Variety (Oct 1943)

8 FILM REyiEWS Wednesday, October 6, 1913 l*ari»i Aflor Dark . - ■ : CPXE SONG). ', ■ it- ' 11 f ,' riil^-c' U.iv<<n- i-rtiiTuc- tiMif -Kiiiiu:! ■ i::.n.!>.• '. >'inrili"i>,. Ilri<iii1n . yi:. -l-.ii;.. I'll 1.1- l>i.it , liili'U'l liy I.••mi- ni*. '.M-'>:li:.:- ^' i"M-t. lliu-iilil Klli'.llillllll, !■.-n..V•. -i r -<(;i.1 KfV^-... »-;iii'i-rn.: : .. .1.- M..;i ..; ....ii.;.':.Sl-W |> M.p^:^l";■ Hiu- jj-if;. i"i l.li.' 1 .N> vvm^i" ■ Tmi.I'.'-'Iiowh n'A'AV Viiili'. it-l. '4:1,' KunllrnK llir<*» . \ :MlS><.. . . !■ ■ A. i-i \r. I.. .1' -1. i; .! \i 'ii-i . ' i.";i..sii:..' .i:.j<; i"i::'v «:i,.ti ffi; Ti^-'iiiii.i'.i..', ■■.V,l'-'ft'" Imrliijii.-. JVh: :H>-.11.11. .... M . .yi:.-. /V;. ^i:\-r:,t-V,i\:'.'..':,l'. ■•Ill- ,V.. .1.... . ,ii. ,>(■(!.■ >i.ili.l>'m .... ..iMiiiM'. Pi'in ■.■ I;i..:1m1;i .\| iiil;.ill .M.I.I, 'flni. I.. M..:I.U . .: . . .\l.,.r. fr Iliilni .U.il.t'n- l.i'W'Irt .-,v.ii.;"r,ir:i.v> 1.111.1. ,..:.,.it::yiii..ii.i i:..!-' ... il-^ . . 1 K'np. 11:11'y I.% Ji.rtn.'Ofl -.Vill ......v. Ciivi Hiiis . .'t', Knn i't..|.»i' ...... .I.i.iiW It ■•■•.I' .. . Ji.liii .VV. i.Br.-' .•.;..Mi; li.'.r.l Vi-.iri.(r. . ■.. l-'iiili.!!' I.ii.ii Miniatore Reviews 'Paris ' After Dark'' (20llv'); 'Prei)r;h undcritroiind drama,.; ■ 6H;iy pi'ogVcimincr. . •HI 'Y Sailor':. -(Sonfis) -1 . Light woiKhf program., filimisiOiil .for; dunl siippprt. in sdcoiidiiry bon.kinfjs". ' '■BdriderUiwD.' G.iln .Kielilera*.. (Rt^p.i. Wild Bill Elliol.y. OciirKC . Hayes boosting', lypicnr wo.'fl'crn : yarn into stropK ■B' o.at.'i .opera. . ■ 'Camp.iis Rhythm", . ! SonKS^);' ■' (Mono). .' O.liviiHis coUQKiiil ■ . lilies wilh soiijis, for- Viiial- ..•iiip-' • ofi in sub.-'ccVueht houses. ■ , Oiit'wf \today>^hi?adl)hc.s: :has come another in this long list of tale.<i deal- -with-the'underground ,mov against the Nazis..Thi.s tim^ it's; about • the -French-.and 1 Heir'-efforts to keep alive the sjjavk that hias intcrnrittent- . ly sputtered since Paris fell in 1940. ; . iThcjre's irio aoubtirig the authenticity of ;lhe: ibacjtgrou'na story> since the ■ proauctipn and cast credits .reveal'a -humber-Of pSrs.ortalitie.s piroininent in .Paririan show biz before the \yar. But 'Pari.*; After Park' is essentially .'.a dualer, vk^htch - will satisfy- on: most . -bills, , v .- ■ ■ ■ ' It's a tale'of friisU'atibn-by a.ppilu ■ relcafed ft"oiti a'. Nazi . cbrtCcnlration ' camp after the fall of France and his ■ return Icr his- Parisian family, thor- oughly, convinced that the Nazis-are; jvinvincible. Their, cruelty to him in. ^'ttjc Gamp had placed-its stamp on his ' .ssarCid soul: Around this frameiyork ■ isl the ;stoi:v of the underground and -his -ultimate.arhortihbsis in becoming a factor jn, the. moyeni.^nt. :, Philip Porn plays the French sol- ier with considerable restraint, but . is'riearly alway.s convincing. : Brenda Mari-haH is the. wife to. whom he re- tusns. arid she!- Pbrri and. George Sanders fdrrn the key 'character.s^ in a. drama that's highlighted by generally atile-' perforriianccs. cveri to the bit parts;; However, the- slow' pace^tnat ■ ha.s'. been charac.leristic of French- laiigi,iage films^ -s,! as'to methodically . .set;, the mood for the-story,, is top evident in 'Paris.'' a factor heightened ■ by the knowledge that the direction ■ was handled: by Leonide Moguy. one of France's ablest meggers in b^ttti-; times.