FilmIndia (Feb-Dec 1949)

■ iruary, 1949 ■ovinces and states. At present, the afferent censor boards often pursue Ipolicy according to the whims and Micies of their members and give liite a few vindictive exhibitions of ■Bovincial autonomy. THE MISER I Hollywood, December 27. Actress Lien Devers. once known Mary Pickford of Holland, 38, got divorce from Furier Irving Rubin. , on the grounds that he always mplained about her expenditures. She told the judge, "Everything I ught was too expensive. Once I ught six apples. My husband said it three were enough." Lien will receive a monthly inme of S1250. She need no longer >rry about buying three apples >re or less. STOP ORDER Bombay, December 24. Under the Paper Control (Ecomy) Order 1945. the printing and stribution of cinema booklets as a siness by persons other than procers and exhibitors of films and tistered publishers of books is an ence and a serious view will be ten of offenders in this respect by : Government of Bombay. The producers and exhibitors of ns have been allowed a limit of 50 unds per month. The registered hlishers of books can also print d publish such booklets within :ir quota, provided the paper conned is debited to the printer's ota. But people outside this circle ve no right to indulge in wasteful thods in these times of shortages. SCREENFULL ! New York. December 29. David O. Selznick's film "Portrait Jenny" is supposed to contain a ?cially photographed storm sequce. For this purpose, during the ining of the film in the last thirty nutes, the screen of 20 feet width LI be expanded to 40 feet in some the theatres in New York. PRICE OF LAW Surat. December 25. Prohibition of smoking in theatres s the cause of stabbing of tw o door epers of a theatre in Surat on Friy, the 24th of December 1948. Two persons were found smoking ;ide the theatre in defiance of the •vernment's order and the door keepers merely asked them to go out and smoke. After the show the door keepers while returning to their homes were attacked with knives. PIOUS PLATITUDES Madras. December 26. Declaring open the Documentary Film Exhibition on Saturdav. 25th of December 1948. Mr. R. R. Diwakar. Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Government of India, stressed the importance of documentary films in educating the masses. Said Mr. Diwakar. "Vi hat is needed in an infant democracy like India today is mass education. Within the next year or so the whole of India will have to take part in the general election on the basis of adult franchise, which meant that the people would have to decide as to who would run the Government of the country". DOUBTFUL PROSPECTS Bombay. 1st January '49. Producer Keshavlal Mody whose "Khidki" is running to crowded houses in Bombay, contributed a whole week's collection of Kamal Talkies to the Gandhi National Memorial Fund. The collections amounted to Rs. 10.0001 and odd. Will the other producers do_likewise ? NEW YEAR ADDITION \ eena. the touch-me-not star till she met Al Nasir is back in Bombay from Pakistan and awaiting a visit from the stork. If the little one becomes half as charming as Yeena. her labour wouldn't be in vain. After the baby will come the film contracts. GONE WITH THE WIND ! Arizona. January 7. Hollywood film director. Yictor Fleming, better known to filmgoers as the successful director of that stupendous picture "Gone With The W ind" died on Thursday, the 6th January, of heart attack at Cottonwood. Even in his early days of film direction he had made quite a name in adventure pictures directing Jean Harlow. Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy. Some of the films directed by Fleming are: "Treasure Island". "Captain Courageous". "Test Pilot '. "The Wizard of Oz" and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. His last film was "Joan of Arc"' starring Ingrid Bergman. LONG ORDEAL Madras, January 3. According to a restriction order 63