BRITISH FILM QUALITY

Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1930, Page 9

BRITISH FILM QUALITY

ADVICE FROM AUSTRALIANS UNDESIRABLE FEATURES COPIED. IMPORTATIONS FROM AMERICA. By Telegraph—“ Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Nov. 5. Mr. J. H. Scullin, in a statement in “The Bioscope” before attending the British film exhibition .pointed out that Australia admitted British films free, while foreign films were subject to a duty of 3d per foot. Last year 38,000,000 feet were imported, and of this total 95 per cent, was from the United States. Unfortunately the censor reported that British films were generally lower in technical excellence and entertainment value and were just as much in need of the pruning knife as any other. British producers, according to the Australian film experts, were unable to avoid a tendency to copy less desirable features of foreign films. “Too many British films deal with night life. in London. We miss the beautiful scenery arid homely traits of real England. The censors state that with one or. two outstanding exceptions the best talkies as examples of British life have been made in the United States. Let the British producers do their part and Australians will do theirs.”