- ■.. - . - '-'l . ■Notable- among the supportihg .players are Madeleine Le Beau, a' blonde looker.; who has one particu- larly-good 'emotional scene: Marcel Palio .ta star in France), and Ray- mond Roe.- teeri-aged lad whP shows ' promise, , -Kolm,,' nor«lprii»wn liiiin <?r»''-; . noiiul.Iic i-iMe:n«i>. iif', Kilily VVlilie 'i.uiiliii-- ;ilii»,'; - Sli'iis -'Willi .llllf l-;ilH.'ll:-'.-f»''lfrilii''M (itiorKe -Onliliiy'- liiiyos, ,\iiii,. .i,-n:i.\>,, rfi-U'il .; liy Howiiril Hv^lhi.ri.i.ii,' -t-ii iblniil M-n-i-niiliiy liy'' Niii'jii'.-iii S/ ihilj; .t-:ii'ili-l-i'i; ,l;u'l{ ; Miirtn : - Pflllin-.' - Uii-li;il-il - V.-iil - l-;nKer. Al . .Nfw, Viirk, N; v.. wri-it soiii - , '-1:1. .lu.-il; IVtitinin^ llipp.- ."^ri .MIN.**, - . Hili)s'l■lr:.,^,..;. ..;. .. ...wii.i 11111 kiiihh .Onllliy ■■-\Vhll.-iki;r.'.....ilri»i'Ki'- '<V;ilihy- llljiyr.s' ...-Amu- ,Jt'tfrt*.v« ,: .. -. . l.-iu . Kcllli' . .,.1 kirry -;-\ViKi*ls . i-Mvi-itt'il --KhtIc . ..Karl Ik.'-k'i-H -,.. . lt'..v.--.-Kai-<-l''tifc. , . . . ,1111.1 Ci'i.ii-y , -i'm-.l .<i;ilii.lviia- Anna' .'shelliy. t -Hnw»o- Sholliy..--.'. Piivi- FUHcklunil.. I->.-i'iili'l .l->.i-rowi(;i-. h'ni'iik. -l-lliliioii,'.. .tii-k Oanllnc:. ,. lliirk' Nf-\vr»iihl.p'.- Uoil 'Dnilpy,.,'; Wild Bill, Elliott, who's become incrcasirigly '■ imiJbrtant , in. cowboy rhellers. ;is'.;paircd with; Geqi-ge "Gabby" ■ Hayes for sti'ong results'in this',typical oats^ ppera, Elliott re-' Ccntly signatured -a long^t^rm pact with • Republic and this is one. !pf his initial, efforts, under the-.selUp.' : 'Bor. dcrtown GUri Fighters', is topHolch for spots .whei'e;westerns gO:Ovei\ ^ ;-With locale along the-'Mexican border near. El Paso, plot concerhs a Iptterjr. racket pperated i>y- the \y9^ ical cutthroat gambler and effprts bf Elliott, operative : fpr. U,, S: secret service, to bring 'cm to justice. Se- cret; service is ;after. gang because it's :.-swjhdlinf( -^Mexican ; natives, Grpoked cattle -deals,'■ stagecoach stlrkitps and killings arc sidelines; Elliottrides and performs, .w ith typical case: Hayes, cornedy, relief, helps, too, Anne .Jeffreys ^sceitis too pret.ty' to, be doing the cowfjirf feats she's supposed to. but she's a^ trim little femme fpr westerns. Support is,headed by Harry;Wopds and Ian .Keith,.making.it better than:ii,<iual, ; .. Wear. ' Hi'Yav^iailor Hollywood, Get,..1, t'nl. .-.''j.al i-plpji.v^. 'Ji-aTr Vu.i'lii;iiii|;l.l |il-,'r- ilii..-\i..ii. ■ .!lr*-..!i.i-tl.' l-y Vai-LriiuKh.'-' S^i-f-on- 'l.y Slaliii.y .'-Hi',l,i'-i:ls. r.ujrc.l-Kll'.l . liy '».l.iv,V - l.y' raii\-a --l,u,\\-u-il«'-, : .lillil.-'la,- .hi.'k .\l!i,;l;*-ii/.ii' ami - .li' i-.iiii,r - Asli; ."llw.r. W il- liiiirt'Aiisjin: KiiiKS.. .Mlllitrt Itoj"»n. -l-^v i.r|< \.n\..| Si-M,. .MIXN, -..-1. .Ia.-k>...l'l. . : -III - ll..|;-li.. - . 'i.iky .Mil's.. . 1 ti-a'iii.ail WVa .\al,<.llr. . . . . . 1...1 AHii--.;., i',;.ll i:,ii.':ni.... i-.ni'-i.-i..i- VI, ,I, saiii i:, r ItUlllllilK' lllll.