The screen writer (June 1945-May 1946)

nr w N a •Henry J. Kaiser, national chairman of the Victory Clothing Collection, has announced extension of the drive to the end of February, "because of recent reports of increased hardship and privation of the destitute victims of war-torn Europe and the Far East. "If we contribute a minimum of 5 lbs. per person throughout the country," Kaiser continues, "and take them to the nearest depot in fire stations, police stations, post offices, or churches, we will have immeasurably contributed toward alleviating extreme suffering, from which, thank God, we in America have been saved." John B. Elliott, Los Angeles County chairman for the Collection, adds: "No matter what the condition of the clothing, as long as it is wearable, it will be put to welcomed use by those recipients who have only the rags on their backs at the present time . . . "This is not a charity drive of any kind, but a humanitarian obligation we must meet here in America in order that those civilians who have become homeless during the war will survive the holocaust of cold, disease, and starvation, that faces them today." Containers for your contribution to the Collection will remain in the local post office and other public buildings, through the end of February. Please give all that you can! •Latest development in the case of noted documentary director Joris Ivens, reported at length in our last issue, is a letter in which he states that he will be in Australia for at least another half-year, and is in need of no further assistance at the moment. The letter implies that Ivens has turned his misfortune to good ends, Sand is currently employed at a film pro'duction in Australia. He has asked that we convey his thanks to individuals and organizations in Hollywood that sprang to his aid in his recent travel difficulties. •The Great Film Series, sponsored by the Beverly Hills Adult Education Divi sion, has begun a series of weekly showings, originally scheduled to be held at the Beverly Hills High School, but transferred to the larger auditorium of Horace Mann School (126 So. Hamel Dr., B. H.) , because of the unexpectedly large number of reservations. The first two showings were Broken Blossoms on Feb. 7 and Potemkin, Feb. 14. The remaining eight sessions will include: The General, Feb. 21 ; The Story of Gosta Berling, Feb. 28; the Russian films, Mother and Chess Fever, Mar. 7; Intolerance, Mar. 14; The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Mar. 21 ; All Quiet on the Western Front, Mar. 28; The Passion of Joan of Arc (French), Apr. 4; and The Loves of Jeanne Ney (German-made from llya Ehrenburg's historical novel) , Apr. 1 1 . Scheduled speakers include Lillian Gish, D. W. Griffith, Dudley Nichols, Rudolf Mate, Jay Leyda and Robert Lewis, with Wilbur Jerger acting as chairman. Subscription price for the series of ten sessions is $3.00, to be addressed to Great Films Society, 6th Floor, City Hail, Beverly Hills, California. •On hand, issues 9 and 10 (Dec. & Jan.) of In The Wake of the Armies (Raw material for screen writers, directors, producers, story editors) , including first-hand anecdotes and eyewitness reports from inside Italy, Albania, and Czechoslovakia, and notes on UNRRA film production in these countries as well as Australia, China, Yugoslavia, Greece, Germany and North Africa. Previous issues of In The Wake of the Armies carried stories from Greece, Yugoslavia, Poland, Albania, Ethiopia, the Philippines and accounts of life among refugees in France, Germany, Austria, Egypt, Palestine and Africa. This material is available at the SWG office, or direct from: Wm. H. Wells, UNRRA, Office of Public Information, Rm. 1010, 1344 Connecticut Ave., Washington 25, D. C. •Vol. I, No. 2 of THE HOLLYWOOD QUARTERLY (January), just out, includes the following articles on motion pictures: Why Wait for Posterity?, by 41