The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-23

radio commentator and author of "TOwer of BabeP', 0 booklet scath- ingly critical of Hollywood.
 Russell Mack-- (real name Ma honey) a former motion picture scenario writer, who visited Ger many shortly before the war start ed.
 Winfield sheehan-. husband of the famous opera singer, Jerit2a. Sheehan was a producer for Shir- ley Temple and VIII Rogers.
 Sheehan had some lucky breaks --aad some unlucky ones. He was lucky enough to be with 2oth Gen. tury and Fox just ct the time Shirley Temple and Will Rogers were in their heyday. But on the other hand, he had no success whatsoever with Alice Faye, who went over big only after Sheehan left goth Century.
 Subsequently for Metro Gold wyn-Mayer he produced "FlOrian" supposed to be the story of his wife, Jeritza, with the plot laid in q spanish riding school In Vienna. The film was 6 flop, and Shee- han has been down on Hollywood leaders ever since.
 For more than c year these three men have been collaborating in attacks some public, some be- hind the Scenes--on the motion picture industry.
 Most of the out.ln-f front fight
 ing has been done by c. Allison
 Phelps In his daily broadcastS.
 However, the man behind him
 was TA Assell Mack (Mah0ney)
 and the man behind Mack in
 turn was Winfield Sheehan.
 Last summer c. Allison Phelps, the Los Angeles radio cornmentat- or, went to Washington. There he hung out at the office of isola- tionist Senator Reynolds, of North Carolina, and conferred at length with the isoiationist Senators who now have turned up on the sub- committee Investigating motion pictures.
 Returning to Los Angeles, Phelps boasted over the radio that he had accomplished big things in Washington. And sure enough, on August 1, Senator Clark, of Missouri. introduced a resolution demanding an investig- ation fof Hollywood. Two days later, Phelps in his radio broad cast commented on the Clark re- solution as follows:
 "And now, friends, this is but the beginning. I wish I could read you the letters I have re- ceived within the last two weeks from certain Senators bearing on the investigation. I wish \ could read to you one telegram I received from Senator Charles w. TObey (nOw on the investi- gating committee). This Is but the fOrerunner of the congress siOnaI investigation of the entire motion picture industry"
 Mir. Phelps had gone to town in Washington.
 HOLLYWOOD COMES TO
 WASHINGTON
 Real lowdown on the alleged 9lOO,OOO fee Wplllie is said to be getting from the movie industry is that he did not talk fee in ad- vance: At first he refused to take. the case because he hadn't time to prepare 1t, finally consented but said the fee would depend on how much time the hearings took .... Movie moguls have wise- cracked that they might pay Will- kie with the proceeds from one anti-Nazi propaganda film. If so he would get far more than eioO.- 900. Contrary to the impression spread by the Senate committee, these films make real dough. That say the mcguls, is why they pros duce them,
 IsolatlonIst Senators gave It out that Nick eeaenck, of Metro. 0oidWyn-Maye summed an Rps pearanee before their committee. schenck is probably tine biggest force in Hollywood, produced "Escapes and some of the biggest m0ney-inakers among the antis MaM films. Actually he has been itching to get on the witness stand. but the Senate committee stalled fer time, allagedly to let Senator Curley Brooks co % the American Legion Convention.
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