--: 61 ..■».iiii-y. riiiinv- -)'.jll.l.i.'iii.'ii.iiil Ui.v Kl WlilKV, .\1: .. .UllllftM \\-.MlllH .. I':lv^p . Km.x . . . .IM.lii- Qiillliiii .... l-*i-aiik - J..11W!* ...l-llyllis Hl,.i.k.s ,.,-11-1,.111.; i.-..u-im ;.,- . . ..\l.-ii. Willis . .. l--l,'.i'<-ii.'t-. Lfikt- -llal'kw . |-,.l..ril!iri -M.,iiian Muirlaiiil Iii.'k .Mulhall 11'- a'lltl Ills 1 li i4ieHi.ra mill lliti IM-i'lu' Ciinipu^ Ithylliin - : ..■ (SONGS) ' - Hollywood. Oct. \2. .^^'l.nllKrllli. i-iilt-as," . nf-.. l,lnilslp\- I.Vo'jii.iim in-lHlui-tItiiV-.• Kpiilii'i-i.s. ,lM|iii'iiy IV.wns., c.alo -St.111-111.. Uiih. It 'l,i..\\-,-i'y.-.. Oli'-ci-inl 'l.y-Ai--- -lliui-- Ori-.lfi^ss.S,-rO(.i^|iIii> -Uy .i-'liai-l-.i., .Mai-Inn'; .-original - l.y >J\\-liM-' .\<laiii.iii|i.-.-l)ii'k Wllll't.: iiil.liil.illaliii;; AI.'H.i-l(-l).' l-'raiik -|-iii-j. ■|ii/r': .■iiiiii-ni,.'>fa(-kr S(f-lli;Ii'r,;-.i-.li'li.i-,. I'll.-t rilli-ior: . a.sHl. ;,lli-,.r,Iiir.' Kililii-, fliivli. ■Ws<^_: ■<-ii'\Vf.ir Hi ...t'utilo, "Oi-l- 1,'--*;:, KilMi.jtlk liliii-,; ;hI suns, .:■ -■ . ,lt.||ll|l.\ 11..WIIS' ..." ..■lllll.- Sif..Ill . .- ,,: Ui'.tii.|-| ;i',*.l\'.'ry ,,,,,, - ,'1'aiiily I -,iii.iiil.» .1:. ,cli- r.-:-'i>,.ii ,,,', . . Iit.ili;- j.....vili ;ll.-i1,.-ii 11,'y.-.- . M.M.li. '|-.!ak<> ; . ,. ..f..fiiiii\ I lull' iin , , ... ,;- .l.-;,iutliii I;lr.tki- length of the Pthers in .the .series ,c9rnplMed to dale, 'Rtissia'; has been llawlo.-sly .cpordinatisd -by a forceful, ( loqiiOnt -L'cimiiu'ntary by Capt. An- thony. Veillcr, who also prepared the L-pntiii'iiiiy. It also ■itaiul.s as a trib- ute 10 Lf; Col. Analole.Lilvak, who, prodticcd the film under Capra's. sii- pcrviiiibn; -.Major William . W, C. . lldrnbcek -1 formerly ;iis,'=ocinl<!d with .S,r .Mex-ilrider kbnia) and' First Lt.. William ,\, Lyon, cx-lilm cdiioi'-foiv CplUhibia, Latter l-wp asscmribrcd and .L-tlilcd the reels,; Musical score,.pre- pare.<r by- Pimitri Tiomkin .and rer torded by'"a 65-piece Army Air Forte b.'ind at Sanla Ana;. Cai',. doe.s. much- IP heighten the eniptioiial. impact .bjr. i s ' utilizalipn of - excerpts from TscHaikowsky and the oiriinous Nazi- March - froiifi; tive Shostakovich 7th. -Syii-iphphy,.; ; - Pprtrayiiig - . ,-historical . back-: giouhd- .of Hussia from the tim.e bf- AlCNander ■ Ncvsky. tp - tlie' present, the film c>i:plaih^ -thft reasons moti- valing / the various cptiquests - over. :Russia. .'EiTectivi: - use Of' aniirnated iiiiips helps detail its; .enormous,.,re- sou rces,i-flw; materials,-. manpower; eic.V, . ', , ;. - ■ ';,;'. , - keyed tb Gen: MacAr'-- jhiir's stateinent that; 'Thie s.cale and- grandeiir-' of thd-^cHu'ssian) ■ eflfbrt- •ma.rk« it • as the- greatest military achicyement in'all history,' this .Gap- ra-Litv.ak dbcumentary is priinarily tlie'.story ; pf the titanic struggle up to-the; successful deferise''of Stalin- grad.' Biit 'Russia' succeeds in strik-. ing a new note previously-untpuched - eveh in. such Spviet releases' as .The' City That Stpppied Hitler'and 'Siege pf Leningrad- ' Fpr. its stressing o't the'' 'hupian', angle - that ,,npt Only points' dp "the: undying spirit pf the; Russian people, but analyzeslthe rea- sons for