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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949.
SURPRISE TURN TO Hollywood
UK'S FILM CRISIS
Critic's Battle With MGM
London, November 8. After a nine days' hearing the House of Lords today reserved judgment on the British woman film critic, E. Arnot Robertson's appeal in a two-year legal battle with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer.
London, November 8.
The British film crisis took a surprise turn tonight when the United Artists. Corporation of America announced that it had made a $2,- 800,000 deal with a new British company to sponsor independent film production in this country.
The first film will go on the
The deal announced tonight involves seven major pictures to be delivered during the next two and a half to three years to United Artists at an estimated production cost of $2,800,000. Commenting on the deal to- night, Mr. Raymond Stress, who is associated with the British producer, Anatole De In July, 1947, Miss Robertson was awarded £1,500 costs against Grunwald, in the new the film company for damages pany, said that they would for libel and slander in a letter make five additional films a which she held and which alleged' year.
This was the third stage in the long litigation process.
critic.
com-
that she was an incompetent filmp Asked where the money for the films was coming from, he The letter was sent by M.G.3Lsaid, "I cannot say. Let us put to the British Broadcasting Cor- it down to international finance. poration after a broadcast which she made about the film Green Years".
In July, 1948, the Court of Appeal allowed M.G.M.'s appeal) against the judgment.
I can say though that a large pro- portion is being found through American sources.
Commenting on the agreement, Mr. Stress said, "The producers a result of these To carry the case to the House believe that as
film production of Lords, Miss Robertson mortg= arrangements,
received will at last be put on a Érm finan- aged her house and financial support from literary, cial basis, and that investment in journalistic and other sympath these films will prove no greater
of any isers, some in the United States, risk than that
normal -Reuter.
commercial venture."
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Film Czar's Loss Worries Labour Government
London, November 8.
The British film industry's big financial loss, an- nounced yesterday by the film Czar, J. Arthur Rank, today furrowed the brows of many--- from top salary stars to Cabinet Ministers, Political quarters forecast that the Government, viewing the crisis in terms of dollars, will speed up its investigation into ways of help- ing the industry following Mr. Rank's wam- ing that he may eventually have to stop pro- duction,
door at the beginning of 1950, and more than 12 subjects are now The Anal under consideration. programme will be announced that shortly, and it was stated
this will revert the name of top- and British ranking American
whom stars, with
negotiations were now proceeding.
Rank Not Involved
น
Fears Loss Of Market
Hollywood, November 8--- Hollywood distributors. Tear that J. Arthur Rank's..... film losses may lead to a cut in the number of American films shown in Britain.
At present the American industry is partly paid for films it distributes in Britain' by dollars earned by Rank's prestige films which play to crowded, houses in big. Am- erican citica.
If he cuts down produc. tion of British films, as be threatens, the Americans?"re- turn on their films will be very largely blocked in Bri. tain because : dollars cannot be exchanged for pounds freely-Reuter.
MOTHER'S PLEA FOR SON
The announcement came a few hours after it had been reported that the British - Gov- ernment was expected to speed up its enquiry into the film
London, November 8. industry following yesterday's Į
Arthur White-haired Mrs. Cas- statement by Mr. J. Rank that his Company had matos, a Greek who had flown lost £5,000,000 in film produc- from Cairo to London, today tion and might have to cease appealed successfully in* making films next June.
The deal announced tonight is
London court for mercy for with World Screen Plays Limit her son, Roger, charged with ed, and United Artists will offer theft world-wide distribution through their organisation
He pleaded guilty to breaking Mr. Arthur Rank told Reuter into a friends's flat and stealing Jewellery, cigars, soap, syrets.ani tonight that he was in no way other articles valued at $30, and connected with the new deal
was discharged on condition that "I knew something of this kind he did not commit any offence was being attempted. he said.or a year. * "but it has nothing to do with
me or my organisation.”.
Mrs. Cosmotes told the
Court!
He declared that it would make that her husband was gravely il no difference to his own plans and that she was prepared to take for restricted production.-Reuter her son back to Cairo and find
him work there.
KARACHI DENIAL
Mr. Malcolm Morris, defending, Jsaid that after service with the Greek Air Force and as an in- Karachi, November 8.
terpreter with the Royal Air Reports not Reuter) that the Force, Cosmatos went to Edin- Pakistan Prime Minister, Liaquat burgh to qualify as a dretor, Ali Khan, has cancelled his visit to Moscow this winter or post- Through shortage of vacancies poned it until next summer were he was unable to enter any uni- officially denied here today. versity. Later he began to study he beard that his A source close to the Prime law. When Minister said that no definite date father had had a stroke he re- had ever been fixed for the visit used to accept his £25 2 month It was speculation to say that allowance from his family. he should have left here on November 7.
After going two days without food he went to visit his friends "It is still possible that the but found the flat empty. Had Prime Minister may make the his friends been in, Cosmatos
ter.
But it is believed unlikely that the Government will await the there will be an increase in the Board of Trade's reaction to the visit later this month or in De-would never have appeared in £5,000,000 aid available to pro-freport of a special committee rember," the source added-|the-dçck, Mr.-Morris said. —Reu- ducers through the Government's which has been studying distri-Reuter. Fam-Credits-Corporation.
bution-and-exhibition It will findings The dilemma facing the Gov-also have before if the emment is this: If fewer British of another specialised comunittee films or none are made, then which has been probing the finan- cinema theatres will be unable}cial aspects of the industry.
maintain the rigid quota
brought The crisis has system which forces theni to personal heart-burning to the screen 40 per cent British ilms actors and technicians in the in their programmes.
industry. Despite drastic pruning
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more
If the Government lowers or in recent months, 30 leading abolishes the quota, more Holly-actors and actresses are still un- wood films may ceme into the der contract to the Rank organi- ecuntry. And they cost dollarssation_
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The Government will not, it is cians, who have seen 2,000 of believed, authorise any increase their number sacked in two years, In the present $17,000,000 an-are also anxious about how many nual "ceiling" amount which may will suffer when the axe falls be taken cut of the country by again.-Reuter.
Hollywood..
On the other hand, American producers might fight any sugg
tion of "freezing" their earnings
here.
Heart-Burning
PEER JOINS LIBERALS
London, November &
Lord Noc! Burton, 32-year-old
Another problem for the son of a former Labour Minister Government is to ensure that of Agriculture, has joined the British films can be produced Liberal Party.
which will earn dollars in the His mother, Lady Lucy Edith American market.
Noel Eurton, is a Labour Mem- Before tackling what will be ber of the House of Commons. its first fullscale investigation He succeeds to the title in 1948 |of all aspects of the film business,' when his father died.-Reuter.
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