“THE BATTLE OF MONS.”

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19952, 20 November 1926, Page 13

“THE BATTLE OF MONS.”

FRENCH CRITICISM OF FILM,

WORK OP ALLIES MINIMISED,

(Press AatocioHon—By IV'egraph—Copyright.) PARIS, November 18.

The newspaper Comedia, criticising the film “Mons,” which is now being shown at kinemas throughout Britain, accuses the producer of exaggerating the role of the British force and minimising the work of the Belgian and French armies. “Thus the caption ‘The French having retreated, lefts the British Army without support.’ is a little out of proportion when it is remembered that there were only 75,000 British to millions of Belgian and French. The latter are only mentioned at the beginning, when first welcoming the British,, and then when the endurance of the British had given the French time to set their own army in order.”—A. and N.Z. Cable.

EXPLOITS OP THE EMDEN,

GERMAN FILM PRODUCED

BERLIN, November 18. Tho naval authorities are backing the production of a film dealing with the exploits of the cruiser Emden. One scene shows the Emden and the Sydney n action. The climax of the film shows Captain von Mueller offering his sword to Captain Glossop, who refuses to accept it owing to Emden’s gallant fight.—A. and N.Z. Cable.