ART OF THE CINEMA
1 MAN OF ARAN ' AWARDED MUSSOLINI CUP. VENICE, October 28. Robert Flaherty’s film, ‘ Man of Aran,’ has been awarded the Mussolini Cup for the best foreign film by the Second International Exhibition of the art of the cinema. The awards are made in co-opera-tion with International" Educational Film Institute, and the opinions of ex- • perts from many countries and the results of a ballot by cinema audiences were taken into account. The gold medal offered by the National Fascist Theatre Association for the best performance by an actor was awarded to Wallace Beery, and the Grand Gold Medal of the National Fascist Theatre Corporation was awarded to Miss Katharine Hepburn. This is the first time a British film has won the award, and. the achieve- . ment is regarded in film circles as being of great importance to the British film industry.
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Evening Star, Issue 21878, 15 November 1934, Page 9
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145ART OF THE CINEMA Evening Star, Issue 21878, 15 November 1934, Page 9
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