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FILMINDIA
June, 1946
Priced at Rs. 15,000| the Victory Crane is a semi-portable affair mounted on a light dolly and can be operated by one man with remarkable ease.
The Victory Crane was used for the first time in India by Mr. Baburao Patel for shooting a group dance in "Gvalan" and is reported to have won the admiration of our country's sternest critic.
While achieving complete ease of operation, the general stability of the camera is fully maintained in all the operations from the floor level to a height of 14 feet.
In these days of shortages the construction of the Victory Cranes is naturally a limited activity though Mr. Goverdhanbhai is said to be constructing half-a-dozen of these to meet urgent studio orders.
In the meanwhile, with an idea to get studio technicians acquainted with the operation of a crane, the first Victory Crane is available on hire at Rs. 100] per day within the city of Bombay.
WHAT PRICE A DOG'S TAIL?
The Maharaja of Pithapuram is reported to have purchased a dog, a fox-terrier, in England
for ,£1000 (Rs. 14,000— more price than the Maharaja would fetch for himself if put on the auction block.) His son-in-law, the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda, specialises in (expensive horse-flesh.
And ex-President Herbert Hoover says that over 10 million people in India are likely to die of starvation during 1946. Something must be done about these fellows in Free India.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN
The Army Authorities have written to Editor Patel as follows: —
"May I draw your attention to a report published in the "filmindia" of April, 1946 on page 53 regarding Joginder Singh an electrician in the Indian Army who was sentenced to transportation for life on a charge of shooting dead a British Corp. and your editorial note under the heading "Gunga Din and Joginder Singh."
The court martial proceedings recently received from G. H. Q. Central Mediterranean forces show that sepoy Joginder Singh and five other sepoys of 7 Indian Infantry Brigade transport company, RIASC, took exception to
the fact that the Attikon Cinema in Kawalla and advertised the film "Gunga Din" which they considered "Bad" film.
"On the evening of June 1st, 1945, they proceeded from their lines to the cinema where "Marie Walewska" a film about Napoleon was being shown. Armed, some with tommy guns and other with rifles, they entered the hall where approximately 50 people were present, and opened fire indiscriminately. L-Cpl. Curtis of the CMP (I) who was on duty in the cinema at the time was fatally wounded by two bullets. There was no dispute between Cpl. Curtis and the Indian Sepoys and he neither fired at them nor there was any opportunity to fire.
"The six Indian soldiers were convicted on a joint charge of murder and each sentenced to transportation for life.
"The film "Gunga Din" is an American film produced long before the war. It was booked commercially by the Greek proprietor of the Attikon Cinema and the local Military Authorities had no power to prevent its being shown.
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