Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1942)

■Murray Tucker 109 AMATEUR CLUBS • Actors in "Wolf Bait," cine skit made by Leo J. Heffernan, ACL, and George A. Ward; it was screened at a recent meeting of the' Metropolitan Motion Picture Club. Long Beach serves Authentic information on what to do in the event of an air raid, how to handle incendiary bombs and how to administer first aid will be contained in three motion pictures to be filmed soon by the Long Beach (Calif.) Cinema Club, according to an announcement by Robin Hadley, ACL, newly elected president. The group plans to follow up its production work with projection service for the local Civilian Defense Council. Other officers serving with Mr. Hadley are Dr. Franz Buerger, first vicepresident; Harry Ward, second vicepresident ; Prudence Bracklow, secretary; Mrs. V. B. Whitely, treasurer. Mrs. Mildred J. Caldwell, ACL, retiring president, was presented with an engraved gift by the membership, in appreciation of her vigorous leadership during 1941. Winona forms New in Minnesota is the Winona Cine and Camera Club, with an active charter membership of thirty five still camera and movie workers. First officers include Dr. N. A. Roettiger, ACL, and Doren A. Eitsert, ACL. The club already has initiated a survey of members' equipment and program interest, and it is conducting a "swap and sales" department for used equipment, as a partial answer to war shortened supplies. Programs have been equally divided between beginners' and advanced interests. Worcester tries again The Worcester Cinema Club, in Massachusetts, was reorganized shortly after the new year and goes into 1942 with • Members of Parkchester Cine Club, in New York City, giving screen tests for "Well, I'll be — ," by George Kirstein. George Grover What organized groups are doing everywhere JAMES W. MOORE, ACL a fresh and active board of officers. These are John M. Bailey, president; Wayne Lovell, vicepresident; Wilfred E. Despard, ACL, secretary; Edwin T. Olson, treasurer. An early activity of the new unit was a gala screening of outstanding films, open to the public, on which program the club presented L'lle d'Orleans and His Off Day, from the Club Film Library of the League, and Neiv England on Parade, a 1600 foot feature by George Clark, a club member. New in Iowa Thirteen members signed the charter roll of the West Liberty Movie Makers Club, recently formed in Iowa. Dr. T. A. Robertson, ACL, is first president, assisted by Elmer Merridith, vicepresident; Forest Hinkhouse, secretary; Arthur Oslund, treasurer. ChicagOS exchange Following a friendly tradition of the last few years, the Metro Movie Club of River Park, in Chicago, and the Chicago Cinema Club, ACL, have again exchanged positions as host and guest at each other's meetings. At a mid February gathering in the quarters of the Metro Club, members of the elder Chicago Cinema Club were guests, and they supplied the film program for their hosts, as follows: Autumn in Color, by Sherman Arpp, ACL, and Fiesta Mexicana, by M. A. Hagel. During the coming month, the Metro unit will journey to CCC headquarters with their exchange program of members' pictures. First for Kenosha More than fifty members and guests of the Kenosha Movie Makers Club, in Wisconsin, gathered recently for the group's first annual dinner meeting. Several members of the neighboring Ra-Cine Club were guests of the Kenosha unit, and they were introduced by Lewis Rasmussen, ACL, the club's president. W. W. Vincent, jr., ACL, was in charge of dinner arrangements, with the assistance of Earle Munger and Durward Cunningham, who made a film record of the occasion. The club plans a single reel, uncut film contest for the immediate future. Rockford goes West Members of the Rockford Movie Makers, ACL, in Illinois, followed Horace Greeley's sage advice, at least vicariously, at a recent meeting which featured a program of Western travel films. Ernest Estwing took the gathering through Bryce and Zion National Parks, [Continued on page 126]