CAVELL FILM

Grey River Argus, 10 February 1928, Page 5

CAVELL FILM

German Objection ONLY REVIVES PAINFUL MEMORIES. BERLIN, February 8. The Foreign Office has announced that, the German Ambassadors in London and Biussels, arc making efforts to prevent the Cavcll film being shown in public, on the grounds that such a film “only revives painful memories, and may embitter relations between the countries.’’ LATER. .Sybil Thorndyke figures as the nurse in the Cavcll film, which is entitled “Dawn”. It is pointed out by the German Foreign Ollice that the film version of Edith Cavell’s execution differs from the German official account, which contains nothing about a German officer having shot the nurse, or about a German soldier in the execution squad, having refused to obey the order to fire. Tagliche Rundschau says “the film travesties the truth. The attitude of Britain towards European reconciliation Ifftds us to hope that means will bo found to prevent the exhibition of the film, which is calculated tn whip up the passions of the people.” The Gorman Embassy has unofficially pointed out th 0 undesirableness of the film. The Daily Express understands that it is unlikely that the Foreign Office will act. The only body capable of suppressing the film is the Board of Film censors. The producers are taking no notice of the protest and sav that the film will be shown in Brussels and Berlin, because it nowise offends German suseeptibilites.