BANNED IN AUSTRALIA
FIRST BRITISH TALKIE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON. October 20. (Received October 21. at 1.15 p.m.) The critics are surprised that ‘ Blackmail,’ the first British talkie, has been banned in Australia, especially in view of its remarkable reception in England. It is pointed out that, although the scene in the artist’s studio is daring, it is treated with discretion. Incidentally the artist is an Australian—Cyril Richards.—Australian Press Association.
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Evening Star, Issue 20311, 21 October 1929, Page 8
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