their refusal to'submit to the Nazi hO'rdesi . Thus ' 'Russia,' through ' its : wide distrib.uttoii' -in-. Arnriy;: pi^ierita'Upn iCpiirses, will uri-: questipriably help fpster 'a clpser kinship and spiritual bPhd between ■the tl,' S. JPrces and .'their fighting, ally, ;■ Fpr ' that reaspri alblVe it ,emer.ge:f; a ;dOeument-pf jriestimable valiie, .Technically, it's siiperipr to- any filiW tp.'date. covering .the phases' of ;the Russian campaign.' ;:■: 'Battle for Russia' was totripleted two ' :w'ecks ago and . has . jiist been released for use in the Army in- doct'ririatidh classeis,. Film -will also be widely' distributed in wari-plants,, though itS; commercial release is still in <loubt. ' - . Rose. - Jolson, Benny Ask Switches . Continued from, page 4 ; ask me why') and; as llifi;;prily phe- man unit to go overseas played not! only .in i.solated. canip's,. but -in the- atres; chapels; aiV 'fields, hospitals,, recreation . hails :and v . ' in the b.bwpls of :an American warship be-, fore an audience Vot 1,500 machine .shbp;;n'ien.-' .;.-■;';"; -It-Looks Goptf: : ' ; - '..Benny,;, whbse .Mrpupe .'. .brought cheer.to the boys in:the Middle Eiast,; the Gold Coast; of: Africa, Bengasi, Trip'oli^the Persian-Gull^ Jerusalem; Tunis, .'Algiers, Sicily anil-' Italy,: checked ii.v last ■Wednesday (29)' 12 pounds btiavier tti^h when he started' "a'nd-ir(ever healthibr,' - HTe arrived- in hj, Y, less thaii .24 hours after'a s'top- oyer in Iceland, wh'efe he; did -three shbvi'S; ':■.-■-;-~ . Only Miss' Shaw accpmpahied. him hpme, and after .a brief restV-she set.s out'again on.the Camp Shows circuit for her'fifth oftshore tour, Anne Le* decided,, to. 'stay overseas, joining Adolphe: Mcnjoii in Algie""*,; while Larry Adler/ stopping'bn iri England tp; vi.'iit; relaliv*!!, retiirhed: several days later. Bieiiriy".s one problem: npw Is how to take, off sbnie of-that added : - • Inajjirationalv : ' ;..'' : " ; .; , Hpl.iyWobd,. .'.,' ^ ' ■ Sal vos' d'f - publicity . accorded', Jack Benny. Al. jplson. and Bob Hppe: for their -cntertainnient ■ Ipurs pn the Aifrican and' Eurbr.^ pean'; . war .;fronts'. are ' caiisirig .; wanderlust in.the miiids of other; ; Hollywppd. star.';'; ': . ! - ^ ' ': in'; additipii tp fetGhing cheer . - tp the bpys pversea's. :Beiiny.:and,,: . HPpe -: haye hot' only acted ; . evangels. foi'- Amfriean pictures in foreign lands but have .built.' . up htiee. bbxpftice frieiidship. iii;' future;days-w-hen-the: boy-s come --home;,-■'' ':-.:■:"■'.■■'.'-. ^poundage between now and Nov, 1, "when he's due on the Warner. lot;to start work oh 'The Horn Blows. At '1 Midnight;' Meanwhile, his first twp .-' bVpadcasts, on Oct. - ll and '19i will priginate froip-N.' "if.' The'icbmerfian hadj hoped to .do those inifiaj twP staii^as frpm Lbndpn; sp: he cpuld stay pyen an additioh'al. 10 day,<;. to- enter- tain;niorp Yanit troops slatiphed -in England; biut the idea was iii;ccd bt ^.;-'i>li^ .-loan.: .... ,.; ,-, X'iaz'i ;,.,, iiar.iiii, Hii.M.....;;.;. l-nf-l.<. Wllllf,. Iliii-triliiil. ..';.. sii.<-i.-..;.,., ].'