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be rewarded by q week Of Benny
Goodman. If you decide you
can afford him.
Some say that Benny Good
man runs away with the top
honors Of Hollywood Hotel"
I suspect they are enthusiasts,
like Mae Breeskin, of the Wash.
ington Swing club. If Benny
does, then it's a good trick, for
in Hollywood Hotel" there are
such good troupers as Dick
Powell, Hugh Herbert, the Lane
sisters, Frances Langford, Edgar
Kennedy and Johnny Davis, not
to mention the First Lady Of
Hollywood, Louella Parsons.
MARCH OF TIME WORRIED
March of Times latest re.
lease is having difficulty in
getting q free screen for ma.
tional release due to diplomatic
angles.
The entire issue Is about
Nazi Germany. Some 10000 feet
Of uncensored film was SNUG.
gled out Of Germany, and
March Of Time deemed it so
sensational the entire latest re.
lease is devoted to the subject.
When word reached Berlin
that the pictures had escaped
the border censorship, it was
rnofficially broadcast tt hat
should these pictures be shown
In the United States, or else
where, some official heads
would drop in the basket. FUN
power of 1itler'S influence has
been used to prevent showing
on the American screen.
Pictures will not be shown in
washington, and no explana.
ton is made for the cancella-
ton by RKO-Keith's, where
they would be ordinarily
screened. There are rutnoTs
that the United States State
Department intervened in be-
half Of international peace and
goodwill relations, but no Of
ficial bulletin has been issued
on the subject.
It is understood that Fritz
Kuhn, leader Of the German
American Bund in New York,
and Vice Consul Kreause!Wich-
man will make representations
to the German Embassy here
looking to the cenSoring of the
reel.
Large portions of the film
which depict the totalitarian
state were smuggled out of Ger
many by M. of It's rowing pho
tog, Julien Bryan. He took 3O,-
600 feet with him from that
country undeveloped, and it Is
believed this is the first time
this has been accomplished.
Explained by M. Of T. that
the pictures we're developed IN
New York and that the only
reason Bryan got out Of Ger
many with the material was
that officials relaxed their Wig.
ilance while Mussolini was Wis
iting and went on general
holiday.
CONGRESSMEN WANTED
Wanted: Twelve Congressmen
who would rather act than I'LL.
buster, to appear with Jack
Buchanan, Evelyn 1,aye and
Adele Dixon in Between the
Devir' at the National The
ater this Sunday evening.
Whether they are from the
rock.ribbed coast Of Maine, the
sunkissed shores of California,
or anywhere in.between, q
dozen dignitaries are needed to
sit in the Jury box in Act III
and listen to the testimony
against Jack Buchanan. It
seems Mr.. Buchanan finds Miss
Laye and Miss Dixon SO charm
ing that he marries them both,
only to discover this unbalanced
matrimonial budgeJ is better
known as bigamy-and a bit
illegal.
Actors Equity has given its
official okay to the appearance
of Congressman IN the jury bcX
Sunday night. No previous ex-
perience is necessary, and there
are no speeches to memorize.
Congressman who would like to
volunteer should call Manager
Plohn at the National Theate,.
Only q limited number Of
seats remain on sale for this
opening event of the Presidents
Birthday Celebration, and the
8. r. o. sign will probably be
hung up before Sunday night,