BRITISH FILMS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 92, 19 April 1930, Page 10

BRITISH FILMS

THE AUSTRALIAN REPORT PRODUCERS INDIGNANT LONDON, April 16. British film producers are indignant at the cabled extract from the report of the Australian Censorship Board, declaring that British films required twice as much cutting as American. “They could not have *een more than three or four British talk films,” said Mr Herbert Wilcox, of the British Dominions Film Corporation, “therefore I should like to know on what they based their statement that the best talk films of English life are made in America, and that the British films require more cutting than American.” Mr Wilcox contended that rhe British displayed a greater sense of fitness and decency than any other country. Production of th? technical side of th? British industry had made enormous strides. The Morr. ; ug Post comments: “The censors, however expert in judging fi.bns, Know very little cf Entish *ife, or -ncy would not mistake travesty fot a faithful picture, all of which goes to prove what, a powerful hold the American films have established in Australia, and what a long way the British pry-(’ar-trs have to go in order to shake <11?. ♦ hold.”