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Christopher Niebuhr '56, president of the HLU, explained to Watson the club's financial need, to be able to show the movie. He asked Watson to allow the HLU to stage at least this one film, to make up the money that the planned showing would have earned...
...HLU was the only group affected, as it has relied primarily on movies as a money-making source. Now deprived of its main source of revenue, the HLU will be forced to explore other possibilities, Niebuhr said...
Whatson said there was some chance of charging a membership fee for a closed movie series, provided the movies were at least ten years old, and of more artistic than commercial interest. "This would not make any money, though, as it would include only HLU members," Niebuhr commented. "The same applies for the documentaries we would be allowed to show," he continued...
Philippe Villers '55, HLU president, last night could announce no postponement, but said he hoped that the film will be shown "at some future time...
...HLU considered many films before deciding upon "Grapes of Wrath," according to Villers. "We had no trouble in obtaining permission to show the film from Dean Watson," he said...