The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-31
and
CLOSEUPS
BY DAVID PLATT

radical VINO narangueS the crowd
against war in The President Van
ishes' is a more acceptable charac-
terization than any I have seen in
Hollywood film before.
Moreover, think Hollywood has
found it an inexpedient device to
portray reds as neurotic ravers. The
red in The President Vanishes' is
therefore kind Of readjustment
and further necessary concession
to reality"
Brody lists two major exhibits to
prove to what INSCRIPTIONS lengths
Mr.. Wanger has gone to turn out
a film intended to fertili7e the
American scene for the impending
slaughter.
I'D Most of the shots purporting
to show the Grey Shirts attacking
anti-war demonstrators are really
actual newsreel shots of New York
and other police attacking unem-
ployed and other demonstrations.
"(2) All Of the shots supposedly
showing thousands of people parad-
ing in front of the Capitol in Wash
ington demanding that war be de-
clared (sicD are in reality newsreeI
clips of the heroic Hunger Marchers
demonstrating for bread and jobs
before Congress-"
What Brody says of 1.-THE Presi-
dent Vanishes' is also true of Deal
ers in Death" the most recent of
the take the profit out of war"
cycle of films issued on the heels of
the munitions Investigations. Here,
too, newsreel sequence of Emonuel
Levin, Of the Workers Ex- Service
mems League, speaking in behalf of
the Veterans Bonus and against
imperialist war is violently twisted
out Of shape to give the impression
that the veterans have also felt the
propaganda of the more unscru-
pulous munitions manufacturers,
hence their frenzied orations in
behalf Of wars for profit. -.
MOVIE studios are tleing up with
lN advertisers on a. big scale to
make up for losses they are sustain
ing due to falling off in attendance
at films. :. For instance, Radios
national advertising campaign ON
the film THE Silver Streak which
features the Burlington Zephyr
Silver Streak train on view recently
at the Worlds Fair, includes man
ufacturers with more than mil
lion dealer outlets. This I'M
precedented campaign includes tie
ups between RKO and: Camel Gig
arettes, the Burlington Railroad
Lines, Railway Express, Western
Union, Chrysler, book dealers, bak-
cries, toy manufacturers and what
not. Twenty thousand Western
Union wires will join in the chorus
of praise of THE Silver Streak" to
get their share Of the profits. :.
Sixty thousand bakeries have been
supplied with cookies distributed in
miniature Silver Streak packages
made by Grennan Bakeries, Chi
cago, A number of products
with the name Silver StrfSs" are
involved in the picture, including
Silver Streak Roller Skates, Silver
Streak Carpet Sweepers, and
Silver Streak Razor Blade. RKO
is determined to make American
nlovie-goers "Silver Streak" con-
scious OF bust =. but all the movie
goerS can expect out of this phe-
nomenal money-making campaign
is speed-up in the industries hooked
up with Rockefeller's movie trust.
g CERTAIN star in Hollywood
"A has sister sister has
husband sister sold the star
on the idea that it would be nice if
she had home for herself and
hubby . star called in architects,
had plans drawn and was about
ready to order in the plaSterers,
plumbers, carpenters, when the
sister noticed the plans and discov-
cred a grave error f. the architect
hadn't included spot for the hus-
bands horse s. the sister is now
out of house. :" Taken YER
batim from publicity release.
THERE will be four booths at the
4 New Theatre New Years Eve
Frolic at Webster Hall, one of which
will be devoted to a continuous
showing of films produced by the
Film and Photo League and others.
Here is your chance to see Water
'front.'" photographed and edited by
Leo Settler and Edward Kern.
THE CHICAGO Film and Photo
L League, in cooperation with the
Workers International Relief, has
just made public a three months
plan of work calculated to make
this organization a real factor in
support of the struggles of the Chi
cago workers.
Outstanding in the plan of work
is the establishment of a Film Pro-
duction Committee in consultation
with doctors and child health spe-
cialists to make film exposing the
alarming effects of malnutrition
among the children of Chicago's
unemployed and employed"
A class in elementary photogra-
ply will be opened in January and
call has been issued to hundreds
of photographers, amateur and pro-
fessional, to contribute to a CITY,
wide photo exhibition to reveal the
real living, working and fighting
conditions of the workers Of Chi
cago.
Any amateurs interested in learn
ing how to make films, and profess
SIGNALS willing to be of assistance in
this work, are urged to call at the
headquarters Of the League, 1908
West Madison Street, Room 8, or
call Canal 1858 for information.