The film daily year book of motion pictures (1943)

limes scenes before the Pearl Harbor attack. Gateway to Asia— Shows importance of keeping the Asiatic supply lines open. Courageous Australia— Again a timely subject released just before landing of Amercian troops. India, the Golden— Last scenes taken in India before arrival of Expeditionary Forces. Wedding in Bikaner— Another Cinecolor subject taken by Thaw Asiatic Expedition through India and Asia. Our Last Frontier— Cinecolor tour of Alaska. Royal Araby and Strange Empire— Acquainting the American public with cities later mentioned in war news, filmed by Thaw Expedition. SOUTH AMERICAN— Heart of Mexico and Gay Rio. Terrytoon started out in August with a Technicolor release titled All Out For V, declared by critics to be one of the finest patriotic, and entertaining shorts thus far released. Gandy Goose, Nancy and the other Terrytoon cartoons also donned uniforms. The war subjects were: All Out For V, Flying Fever, Gandy Goose in the Outpost, Night Life in the Army, Nancy in Doing Her Bit, Barnyard Waacs, Sham Battle Shenanigan, Somewhere in the Pacific and Scrap For Victory. Among the subjects in production by Movietone include, Climbing the Peaks, which will show scenes of the training of the Pack Artillery and mountain troops in Colorado National Park; The Waves, training and assignment of women accepted by the Navy; Victory Enrollment Subject, one of the America Speak series, and Tools of Production. Terrytoons continue its war themes with Shipyard Symphony, Mopping Up, and Barnyard Blackout. * * * It was apparent early in 1942 that never in the history of the industry had so many people sought respite from universal trials and tribulations at the motion picture theaters. Thus Twentieth Century-Fox was confronted with the problem of providing recreation for a greater number of people than ever before in our history but with our resources limited. However, the war spurred initiative and enterprise to such a degree that pictures increased their quality of entertainment as can be noted by a survey of the preceding lists of features and shorts. So far as Twentieth Century-Fox is concerned a far-sighted policy of production found this studio with a reserve of story material and with production scheduled to use the full time of all of the top players before they were called to active service. As of fanuary 1, 1943 there were 676 members of the various units of this corporation in active service. Col. Daryl F. Zanuck took leave of his post as vice-president in charge of production, for the duration of the war and went abroad for the U. S. Signal Corps. Twice cited in dispatches from correspondents, once with Commandoes raiding a French port and again in action in North Africa, Col. Zanuck returned to this country in January and started editing and cutting the film he had taken in Algiers. Among other executives East and West who are in service are Maj. John Powers, of National Theaters, who went to Australia; 1st Lt. John P. Edmondsen of the lgal department, now in the air Corps Administrative forces; Movietone News editor Harry Lawrenson, a 1st Lt. in the U. S. Signal Corps; Philip Dunne with the Office of the Co-ordinator of Inter-American Affairs. Director John Ford is a captain in the Navy and was wounded directing the filming of Battle of Midway. Among the top stars who are now in active service are: Tyrone Power, U. S. Marine Corps; Henry Fonda, U. S. Navy; Victor Mature, U. S. Coast Guard; and due to be called to active service in the Coast Guard sometime in January, 1943, are John Payne. Cesar Romero and George Montgomery. From the camera, lab and sound departments at the studio the services took 34 men. Two of the girls from the reading and scrip! department are in the WAACS and one in the WAVES. Nearly all of the players have been out on Bond trips or else made personal appearances at Army, Navy or Marine bases here or abroad. Seventy per cent of the writing stall has been putting in extra hours supplying sketches and morale material to the OWI or to different writer's agencies allied with war activities. Naturally the 20th Century-Fox personnel was adequately represented in staffing the Hollywood Canteen for Service Men and the players also visited many lonely outposts and invited soldiers and sailors to their homes for Sundays. Outstanding among the camp tours were those of Laurel and Hardy, who spanned the country and then hopped an Army bomber for a visit to an undisclosed number of bases in the Caribbean. Carole Landis was in London entertaining the soldiers there when this report was written. Linda Darnell, Betty Grable and Ann Rutherford made more than 20 camp visits during the past year. Outstanding Bond saleswomen were, Ann Rutherford, Betty Grable and Linda Darnell who also gave up their time between pictures to aid the defense drive. The home office of the 37 branch offices made a record of 95 per cent in the campaigns for the voluntary deduction of 10 per cent for War Bonds from every salary. Many branches were oversubscribed. The scrap drive was signally successful in every exchange as well as in the home office. Home office employees were given instruction in first aid by Red Cross instructors and advanced courses were held all last Winter for those who wished to qualify as instructors in Red Cross work. Official air raid wardens and Red Cross workers are located in every department. 229