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GERMANY AND AMERICAN MOVIES.

NECESSITY "OF "CULTURAL PROTECTION.”

'KONTINGENT”

SYSTEM TO REMAIN IN FORCE.

[UNITED PRESS.

that company released in the twe years preceding.

Although the French war against the, showing of American Blms has received much more attention from This arrangement has been based newspapers in the United States upon the necessity of "cultural and fp ofials in Washington, protection," Аду the German the German Government's attitude officiala. They argue that it has toward the presentation of Angribeen set up as spiritual de can movies as reflected in its re- fense against the introduction of eent decisina to keep the film too many foreign ideas, against the "kontingent regulations in force" over-foreignization" of the Ger another year, a considered to be man mind. It has nothing to do equally, as detrimental to the in with ordinary commercial COM- terests of the American film indus petition nor is it necessarily intend- try.

ed to bolster up the German movie industry.

It had been hoped that Germany Would discontinue the "kontingent".

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In the same quarter it has been pointed out that under theken- zingentystein the American com panies have no way of directly cb. taining licenses for the distribution of their films in Germany except ing and distributing German films by entering the business of produc or by purchasing the licenses. In- directly they could ghtain permits from their German competitors, a course not likely to be supported by the latter who would rather pocket the profits, if any," them selves.

Diculty of Placing Amarican Pictures. Thus the Americans either would have to go into the producing bual- American film representatives,

neas here, and thereby really sub- system, particularly in view of its however, read, quite differentsidize the German industry for the adherenen to the Geneva. Conven-mearing into the "kontingent" sake of showing a few films of their tion for the Abolition of Import system. They-contend that the cen-wn, or clae pay the prevailing high prices for distributing licenses. In CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd. and Export Prohibitions and Res-sors can bar all pictures that may

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trictions. and thus give the Ameri-bé injurious to German culture and lean vompanies at least a fair foot- on this score they have had no com

huld in the German market. In-plaints to make against German stead the restrictions are to be con- censorship. Hence there is no other tinued in their preient form until foundation left for the system to the Geneva Convention comes into rest upon except that of a desire to effect and thereafter, the Aineriean reduce to the lowest possible film representatives have been in-minimum the competition which the formally advised, they will be changed in name to comply with the Geneva Treaty, but not-in sub- stance or effect.

American industry can offer the German companies. “

The Kentingent System. Under the "kontingent" systemple believe the true aims of the as now administered a definite fimit German policy to be:-

either case the process would be

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costly, unless all the pictures they brought here were to prove smash- ing successes. In view of this situation the American producers, not only are finding it increasingly difficult to place their pictures but are also becoming increasingly re luctant to enter the German market at all. One of the immediate re- sults has been the preventing of anything like wholehearted operation between the American and German movie industries and this at a time when American help. Alma of German Polley.

particularly of a financial nature, would be most appreciated here. The United. Press has been in

Although a few of the larger com formed that the American. film peo-panies might consider going into production of motion pictures in Germany, all of the American Arms have thus far hesitated to do so is set upon the number of foreign 1. To use kontingent" control because they feel they have no us films that may come into the Ger- aga mengs of benefitting the Ger-surance that their investment. would man market, but even then the disman producers;

be protected. In this connection tributor must first obtain a license 2 To gradually force American they recall that an American to before any of these pictures can be rental and distributing organiza-bacco firm recently spent a great tions now operating in Germany deal of money erecting a plant in shown. The number of these liceuses out of business;

Germany with the intention of making several million cigarettes that may be issued in a year is 3. To compel the American film daily only to find itself faced, just fixed at 200, and of this number 170 industry to assist nancially in before construction was gompinted, are definitely allocated to German increasing the production of Ger- with a new cigarette quota law un man pictures to a point where there der which the production of eiga. distributing organizations and the will be little room left in the Ger- rettes was limited to a definite per remaining 30 are retained by the man market for foreign pictures centage of those made on a certain Federal Film Commissioner to" he 4. In consequence of which the day. This "certain day" was thres issued at his discretion." The num- | trade ir American films in Germany months before the American com ber of permits issued to a German will be substantially reduced where- pany began to build its plant, and distributing house is wholly dens the American companies will consequently it was barred from pendent or contingent upon the have helped to build up a German | manufacturing cigarettes in Ger number of German feature films. film industry,"

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Diary of Coming Events.

To-day. (April 22.).

H.K. Engineering and Construc tion Co.'s: 8th Aarual. Meeting:

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6.-Curried Pork

7-Roast Potatoes

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9-Marrow Cream Sauce

10.-Apple Tart, Cream Sauce

11. