THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1938.
CHANCELLOR
AND FRANC DEVALUATION
London, To-day.
SNOW WHITE NOT A CARTOON
"Walt Disney's first feature-length animated
"Snow production.. White and the Seven Dwarfs," is definitely not an elongated cartoon, This musical feature is done in soft tones of colour, not in the The Chancellor of Exchequer bright hues of Mickey Mouse, and made a statement at Commons Silly Symphon shorts. Each scene question time on the devaluation of is an the franc.
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exquisite composition colour and shading. Each frame of film could stand alone, comparable Sir John Simon said: "At the in its beauty to the most ambitious beginning of the week, the French painting. Government informed us that they
Whereas the Disney short sub- did not consider it possible the "jects are one continous laugh from franc could be maintained at its start to finish, his first feature pre- then level and that they were con-'sents all the elements of great, en- "The tertainment: romance, pathos, sus- templating a lower rate. French Government made a similar
pense and humour. communication to the Government Although the other established of the United States and as is pro-Disney characters are all animals vided in the tripartite agreement, for "Snow White" he has created consultations between the three human beings with human Governments then took place.
tions, intended to be as real to the audience as flesh-and-blood players. Queen's The film opens at the and Alhambra to-day,,
"The French Government have given assurances that it is their intention to achieve as the even- tual result of their policy, a rate corresponding to their economic position and giving to France no and competitive trade advantage that the present downward move- ment would be the last.
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