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ITALY'S NEW POINS
Soments with a mind for figures has ~pervetiyeniowlaiste e suc
of film used in the production of kinema plays in 103 were put together they
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would runch from New York to the mon, or from Los Angeles to London, wr sömur- thing wonderful of that sort...
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it is a pity that the industrious cent piler of statistics did not tell us how
ang sands of those thousands of miles the first gold wins to be strick in of film' plays were, produced by Britishly since 1012, industry, says writer in a London
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Yet fower pictures were made in this (Shanghai). Mr. T, W. BOWERN, Fellow of country last year than in 1921, and fower | the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Insor- this year than in 1922. Americaporated by Royal Charter, Lordon, - Germany-advance anal advance, while STEAMAHIT AGENTS AND SUTPAROLES, Great Britain retreats,
It is dieult to see who or what is to be blavied. Many British film fans have started with "enhaslarm and rapi tal-only to fail Chiefly, it has been a Batter of linear
American pictures can be obtained by renters at a price below that which Eu lish proneers can possibly afford to well thoir films. And one reason for this is that a British pistare has difficulty in finding large a fiel as the pictures of "Ameyniya,” A goad Anferiva "movie" "play" not only goes all over Änerica, hit goes all over Eeghod as well. But the Ateri. enn renters will not kolat au English film unless there are some American stirs in the mast. That is why Mins Betty Compden" was brought over, regardless of expeise, to play in that otherwise essen tilly British fitum, founded on a good "ORITM Kyrön melodrama, Wonan to
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That, then, is the situation. But one would think that. the British Empire should provide a big enough field for the pictures that really matter, pictures that į Bo express British views Rod British ideals.
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