Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1939)

ym^m v, /\n^e°r cine ^ * ■ O^3 466 rov Harold Strong AMATEUR CLUBS What organized cine groups are doing everywhere Joint meeting Seventy five members and guests of the Flint and Lapeer Cinema Clubs, in Michigan, gathered during the summer for a joint dinner meeting on King's Ranch, near Lapeer. Marking the first anniversary of the Lapeer group, the program featured an election of officers, as follows: Dr. Earl E. Congdon, ACL, president; L. I. Nutting, vicepresident and program chairman; Peter Skeberdis, secretary treasurer. Following this election, members of both clubs screened movies of America's two Fairs, as well as a Caribbean cruise film by Louis D. McGregor, of Flint. The Lapeer club is progressing well in its production of a picture regarding the community, planned in cooperation with the local Chamber of Commerce. Eights in Denver New in Colorado is the Denver Cine 8 Club, ACL, recently organized unit devoted to the interests of the small film users. First officers include Hugh W. Bishop, president; Orson H. Udall, vicepresident; Preston Hopkins, secretary treasurer. Meetings are scheduled for the second Monday of each month, in the city's Public Service Auditorium, to which all 8mm. filmers of the area are invited. C\ub a^S ■£■ JAMES W. MOORE, ACL Minneapolis moves On Officers for the coming club season have been announced by the Minneapolis Cine Club, strong and active group in the Midwest. They include Harold Bronson, president; Edward Johnson, first vicepresident; Dr. Leonard Martin, ACL, second vicepresident; Dr. Reinhold Ericson, ACL, secretary; Fred Grabow, treasurer. Serving with them are the following committee chairmen : Ray Kullberg, social and entertainment ; Lawrence Berglund, membership; Dr. Martin, program; C. K. Michener. publicity; Carroll Davidson, ACL, club historian. Rome A. Riebeth continues as editor of The Cine Clubber, lively club news bulletin. Cleveland Completes A11 tne traditional trimmings of a Hollywood premiere attended the first screening of Foul Play, recently completed, one reel, 8mm. melodrama produced by members of the Cleveland Amateur Cinematographers. On the same program, presented in the city's hotel Carter, were Newsreel and Vacationland in North America. The former film, produced by Richard Batchelder and Jack Krapp, ACL, included news shots of local interest, presented in farcical style, while the latter was a straightforward compilation of members' scenic material gathered from the Gaspe to Florida. Gordon A. Smith arranged and presented the dual turntable sound and music which accompanied all the films. New in New Zealand Three hundred and fifty members and guests of the Otago Cine-Photographic Club, ACL, gathered recently in the Returned Soldiers Association Hall, in Dunedin, N. Z., for that group's first public screening of members' films. On the program were The Spirit of Christmas, by G. S. Currie; Where Grandeur Reigns Supreme, by Phyllis Scott; Royal Albatross at Otago Heads, by Dr. H. Walden Fitzgerald, ACL ; Around The World Cruise, by C. E. Begg. Music and sound effects, provided by R. W. Cook, accompanied the projection, which was in charge of R. Riggs and Wallace Smith. Little more than a year old, this club now lists more than forty members. Second for St. LOUIS New officers and directors have been announced by the Amateur Motion Picture Club of St. [Continued on page 480]