psychology The News Theatre, Leeds City of Conquest The Tatler Theatre. Chester City of Ships The News Theatre, Aberdeen Dartmouth The Tatler Newsreel Theatre, Newcast English Summer The News Theatre, Aberdeen forgotten Victory Cosmo Cinema, Glasgow I iiiiiidaiioiis ol the Earth The News Theatre, Newcastle-on-Tym Free France The Tatler News Theatre, Liverpool The Classic Cinema, South Croydon Furnaces of Industry The News Theatre, Aberdeen (,atewa% to the Sky The Tatler Newsreel Theatre, Newcast Glacier Trails The News Theatre, Notts Happiest Man on Earth The News Theatre, Nottingham The Tatler Newsreel Theatre, Newcastle The News Theatre, Manchester The News Theatre, Bristol the News Theatre, Aberdeen llisioiu-al llighspols.il American Histon Cosmo Cinema, Glasgow The Tatler I hcatre, I hestet The Tatler Theatre, Manchester March ol time. 7th Year. No. 10— The Argentine Question The News Theatre, Nottingham I he News I heal re. Aberdeen March ol 1 ime. No. II— 7th Year I he World's News I heatre, W.2 The News Theatre. Newcastle on Tyne Cosmo Cinema, Glasgow I he tatler 1 heatre. Manchester I he News theatre, Aberdeen The News I heatre. Nottingham March ol Time, No. 12 7th Year I ros I he., ire, W.l Waterloo Station News I heatre. S E. March ol lime. No. 1.1 7th Year Victoria Station News Theatre, S.W.I Modern Highway The Tatler Newsreel Theatre, Newcastle The News Theatre, Manchester Moscow Moods I ros Theatre. W.l Mother ( se liens Hollywood Waterloo Station News Theatre, S.E.I Mouse Trappers I he tatler Thealre. Chester Movie Magic The News Theatre, Newcasllc-on-Tyne Merseysidc I he I atler Newsreel I heatre, Newcastle < >iu I irliiing Allies Watciloo Station News theatre, S.E.I Victoria Station News t heatre. S.W.I the World's News Theatre, W.2 May 24th I'oles Weigh Anchor The News Theatre, Newcastle-on-T Poplar Trappers \ ictoria Station News Theatre, S.V Plane Sailing The News Theatre, Manchester Play the Game The News Theatre, Newcastle-on-T riawug with Neptune The News theatre, Nottingham Sage Brush and Silver The Tatler Newsreel Theatre, Newcastle The Tatler Theatre. Manchester San Francisco The News Theatre. Newcastle-on-Tyne June 14th May 31st The News Theatre Leeds 25th Joining Forces News Theatre. Ne 17th Journev in Tunisia The News Theatre Newcastle-on-Tyne June 7th Kings of the Turf The Tatler Newsreel Theatre, Newcastle May 17th The News Theatre Birmingham 17th King Salmon The News Theatre Newcastle-on-Tyne Land of Fun The Tatler Theatre , Chester June 7th Letter from Cairo The News Theatre Nottingham 7th The News Theatre Leeds May 18th The Tatler Theatre , Chester 1 3th Man Who Changed t e World Soviet Songs and Dances The News Theatre, Newcastle-on-Tyne Snow Dogs The News Theatre, Leeds The Tatler Theatre, Manchester Speaking of the Weather The Tatler Newsreel Theatre, Newcastle Swnphony in Snow News theatre. Newcastle-on-Tyne The News Theatre, Leeds The News Theatre, Birmingham That Lncertain Feeling The Tatler Theatre. Chester The Fox Hunt Waterloo Station News Theatre. S.E.I The World's News Theatre, W.2 The Great Train Robbery The News Theatre, Aberdeen The Hockey Champ Eros Theatre, W.l The Jungle The News Theatre. Newcastle-on-Tyne News Theatre. Newcastle-on-Tyne Embassy. Notting Hill Gate Thinking Aloud The Tatler Newsreel Theatre, Newcastle Town and Gown The News Theatre, Newcastle-on-Tyne Tyneside The News Theatre. Aberdeen Village in India The News Theatre, Newcastle-on-Tvne \\ est ot the Rockies The News Theatre, Manchester Western Isles Waterloo Station News Theatre. S.E.I Western Isles \ ictoria Station News Theatre, S.W.I The News Theatre, Bristol Work Mates Embassy. Notting Hill Gate World Garden The News Theatre, Manchester The News Theatre. Bristol The Tatler Newsreel Thealre. Newcastle FEAR RE REVIVALS A Musical Stay The Tatler Theatre, Manchester Anthony Adverse The Classic, Henjon. N.W.I4 TheClassic. Southampton Ilight ( ommand The Classic Cinema. South Croydon Gaslight Vogue < inema, S.W.I 7 I he i lassie. HeiKton. N.W.I < icncral Suvorov The Tatler Theatre. Leeds The Tatler Theatre. Manchester Hudson Bay The Classic. Baker Street. W.l Love on the Dole 17th Embassy. Notting Hill Gate Marx Brothers Go West The Vogue Cinema. S.W.17 Pastor Hall The (lassie Cinema. S. Crovdon Quiet Wedding May 31st Embassy. Notting Hill Gate Seventh Heaven Classic. Baker Street, W.l 24th Spring Parade 31st TheClassic, Hendon, N.W.I June 14th May 17th June 7th Maj 31st June 7th May 24th 17th June 7th June 7th May 24th