Evening star., 1944-08-27
A Poll of the Realists
BY Jaw Carmodp.

By Jay Caymody.
Other human activities could be poll ridden
movies They could much about them
We do know that alaost every mail pic
te editors desk contains QUESTIONABLE fairly
seecing his opinion subject always
covering letter too in which the addesee asked Heavens
sake to be responsible and delberave member human society
and give his best thought to the questions asked.
associated with aspects
cinema take both the quesonnaes
strides sitting down and
medatns endless the promising newcomer most likely
succeed, picture year and why,
scamper bthey double matted
political with the table
disembrained characters sadly
merely disembodied to Sunday with
thought their skulls of suitable column theme At
the practice Of certain nameless individuals to
seize the results Of the handes latest po-to which
they contributed nothngas material for comment The in
gratitude practice of the several million things
that with the world but there other things more
elamorous of correction.
Tufts Is First Choice Of the Voters.
In the meantime while 1t is waiting its turn, it is this COM
through Motion Picture Herald has ascertaned the
responsible faithful the question
Of coming cinema arets who are most likely to arrive
this And quickly, to be
the people poed that the most
Using the that tall blond scion Of
banking families namely Sonny Tufts
The verdict in Tufts favor nearly unanimous as such things
that he perhaps well have every reason
to believe it correct to be found in the OF those
who voted
motion industry in other words, the exhibitors
ball which the exhibitors gaze in the deter
ninaon starry register the only instrument
second glance from them On it, and with the national
fully in, Mr.. Tufts tops and that is that
cody calculating approach Of the motion picture exno
itor decision such as not
appreciave artistic merit They quite enthusiastic for IN
Of Barry Fitzgerald That they think
Fitzgerald box ONCE way is renected IN MS
ranking sarsof tomorrow list They have known
discerning authorities on the thear
have rated Fitzgerald the
theater but they triumph in Going My Way to
conclude that he truly practical fashion,
It's lam Day in the Movies.
nothing quixoc exhibitors approach
poll Of this character further illustrated in the fact that the
combined votat OF circuit and Independent exh1btors
only three the list OF the TO- They Gloria
Haven Alyson Hunt, third nth
and seventh respectively
James Craig Roddy Mcdowell Sydney Than Bey
and Helmut Dantine
The independent entrant
but they did have the her the combined list
sepia without whom
virtually impossible make cinema musical and who will
other member Of her topfigh ranking
bcxoffce
In cold light history
right their previous selections of tomorows
They perfect for instance naming William Bendx
Hn later they close for
their subsequent choice Of Laraine
Day Day doing well for herself
the kind Of pictures
will where the exhibitors thought she should be- at the
top OF this years new stars.
Ar Others With . Promise.
The Of the exhibitor poll deter
critic from tossing In his 10
This for instance would like column by
Offering the following choices:
Barry Fitzgerald. Alyson
2. Sonny Tufts Dorothy Mcclure.
Jennifer Gregory Peck.
4. John Kodiak. 9. Gloria Haven.
S. Diana Lynn 10.
OF could be ingoously wrong!