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by correspondents in all theatres of the war. Most were stomach-upsetting and never saw the light of the screen. Yet some were sent out, cut to the bone in length, and even then patrons squawked to theatre managers that they shouldn't be shown.
Horror stuff doesn't set well with the public. It s bad enough to read about it in the newspapers. Reading about it flashes an imaginary picture on the mind, no matter how well described and reported a story is, but actually seeing the wholesale carnage is quite another thing. The public wants to be entertained when it goes to a theatre and not be reminded about the cruelties of war. .
At the moment there are at least twenty-five films finished, near completion or contemplated about the I war. Some will naturally be fluffy stuff without significance. Others like "They Were E.xpendable," "The Last Time I Saw Paris," "Objective Burma" and one or two others have social significance, a message to tell, and standing on their own should meet with public approval.
"Objective Burma" has been shown in most cities and communities. "They Were Expendable" has just been completed and work is about to start on "The Last Time I Saw Paris." If the latter two pictures are treated in an interesting manner with a keen eye toward entertainment potentialities they are bound to meet with success. Such was the case with "Objective Burma." Those pictures which do not treat the war with an objective will fail of their own weight.
December, 1943
I can recall vividly what happened after World War I. There were quite a few innocuous films made on the subject, but three that stood out bring home my point. If the picture has a definite message, something to say, it will be immediately recognized by the public and win its plaudits.
The three films I have in mind are "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," which starred the late Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry, "The Big Parade," which had the late John Gilbert and Renee Adorec as the principals, and "Lilac Time," which starred Gary Cooper.
Of the three "The Big Parade" garnered most of the public's money. It was the first to be released and I can still remember the scene where Gilbert is being moved away on a truck packed with other soldiers and
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