Cinema: G.l.s and Movies

What kind of movies do G.l.s like? Who are their favorite stars? Last week a poll by far-flung TIME correspondents disclosed the following preferences:

¶ Almost without exception, G.l.s like musical comedies best, comedies next best, then adventure films and melodramas.

¶ Without exception, G.I.'s most dislike tinhorn war and home-front heroics.

¶ In direct ratio to their remoteness from civilization, soldiers prefer Betty Grable to all other women. They also strongly favor Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Lena Home, Alice Faye, Ginny Sinims, Betty Hutton. Favorite dramatic actresses are Ingrid Bergman, Greer Garson, Bette...

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