FILM CENSORSHIP

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 120, 17 April 1930, Page 7

FILM CENSORSHIP

AUSTRALIAN REPORT. BRITISH PRODUCERS INDIGNANT “GREATER SENSE OF FITNESS.” ‘ * (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received April 17, 10.5 a.m. LONDON, April 16. British film producers are indignant at the cabled extract from the report of the Australian Censorship Board, declaring that British films required twice as much cutting as American. “They , could not have seen more than three or four British talking films,” said Mr Herbert Wilcqx, of the British Dominions Film Corporation. “Therefore, 1 should like to know on what they based their -statement that the best talking films, of English life are made in America, and that British films require more cutting than American.” Ml Wilcox contended that the British displayed a greater sense of fitness and decency' than any other country. The technical side of the British industry had made enormous strides. •Tlie Morning Post eoniments: “The censors, however expert in judging films, know very little of English life, or they would not mistake travesty for a faithful picture. All of which goes to prove what a powerful hold the American films have established in Australia and what a long way the British producers have to go in orde r to shake that hold.”