PICTURE BANNED.
"ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT.” By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, July 11. The war story “All Quiet on the Western Front” will not be seen in picture form in the Dominion. The Government film censor, Mr W. A. Tanner, this week viewed the picture version of Enrich Maria Remarque’s story, and refused a permit for its release. The film censor said to a reporter that the only merit the picture might possess was its appeal to peace, but in all else he could not see that it conformed to entertainment that would be to the advantage of the people in the Dominion. He felt the responsibility of refusing a permit for showing the picture in New Zealand, and was not sorry that an appeal had been lodged against his decision.
A meeting of the Appeal Board today upheld the censor’s verdict.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18617, 12 July 1930, Page 17
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143PICTURE BANNED. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18617, 12 July 1930, Page 17
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