Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)

Jortuory, 1946 FILM AND RADIO GUIDE 39 based on stage play. B.o. outlook good. “Up Goes Maisie” (MG). Typical “Maisie” comedy with plenty of laughs. “One Way To Love” (Col). Fair comedy that should do okay. “Snafu” (Col). Uninspired screen version of last year’s legiter. “I Ring Doorbells” (PRC). Mild melodrama for the dual situations. “The Red Dragon” (Mono) (Song). Dull Charlie Chan whodunit. “Allotment Wives, Inc.” (Mono). Good cast in fair meller. “Trojan Brothers” (Angl-Am.). British-made comedy looks mild for U. S.; lacks names for marquee. “The Old Clock at Roenneberga” (Swedish). Well produced Svensk pie, but too long. "Variety's" Miniature Reviews January 9, 1946 “My Reputation” (WB). Psychological drama should do well with femme trade. “Whistle Stop” (UA). George Raft and Victor McLaglen command marquee attention in this heavy meller. “Because of Him” (Songs) (U). Deanna Durbin, Laughton, Tone, in good comedy for lush returns. “The Spiral Staircase” (RKO). Smart murder thriller, with Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore. “Abilene Town” (Songs). (LeveyUA). Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak in spectacular western meller; strong b.o. “A Week’s Leave” (Minerva). Italian-made love story not good for U. S.; a glorified tour of Rome. RCA Victor Extends Visual Activities Expansion of the Education and Training Division of RCA Victor, in line with the company’s extended activities in the manufacture and sale of equipment for audio-visual education and personnel training, is announced by Frank M. Folsom, Executive Vice President in charge of RCA Victor. Dr. Forrest H. Kirkpatrick, Dean of Bethany College, will act as Director of School and College Relations. Paul R. Thornton, closely associated with the development of music programs in schools and colleges since he joined RCA Victor in 1940, will continue as Sales and Merchandising Manager. In each of the RCA Victor regional offices, educational field directors have been appointed to serve schools, colleges, and universities. RCA Victor recently introduced a new 16mm projector for schools, colleges, churches, commercial establishments, and civic groups. Other audio-visual aids which RCA Victor plans to make available for the educational and industrial fields are sound systems, EM and AM transmitters and receivers, television receivers and transmitters, classroom “Victrolas,” magnetic and disc recording equipment, RCA Electron Microscopes, electron tubes, and RCA Victor records. First Permanent Educational Series in Television The first permanent series of educational television broadcasts will be inaugurated by the National Broadcasting Company in New York, April 7, under the supervision of John F. Royal, NBC vice-president in charge of television. A feature of the series will be its use by the New York City Board of Education as an experiment in student utilization. Titled Your World Tomorrotv, the weekly educational series will be produced with the cooperation of the NBC University of the Air, directed by Sterling Fisher. It will deal with the fields of physical sciences and will keep students in touch with outstanding developments in these fields. Among the subjects for early telecasts will be "The Mighty Atom,” an explanation of atomic fission and potential uses of atomic power; “Jet Propulsion,” and “Huff-Duff, the Radio Detective.” As television network facilities develop, the programs will visit the nation’s capital to bring viewers scenes from the Smithsonian Institution. Other cities may also be visited to tap the scientific resources of laboratories and museums. In order to test the effectiveness of the programs from an educational standpoint, the New York City Board of Education will bring groups of students each week to NBC’s viewingroom to witness the telecasts. Questionnaires will be provided to enable students to analyze their reactions. These will be turned over to NBC for use as a basis for improvement in program content and techniques. Programs will be kept highly flexible. Some may consist of u n u s u a 1 laboratory demonstrations by leading scientists, others are expected to combine with such demonstrations the use of drama for historical background. In still other instances, programs will rely upon special events and field pickups by NBC television’s mobile equipment. Extracts from educational motion pictures will also be used from time to time. One of the difficulties in the development of this important science series was the problem of finding writers who have broad scientific knowledge combined with knowledge of radio and television media. To this end, NBC has obtained the services of Dr. Joseph Mindel of the science department of William Howard Taft High School, who is a science writer for such radio programs as “Cavalcade of America.” The new series will be telecast from 2 ;30 to 3 :30 P. M.