Evening star., 1947-01-26
A Prize With Dignity
Pulitzer Award for Best Movie Likely
After Years of Yearning
By JOY Cormody

The Pulitzer Prize Committee the
best motion picture its But
many nonpacpants decision who would like
verdict of the latter would be
emphatic Affirmative that above all things there should be
Pulitzer prize
Hollywood suffered from deficiency in
quantity the srest for organization get
and perhaps for its officers to meet movie
quantity awards clubs associations magazines etc.
exceeded only by the japanese beetle
Always quality lacking Now the Pulitzer COM
supply that sorey missing element
First Award May Be in 1s4S
Nothing could thoughtful picture producers happier
They decision which, If
svoab will movie award added to the Pulitzer list in May 1913
There widespread feeling that the ruling of the committee will
be favorable
sentiment upon all the terawes
fascinated the cinema the most popular
Through the sometimes early sometimes late the bulk OF all
writing the Millions s 600 weekly
according tabuons This aggregate of other literature
which makes that of the screens interest a-ncuv 1t not
biography and Journalism but and some
ina terrifying loose way history.
YET in its absorption these considered
whose standards dignity and taste equal
the Pulitzer committee.
Hoywoods medtative and honorable have been un-
derstandably dsmayed that this should be the
Prize Plays Treated Well
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smother prize completely dependent upon the
picture in reaching mass audiences Ano wnat
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been something almost patnec al
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construed snobbshness
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that the biggest must have the biggest part
watch Rhine exception to the rule OF
high regard Pulitzer play winners 1t worked out
badly enough lesson in toleratng such
exceptions . .,..
captivating possibility the inherent IN Puhtzer
movie award strong that the prize picture almost
certainly would Hollywood original rather than an aoapon
Of a winner other field
taking others other
literary spheres its best with its originals
or unhampeed the prestige of previous prize
interesting that the best pictures OF the
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for which came to Capra a Christmas card
This department earnestly hopes there will be Pulitzer movie
award deserved but because Is full OF so
man dramatic possibilities