IMPORTED PICTURE FILMS

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1930, Page 9

IMPORTED PICTURE FILMS

RESULT OF CENSOR’S SCRUTINY. BIG PERCENTAGE FROM AMERICA. (By Wire - Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, Last Night. Details regarding Mhe censorship of films are given in the annual report of the Department of Internal Affairs presented to Parliament to-day. During the year 2626 films of all classes of a total length of 6,474,990 feet, were examined. Of this number 102 were rejected in the first instance, 274 were passed subject to excisions, and 167 were passed with recommendations that they were more suitable for adult audiences.

Eleven appeals were lodged against the censor’s decisions. In two cases the censor’s decisions were reversed and the films were released with recommendations for adult audiences. In the other nine cases the censor’s decisions were upheld. The countries of origin of the films were: United States 569, Great Britain 58, Germany 12," Italy 2, Austria, France and Norway, 1 each; total 644. Of the British quota films 51 were silent and seven were synchronised for sound, while of the foreign quota films 276 were silent and 310 synchronised for sound. All the foreign sound films originated in the United States of America.

Of the films rejected 55 were quota and 47 were non-quota. All quota films rejected were of foreign origin, while of the non-quota films rejected five were British and 42 were foreign.