BRITISH PICTURES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20331, 14 June 1934, Page 16

BRITISH PICTURES.

Definite Improvement in Quality.

“ The quality of British pictures has, improved by leaps and bounds during j the last eighteen months,” said Mr j Arthur W Kelly, a vice-president of j United Artists, of America, who made , a “ flying ” visit to Christchurch yesterday in company with Mr B. Allen, gen- J eral manager in New Zealand for 1 United Artists. Although this had not] been apparent, except in isolated instances, during the past few months. j added Mr Kelly, theatregoers would see | the full effect in a very short time—at 1

least, within the next two year*. “ I can say with confidence that the mediocre English film will be eliminated altogether, for producers are spending up to £BO.OOO and £IOO,OOO on a picture, as against £9OOO to £IO,OOO years ago.”

Mr Kelly, who left for the north last evening, will sail for Australia at the end of the week. After a short stay in the Commonwealth, he will return to America, via the Orient. He will travel across Russia by the transj Siberian railway and will make a stop I in Moscow’, a city he visited in 1929, j just before talking pictures made their debut. Whilst in Moscow Mr Kelly will I investigate the proposed plans for the i production of talking pictures in Eng- > lish.