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A RAF LEADER CRITICISES THE NAVY AND ARMY

SIR PHILIP HAS ALL

THE

THAT was the star

W

turn at the

́ ́ Farnborough Air

ANSWERS (well, almost)

By Arthur Brenard

Show last week? stress. Amongst other con- "We must do more. The little feriority and frequently in a bad

In

Thanks to television, Britain has turned the tables on the U.S.

They Will All See British

By Kay Murray

10

New York.

NE of the factors in US,

Aim distribution which causes the British industry- to gonw its calls in inarticulato fury is that British, imparts are usually consigned to what are known as "art houses"

Art houses are usually cinemas

from away

brightly-lit the Broadway clrcult which draws the bulk of New York's film- going public, though this docan't prevent them charging up to ten shillings head per

respite glowing

of

from

this is usually the fate any British film, bowever outstanding,

and

so far no protests have done any good.

Now, however, the British have tummed the tables via an... ; other mælium.

Although television networks have been begging, for first-run releases of filmma British American 0% from anywhere also until

movie recently magnates have refused to pros Judice their box office take by allowing first-run Alms to be seen via botevision. As a result viewers have been treated to five, six or even ten year old nima, frequently British,

FRIEND TOO

But in the past few months Hollywood has discovered that television can be friend as well (19 foc. Viewers havo. been cautiously treated to a scene or two of ja #pelhcoming movie on the very sound premise that if they ilke is enough they will

onct

soo the film in its entirety when it reaches Broadway.

EL'

Britain has gone one better, She has caused consternation among American film distributors by allowing-for à stiff considera Lon-Americans to see forth- coming top-flight British movies via their television sets.

As

caso in point, the National Broadcasting Company across its plans, conceived in has paid scenewhere in the re- peace time and welt matured glon of three quarters of a

SRINCESS,

#

In fact, Lord Beaverbrook, to million dollars (about £250,000) put it bluntly, played hell with to present TV previews of two made Alms "The the war policy of the RAF. But British he most certainly produced the Constant Husband starving Rex For me it was not the sklerations may well have been people are being hurt. It is tnetleal position.

and Sir Laurenco aircraft but

most the need to place younger men terrible. This problem must be A

"His anxiety was due to the aircraft that won the Battle of

Britain.

"Richard fact that radar was not com-

"What he did in the mummer

After seeing the former remarkable book by Sir in posts of such responsibility."' solved."

. Lord Dowding, I can reveal, And it would be 3 am. before pletely effective and the spurious of 1940 set back the winning of prominent New York movie dis- Philip Joubert, one of the was at that time offered the he left the airfield to snatch achieved shook the faith of the many months. The bomber pro- but it's the kind of British film

reaulte that It sometimes

the air. was over Germany by tributor said: "It's a fine plcture, wartime RAF commanders. Governorship of Northern Ire few hours sleep before taking

Rhodesia. It is a

Ho

comunander. declined generous book. lend or

over the direction of the next operational

***duction programme was dis-that we've been trying to sell consequence it is reasonable to rupted to allow of high-speed for Blay Generous to individuals, bath, saying he must

day's battle.

years and frankly with active operations in relation to

Assume that Park was not ready though highly critical of the the war.

"Here the theatres have been It is alreage, too, after Sir to commit his meagre forces production of fighters. And who imited Sir Philip makes' an Ministry of Supply and the

Philip's scorrate appraisal of until he was 'are of the direc- can say that he was wrong!"