-rt Mli'iiiaii.;... i-yiuliia.. Waitrtss 'BiiysV Autty's Hat if or $2,700 Bonds . Seattle, Oct, ' The - shipyards shb-w ^t the Paraj-: mpiint: antf prphetim' 'Thijrsday, grossed $2,006,000 in bond SaUK Ah- ; pthe'r $li500;b00 was netted by the cause of the commercial lieup fbr- ; ads in the elaborate pi;pgram, -sKpws-'|:bidding, sue broadcasts; .This ie convciiienlly-back'gi-ound- ed al college,in. order to' provide set- ting for; the Mi.'-'iml camp:us '(loing?, with a halt dozen sbrias tpsseci iir 10 Rive.it more than prdiiiar.v rating for: rhodcsl budget, outlay. .Picture \vill get, by in the subsequent hoii'-'o.i; as a filler booking without diiricu.lly. Yarn ruiiif around decision i.if a -i>8^ - ; ^, with acts from the shipyards and, I pTx' pit views started at li ji.iin. at; I. faoih ;libih.'es.'and a iswing-shift show j was at Par starting a^t 2;3p'a.m. - . - ''-The daily Victory .Square bond ! sales were teaiured bj; varioiis .auc- i.Vi!>ii sale."!; For, example, last Wcd- : iie.>;day; Sergl.. Gene'Autry's cowbby ! boot i liiit '.sind for $2,700 ' bonds, piir- clia-s-ed: by,a gal in A^aitre.ss' un'iibrni, i'WHich in;dicates that there is gold in ihi.i wi|i--batjy town, :• From Sicily Into Italy ■ Just as the Bob HPpe trpupe was the. flr,<i: tp -'ii'ivadc' .Sicily, sp, lob. did' the Benny unit pioneer the ..'sol- diers ill greiiscpaini' rpule^-iiUo Italy, where it .-spent a fi-'H .day; enlcrlaih- I ii.ig aflor. Iravclin '.cicar across the ; ,,. , ,\. „ „ /P..I . tlJIIV-t;!. t4ll\l <1(| ^K\.^\.s..^,f7,,, . .Slii; .Is <'n.'ii*'y iii'l .^li'-i^ l)ali.-p Ti-Ki liii.rKi H.-11HV- ' 11... kr i- 11,1.. N'.Sv.iii ■ Si..:».'.rji ■ Music and ..'longs. to total of -15 oldies and now one.^, are on display in this program lllmusical-that will adequately fill dual - support datings iti-the farnily;and subsequent houses. Picture-is another in the Univcr-: sal'grpup of modestTbiidgcVed hiusi-: (,-al<- and; parades ,sjx specialty acts^ ill addition to. pair .ot biatnds; New .-^oiigs by Milton Ro.sCn :i;nd Everett Gnrtcr are handled by' Ponald Weeds, '. Ray ' Ebcrle and. Phyllis Brooks: while Eberlc sings one' rb- ina'ntic tune in fj'o'nt of his bwnbahd; Then thcrc'.S: Wirigy. Maiipnc and his. iHKi-terhRo fwing orchj .the -harmony Pelta-'Rhythm BQy.sr':musi('al Leo .Piainond Quintet;. Mayrji -Ghancy. ■ (liince .;trio: .Hatk^^r PiiP)' Giforge cutty, the Nils,sbri S.isters, arid Other; vaiide pehpnalilies, -with -the Pelfa Boys- and Beatty spotlighted; fpr at^ tention,. ;:, .;^;; '. . • What story f hei*o" is .sljapfr.s-tip--as ;-B fragile alTair and .:'ierv-es cjnl.v ah oj£^use.;tp..gft into a: .scrviccnieri's .canteen and a liighl .club to. .set I'tKe :various numbcrii, . Weods;is a siiflor with sohgwriting propensities, who gets, clipped b.'i' a racket, soiVg pub- li.sher.. ; He'-.fakes-, leave for ti-i'p'tp New York .'with three pals to. mak'e . ruuiid.<; of .publisher,'; and' ,spots for; display ; pf-- the variouif spccialtie:-!.; :A.fter .rpvmdln'g put the hpur's fb'Pl- age; Woods win'd.s" up wjth .'ale' of his ; first-.song for: an'; advance.; . Trciducer-director jean. Yarbrovigh co.ivcnlpalc.s . on staging: the .'acts, slipping fiist;over the ncce!i!''ary i,toi'y - assagcs.