FILM "SCANDAL"

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 May 1925, Page 5

FILM "SCANDAL"

• - -• ’ x ''' BRITISH WORK EXCLUDED. . / AMERICA’S STRANGLE HOLD. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) •P LONDON, May 15‘d ‘Jn the House of jlords, Lord Burnham suggested that public attention tiixougliput "’the Fmpire should ■ ;be drawn to the scandal of the .exclusion of ■ British films • from the majority of cinemas in the Empire. 1 ; Viscount Reel, replying, said that twbrity-fiv'e ’per cent of the films exhib. ited in Britain in 1914 were British, wliereas 'in * 1923,' drily' 'ten. per cent were'British.' They had''dwindled to thtee pbr eent iri 1925. About tWenty firms were engaged in' the film industry, in Britain in 1923, but this was re. duced to five at present. British pro. ducers had to meet . tremendous cqmpetitioir'from "the United States. : .It was difficult to see how-any thing ■'short of- J prohibition of Antericaii film's could give 11 an- opportunity"‘tb the British filni industry. . But he' [elt th’at the public were not inclined at present 'to sunpbrt' so strong action against American competition. *■* . DOMINION PROJECTS ■" . V ■ ■■ (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 16. A. conference of picture theatre interests,' which has been in progress for? the paM two weeks, resulted the formation bf’a new company, wjth a capital* 6f £ 100,000 in which Australian aud New Zealand interests Will be represented.'' A new theatre Coiripahy has' also been formed With the same capital; in conjunction with a''big' theatre owning compahy of Australia, and two new theatres will be ritected at an early date at Auckland and Wellington. -