Nobody

was saying that the broad public arkticism of Lord Dowding Army and the Navy,

Lord Dowding, that he should than and strength of the enemy wrong. Because he was right. won't take this type of Kare, "Why, after their experiences criticise one of the best-loved attack as

ruported by the A good account of what he continued in injured tones. of the war Observer Corps. Park was not for of the Zeppelin and Gotha raids RAF commanders

bo "Now NBC comes along, and actually happened is the Air Marshal Sir Keith Park. a great commander but at least found in British War Produc-right away lt becomes in the First World War, British were so slow in building

Professor up their night air defence is a

"For with the Battle of question that may well puzzle

France lost and with the Ger- future students of war in air."

man invasion of Britain drawing

Another Aircraft noar, the Minister of Production

justified in plained: "Had hiring as he did that the Husband' been offered first to

claim

It is not an egotistical book. Sir Philip does not himself achievements to which he is not entitled.

He slams the Ministry of Supply for the present weakness in planes of the RAF. And he is right.

The Admiralty," he saye, "are

trying to control RAF's Coastal Command." And he is right.

He accuses the Army of drain- ing the H.A.F.'s resources. And he is right,

These views are shared by most people in aviation-outside the Ministry of Supply, the admirals and the generals,

Implied

not

•Afr

-

he was a successful one,"

Wrong? No

40

once Was

not

as

can 80%

was

ho

to

M. M. 'spectacular" to be soon by millions. It's a little Ironie."

CASHING IT

distributor Com

"The Constant ·

of the night Leigh-Mallory, who nowy, and he simply could not inforcement of the RAF could|

the

certain

"Keith Park," he says, “war a good pilot and an intelligent the man, but highly strung. He also suffered from a very sensi- tive ego' which did not help

SAY that Sir Philip is guilty him in his relations with other His problem

people. As a result ho came

of faulty reasoning herd met into serious conflict with an real reason why Park did

exhibitors would officer, put all his aircraft in the war was going to be decided the theatres, THAT Lord Dowding was other senior Air Force

that his Vice Marshal

it was there and then, and have complained about the pro- Trafford air I fully aware

bases were under fire from the that nothing but Immediate re-fusion of dialogue."

The fact remains that although fighter's import is simply not No. 12 Group Fighter

But the British country.

Alme

(with true.

that covered the East Coast risk being caught with his entire 'save

fot. signal exceptions, such as the successful "Ret I know commanders and pilots from the Themes to the Humber. forces on the ground during salvation had to be paid

"Trafford Leigh-Mallory had refuelling and rearming. It was and a disturbance of production colossali

Shoes," "Tales of Hoffmana, was part of the price: who will tell you proudly that brilliant brain, and his character as simple as that.

Leigh Mallory with his group "Th never a day passed without was determined and calm.

"Hamlet" howover, and Olivier's "The disturbance, Lord Dowding leaving battle

rings round Park' in- beyond the Wash faced no such "was only a passing one, and "Henry V have played in art 'could headquarters at Stanmore,

It houses, it is usually impossible could not be blamed, es problem. tellectually. Middlesex, rmd visiting his night

Of Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Leigh-Mallory be

sometimes was, for failures of to get a seat without standing "Briefly

in squadrons in the field.

loved in massing the

an exceptionally long line. rather un- greatest Philip says: "A

production in later years." Canadian

Now Britain has cashied in on the supply Indeed in 1940 newspaper- He

drive would

available at the decisive ugual through force who led Fighter Command

demand. off the obvious

jot the Surrey, point,

int. Park, fearing that he man had been appointed to run of bombers during the Battle of Britain, Sir the night to Redhill,

Amerita public for first olens through, soma of the worst could not achieve this Philip says:

concen- the production side of the RAF, crews to By them.

"The Air Council was not Figures prove the point. On British pictures and, with its "Dowding was, in appearance, blitzed areas, past the burning tration in the time allowed him

He would talk to his by the Luftwaffe in their attacks, particularly happy about this November 8, 1940, for instance, astute deal with the television a very quiet and reserved man, houses.

his appointment, because the action there were 828 bomber aero-networks, is opening up a larger lacking in a sense of humour. pliots, always seeking new ideas, accepted a position where

than ever for scarching for the squadrons were In fact, out of office hours he always

almost in promoted by this newspaper planes for operations-but only public

productions. enter- answer,. And he would

variably, in say!

numerical in- proprietor cut rather sharply 400 crews. could be an extremely taining companion, having a fund of good stories and a quick wit with which to tell them.

