EDITH CAVELL FILM

Grey River Argus, 22 February 1928, Page 5

EDITH CAVELL FILM

LICENSE REFUSED By Board of Censors DECISION MEETS WITH ADVERSE PRESS CRITICISM. LONDON. February 21. i Th? Board of Film Censors, after a | long sitting, refused to license the picture “Dawn” O’Connor announcing the theme rendered the exhibition in Britain inexpedient. The decision in the ordinary way would not prevent the exhibition of the film in theatres or halls, but the significance of the unusual expression “inexpedient” remains to be seen. Mr I T. P. O’Connor refused last night to! elucidate it. Meantime the distributors are in an embarrassing situation. They have already booked the film for dozens of cinemas throughout the country, for a total of £30.000. Miss Sybil Thorndike, the portrayer | of Edith Cavell, says. “I think the Censor made a very grave mistake. I am confident that the public, will re verse his judgment when the film 1shown. ’ ’ Mr Wilcox, the producer, regards as Gilbertian the fact that the film j entitled “Edith Cavell. Nurse ami MarI tyr.” from the story by Edgar Wallace,; made in 1919, with the approval of the | I War Office, is still being offered I . to the public under a certificate of the I [British Board of Censors. He intends to show “Dawn” within a few days to the whole British press. The Daily Express says: Film censorship was established To protect the public from exhibitions which are degrading, or which might debase. The pub- i lice Censors in this instance have exceeded their prerogative and assume.! | the function of Government control. I