-; Cost dot s okay ih respec-: 'live a.s^ignments. but' it',<; ,strrctly. a out- on the spbii.-;ors and 'ad aRcncy to turn lip lirider a.ssunicil .name at a hidcawav school: gpes - through lisiial collegiate routines until - liiiiilly c,\Dosed for return- to broadcasting duiies, . , . Gale Storm. i,s the girl,- She ade- quately sings four .spngs;: Ge-Gc Pear- son. coinedieiine, smackis ovei' two comedv tunes by Edward Ch'erko.se and EdwaJ'd Kay. but gets -valuable aid from Canny Cahdido v.-ho clinks with his quick-changing and: wide' ranRc .Voiqc. , in; addiVi'on .'to b.;:oad nantpmime thrbu;<hout.. - -J.ohhhy Downs and.Robert Lowcry -iihare i;.e- sporisibililics of the two! inalp ipuds; ■ ' Wflll." - - In . all, the Benny; troupe' traveled- 32,000; miles and did a total pf -150 show,s, .althpu'gli- the comedian, him- self niis-sed put Pn abPu.t', ,seveh shews while laid .up in- a-Palermo' hpspilal fpr fpur days.- ' , .- ' ttsbiirgh.. Oct, 5, . . Benny , paid high'tribute to .the -,nniiltee'in charge Pf the Third -M'les BlI! unit aiid thc cthev .lcs,ser- Wjii- Loan i,s generous in' its- praise ; k'>b\vh's from show biz- who' • urc ; ol-iiiotioh ,picture industry and giV-1'^''^"'^'"8' "'' ')''i'Ch a,s '<>• full year j iiig thealvcs plenty of credit in help- attempt to entertain . all Of j ihg put over the drive. Film houses' ^^'^ "^^"^^ Bell. of icame to rescue immediately last ^^""^ '""^^ up with, I week, and on moment's notice, when- a partieularly great job I it; looked as if this district might, fxill -hchind in its quota. Pcnn was .riv,-;t to rus ' in with pre- ■ ih„* „.'.„ iv, ',- ■ icw of 'Sky's lhe Limit,^ for'which'l^.^'''?'. '''^"' t^e "•'M^-^'^. rpcognizcd .-iays the funster, and the boys can't gel enough of hinl, 1111 Egypt; Benny [ found three of his pictures playing. Unl<l4> f«>r RliNi^in ; •■; .- ' ■'(DOCIIME'NTARY) -; .--'.-^ - In '-The Battle for;RuKsia.' i;t. Col; Frank Gapra: of the Special Service' Pi vision, Army Service iForcc.";. hais turned put by far; the. most notable ih . the- series of 'Why We Fjgbt' Ariny prfeixtatipn pictiii-cs, -Fifth of the; ser.i,e;s of seveii dbcuniciuai'ies^ prbduc'd for the; m^i) of the Ariiiy to •supply ; baekgrouiuV information' on .\\'brld Ttggrcs';ion .and:to explain the natiire Pf the . war iheyl'c; flgliting, ''Battle for Rus.-iia' i,-:' a; ppwerfiil; ',vet simple. drrnjii-vLvidl.v: depTctihg the. greatest military achievement pf all time. .;-...; i ';,'-; As in.the case pf ils predccc.-;sors; 'Pi^cliidc tp War,'.'The Nazis'Slrike,' •Ptvlclc.' and Gpiiqucr' and: ;B;iltle bf BrtiiVjn,' 'Russia' i,<i a brillj;:i t'(-omT pil.atlon -of carefully edited Co;ilagc culled, vin the latter ih'stancc; li'oni official Soviet, spui'ces and: from newsreel'and Signal Cerps lilin;'wjjh a gppd part pf the Rus.sian lYia rrial ■Phantpm.pf the Opera.' On'tpp'ef that. ;Hari'is- cpmpany' admilteij tb [ every one; of its theatres -free ori Fri- j; (lay (1 y^Vik piirchascr Ot a bond in ,ahy dehominalibn at' the -bbxpflicc .[ that day.-. ■ ...-:., I': Heilywopd: C<^^•alcade. pf cpurse.