Word: film
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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Considering a request by Ivy Films to have women allowed in the Lamont Ferum Room at its film showings, the council passed a resolution favoring the presence of women in the Forum Room "under certain controlled conditions." A committee of one was appointed to work out the technicalities of this proposal with Dean Watson and library officials...
When Atlanta censors barred the Negro-problem film Lost Boundaries, Producer Louis de Rochemont decided to put up a fight (TIME, Nov. 28). Through federal courts, he spent $25,000 fighting the censors' ban on his film. Last week tenacious Producer de Rochemont had to admit he was licked. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review the case. Thus the court left unchanged a 1915 decision that movies are primarily entertainment and thus not entitled to the Constitution's protection of free press and speech...
Despite the defect inherent in a film adaptation, the screen "Glass Menagerie" is a very good job. The script requires only four important speaking parts. Three are very well acted and the fourth is done competently. Gertrude Lawrence handles the meatiest role, that of the faded belle, and she proves that she deserved it. Her part demands several long speeches without much accompanying action, something difficult to put over in a movie. Miss Lawrence never misses; she brings out the peculiar combination of guts and hot air of the character se portrays...
Richard G. de Rochemont '28 will produce the film for "March of Time," and George Black will be assistant producer. Roy E. Larsen '21, president of the Alumni Association and president of Time, Inc. assisted in making the arrangements...
...Winthrop House Film Series opens tonight with a showing of Rex Rex Rex ingram's "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," staring Rudolph Valentine. Non-Winthrop House guest will be admitted as long as tickets are left. The program for the year includes "The Great Train Robbery" and "Camille...