The riddle

OF Lord Dowding, the mid

This sense of humour djd not, as a rule, extend into his work, and he could be extreme- ly exacting and tiresome to his subordinates.

"He had, however, a great sense of justice which

carred

him the respect of ail who

on

run

THE NEW

W

"HO are the New

Rich of Britain in.. 19657 Part of the to me as I

Ho

was in excess

RICH

OF BRITAIN

By RENE MacCOLL

and

IN 1955

If you have been getting 28

or more a week as a'kinzzle mazi

or woman, Hving nó bome, with your

and parents, perhaps, worked with him. In technical

'In Britain today the young methodically, but it is not in It is in that group that you having a really fine tune of it was inclined to spend too much stood in a gramophone shop people of about the 17-24 age the nature of carefree, exuber- men are getting married, ruis for wome year, the assumption matters he was very sound, but answer came time on details and less than in Nottingham, idly sizing group are wealthy to an extent ant youth to hoard. That motoring familles, trying to rent or that when you get married

undreamed of before the war, bike, that, nifty

Dew evening buy a house, cording to gripa the money ought automatically customers who Even allowing for the deterhorn dress, is too tempting. principles.

with oll tho In up the

to expand to take care of your responsibilitie to sufficient $18.00

operations he was far-soeing and crammed the place.

tion in the value of the pound

responsibilties of life, new too. coutly Arel, so the

But it does not or it only 15.00 very wise.

Blood of what On them the present wuges which has taken place since

bo called

expands Inadequately

When "Juvenile structure bears hord. 25.00 His refusal to waste the re-

1935, A young man of perhaps would have redixed their pre- pounds" comes roaring out

their happy facal status gat

As they try to stretch their was young, good little boys and 8.50 source of Fighter Command in

20 held up several long decessors of 20 years ago to well the general spending scanty money for ruch hum girls were taught that, however endeavour to bolster 25.00 the French Army in the summer playing records which he eye-popping envy, 35.00 at 1940 was one of the vitally had just chosen. He was

Bir

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"may well wonder

TOO TEMPTING

spree

now on in Britain, and possibly to deepen another line drum but necessary things empting the cake looked at sesu proms, `Jawn-mowers or a new time, it was essential, to ent on the face of Mr Butkr.

chichon sinkite palling to some low exciting bread-and- 7.50 correct decisions of the Second ordinarily dressed and was

World Wer.

Well good luck to them, watch young Fred wireling part butter first. 7.50 "Students of history," says certainly no gilded youth.

You're only young once, and on his sparkling new motor-bike,. It is a cother inesta a to take àlogist in life, Philip

even if some of tal oldaters may or ace him docked out in $5.00 why,

Lord Dowding, the "That will be £3 156," said DOUNDS were mighty hard to willy wish that money had brunet now suit ant slike tie. 200 architect of triumph in the the shop sasistant. Castily the come by in the twenties and bean de plentiful in our own-

Today, if you are pre-aribalile days, that is not co 1.00 Battle of Britain) was relieved young man produced his wallet thirties.

after and paid over the money, willing to work moderately detract from the good, corbuno 10.00 the Germm Air Force had

given the RAF best in the dayNot at all exceptional," said band, you can come home with of the youth of today.

fistful of the long green on s the manage when I talked to Friday night.”

Unfortunately that, in not the him Interglide young men and its me

whole story, Thine" in another ness sroved" in ther

eritalia, fiver and thirty-fivei women of about that are off The factories are clamotning #ide to have lots of mobertin hair doe handy Not averyone

"debitis thai- pockets--and, are

meady to work in a Encióes course, but if you new,tben

of bis post a few weeks

24.00

battle.

3.00 Younger men 15.00 1.50

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