THE JEWISH NEWS-71 Hollywood's New Films Prove 'Movies Are Better Than Ever' Friday, September 19', 1952 By LEON GUTTERMAN Copyright, 1952, Jewish. Telegraphic Agency, Inc. HOLLYWOOD — Despite the more people went to see more di re propheci h es of what televi- 1 big "big" pictures than ever before. si on would do to motion pictures. 1 Movie-goers-continued to express their confidence in good movies by investing .more dollars in ad- missions than ever before. The most important smash hit of the year was "David and Bathsheba" (Fox). THERESA A. 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