- vyas this big push in tiie ciriye, sell- - ing .?80.000.oan wbrth. of bbnd.s. •TITLE CHANGES Griticjihi Stirs WAG; to iriyestijsate -Criticism by Ai. Jotsoii; arid '.Jack Benny.; just back from i tour of the .Middle; East for USO-Gamp: ghPws; pf- the calibre ,ef .filth;product sliipped to .spldiers Pver.'teais' Kas tdtiched pIT" ;sci'ipu,s ■ reperciissiehs,. culni inatihg in ■a njoye by th'e War Activities Com-, inittce. of the ;film iiidiistiy 'for a .goveriSrhental invCstigatibb into ;the' fitiiation,' Contrbyei'.'sy stirred up by; the new: charges vy.liich, in iSfTect, ai-^ reitoi-atipnii pf - jsrevipus squawks f.rpm batllc-frpnt enlertainer.<!, is seen heading for a showciowh; -In- bia; ' Metro - returned to title, 'Lp,st ■ AngeK" Xittle :3Ii,ss Miracle'* and Lo\-e of Mike,' ,,. , . - -. < . ; 'Frbhtir:- Law' i,<! release lag Wolt. ming 80 minutes,-:ncarJy tsvicc' the (,'Gun Fighters'al Universal. made available to the War Pept, modest filmu,sical vevuc .fur flash at-, cxcliisivcly'for this prpcluclibn. Riin tention; Wnit inir^tt ati .^^:.^.,lA,..' „i.; I;.,:,.n-11;. . Hpllywppd, Oct; ^ TIie;White ClilTs:'. is: r'eifease tag eii ' The White Cliffs of Ppver' at Metro ;:'Slicrlock Hblines 'and the: Spider I Woman; at Universal shortened! to 'The-Spidcr Woman,' ■.-: , - L .Republic .switched from-'Ponbvan^s , J . ; Brain to'.'T-hp Monstei--and the Lady,' j d"sl''y leaders and those iiv.army eir-- I.; 'Npi.Ve Shall -Escape" is liew handlcJ.cles :iidriiitte'diy, are di.sturbed over pn 'The. Pay Will Ceme' at ;GplHm- t|ie; three-fpld ;;claim5 Uijit .soldiers are pniy getfihg : pld.- prpducti' that they're net getting tlie:right, type pf pictures; and; - not ; nearly enough- prints, • : ; ' - . ■ ';. Major Jphn. Hiibbcl); of the U, S, An'hy"Ovci',«ca,s Motion Pletui-e Serv- the 'original temporarily ■-■ "For "-the oh ice;, cptitends'that, se far a.s his dc-' partmeat is concei-iied, it'has a clcni- slate, assorting 'We have done every-; .thiiig 'we liavg.heen aiikcd te dp and; everything wc have -been; permitted tp dp,' In-rebuttal, he cited a; num-. ber of the- niswer pix that'have bc'eii made ayaila1>ie to'the b.pys pyerscas .in recent weeks'. ;: ^ : WAC to Probe ppinting put that the War Activ,|.^ ties -Gbmmittee of the industry h,-is -nibte than ence made suggestions to, t.he;;Army fpr getting gebd and. suffi- cient flilmis threugh, Fr'aricis S. Har-' mpn, :;exM ''vlce-chairrria . WA€, cailed. for. a;;'completie.'iny'e.stigatich by • gpvernriierit; autheritibs'. pf the' Benny ahd Jelspii claim.s, Benny; cPhtended. that in'.some ot the'' places he visited, 'the pic'tui'es were so ■■'Id - that Shirley; Temple 'wasn't born-yet.' ' ' ' .: , 'Adding fuel; tp the ■contvovcrsj;. war Jolsbn's eptiteiition: that there, ive .s few prints shipped, abroad that by. the. time one conripletes the circuit it- spuhds - 'as though it were dene in .Arabic.', Jplson, who during his' twb- mpiith tpur 'made a;sweeping survey pi the picture .heeds, elc;r. based ■ pit- first-hand- '.ihfbrm.alipn' for i prcspn'-: latioh to industry toppers, further . iritjcized' the type :pf product being sent to. the , flghtirig.; bpys, ■■ ; iThey dpn't -want'the 'Mrs, ,Minivcrs';;and' the war pictut-es they're:getting,; said Ispn.. 