FilmIndia (1948)

(tober, 1948 F I L M I N D I A i .Vhat old Eric forgot to mention I; the percentage of British films I Americans were now showing in ■erica. Old Eric evidently wants I; way traffic. HIS FIRST AND LAST Calcutta. August 22. jParamesh Ganguli (Raja) aged I hero of New Theatres' film "An■garh '. met w ith a tragic end ■ ile lighting a >tove. when he got Irnt all over. He was removed to I* Cani})hell Hospital, where he sucBnbed to his injuries. ■fie leaves behind a widow and I) children and friends to mourn I loss. I; He was considered to be promisI; artiste and this was the first film I which he had made his debut. It la pity that his life was cut short ■ such a tragic manner. CONSCIENCE FILMS? New York, August 22. ■Having sown the poisonous seed I crime pictures glorifying gangIrism. the American film producers I; now making an effort to wipe I juvenile delinquency by launch ing a campaign through short reels. The first of such films is called "Report for Action"" and is produced by R.K.O. It will be shown to special welfare and community groups. We hope that the film is made half as colourful as the routine crime picture which is responsible for the appallingly large number of juvenile crimes in America. It is a good industry to spread crime and then counteract it and spread it again and so on. It is a circle as vicious as the dollar — but paying nevertheless. ALL FOR DOLLARS Hollywood, August 10. Darryl F. Zanuck's costly production "Forever Amber"' presents the charming Linda Darnell with a £12.000 wardrobe to make fashionconscious women see the film. The wardrobe consists of eighteen evening gowns, twenty day dresses, three negligees and one wedding dress. The material used includes ten yards of old French altar lace and each gown averages twenty vards of cloth. Just to rub it in. there are two petticoats to each dress. Amber needs every one of those dresses. It seems to be a case of a newr dress for every new lover! Zanuck doesn t seem to worry about the pattern of life he brings in vogue — for women in general — by bringing Amber on the screen. ACTIVE VOLCANO London. August 1. A new colour film is being made of a volcano called Kituro on the edge of Lake Kiva. Belgian Congo. This volcano began erupting since April and three cameramen have been photographing it in the face of 'fiery" opposition. So intense is the heat that the soles dropped from their shoes. One terrifying burst caused a camera post to sustain a direct hit. "The camera and tripod were smashed"', said Mr. John Tunstall who directed the film. "The earth became so hot beneath our feet that we had to stand on boards which kept catching fire". And we don't have even a good photograph of Quaid-eAzam Jinnah! TliFATrC LCDBy DCCCPATED CT fLEXWCCD SOLE DISTRIBUTORS: LOGIN DAWLAT CORPORAT ON LTD., PATEL CHAMBERS. BOMBAY 7. Send Rs. 2/9 to the Sole Distributors, address given above (or (t) Illustrated Booklet, ( ii ) Set of samples, & ( iii) Five zctual ph jtographs explaining the various usages. BOMBAY STOCKISTS : KAMDAR LTD., INDUSTRIAL ASSURANCE BUILDING, CHURCHGATE, BOMBAY. | 67