'After 'all, thpse boys are living it. : There's a crying- need for musical pictures and Comedies.'They want;:to se^;Betty ;Grable, Rilja Hay:^; .worth„:SOjne dancing/girls/ He added the boys In the Si^gnal' CPrps^.were helping to /.partially 'oVcrcome; the; faniine .by patching foKether pieces Of . unrelated film when they .show-^ •singing and dancing and turning them iiitp feature-length prpductipn.s. ^They're dpihg a. jreat j9b.' he added. Need'Immediate Ailchllpn" - ' The •; BeninyTiplsPri '. enmplairils prPrhpted liarmpii's' a.s,sci-lipn that 'thes(5 repprts .f'e'mahd inimediate at- tenlipn! byjthe "W.tr Pept, aiid. siieli. remedial actjpn as a cbmplcte inves- tigation may \varrant,-; Harmbti ppinled put- that since Febru.iry,- 11942, >yhen the' U,. S,' film industry cbmmertced deliyerin .its gifts' of current pix programs for; free shpwilig in cbmbat areas'abrpad, :'we have delivered 6,635 pf these pi'b- grams',;;ijiahy times ^ turning . tCmm ;pi'inis. bf hew picture!! over to Arrriy authprities for- ; shipmen'i before. . siiig'le theatie .^udicnce in 'the U, S. has seeiv the 'picture; ■Stage Poor Canteen,'''v'Ai-sehic. arid Old.. LaccV "Tarzan's'-New 'Ybrk Aaycnlurc' and 'Sltar Spangled Rhy tji in 'arc ill ustra- tipns. ; ; ■ ." '■ ■ ' ^ •Furthevmbrb;' the Speciiil- Service Rivis^on :of the Army, has been com- pletely fi-ee fpr riiprc than 12 meiiths tp prder-any number pf prints tronv tlie industry's entire .supply ,of: cur-; rent releases. Tpday-we are deliver-' i'ng 35'prinls,ef each film. Last week 177 current film prot-ranis - were turned over, to the Army Overseas. i|m Exchange for shipniicnt abroad.' War Dept. OflFicials Say Gharges Unfair W!ishiri;;tori. Oct. 5. • War Pept, officials here have cx- prcs,scd sui-pri,sc at the critici.sm ot Al Jolspn and. Jack Benny, that niany .•ibidicrs arc being shewn eld, ,badly Avpi'n films, .^rmy men; u.-sertcd tiiat, if anything, the charges are an un- fair, indictment pf the film industry which -supplies free pix; foi' spldiers :pverseas,- . ' , 'The filrii^-that the nieii- ne'e, in fpr-. cign camps,* .said' one army xpokc.i- : riiah, "arp mostly new Plies; .11 is li'.iie that Ih.crc;itre old 'lilm.s,; per-- haps 'xvei-n, in sbri-ib :camps. How-' ever these' have: been ptirchai^ed:. bx the ceriimaridirig-:officerii'of. thpse camps. The! War Pept; lias requcsied that ' these, .'film.s be returned but' cpn-irnandlng pfflcers ai-e 'imwlHing: ,to dp so, explairiiiig thal'the pictures are popular; pries which are '.sliowij pyer arid byer. It is . pp.ssible that Benny arid ilelson .- • '; of these, -'; ■■: 'The oiily -'coiriplainl-; we had re-' ceived preyibasiy! -came :fi'oiii ■ iriercial exhibitors 111 Sydney! Melbourne^, ; who . pbjccted bCcaiuse the soldiers in Aii.sfralifi .got filni.s befere., .they .were; released ,10 the ;\iisti;alian .thealrc.s:''• / ; •* " Re^ierts.'just i-ccqivcd from F-ng-. land:: .show' that, Jn^. a .s'int'ic week there, were 828 scrceriinffs befovo a total attendance br 290.0()0. In; ihe middle' east,; film.s; -h.ivc! been; vo.ieil the most "Jjopulnr entcrlaiiiiiieiit among the men and .are run an aver;-; age pr-three-times weekly , for must men. ..!' .'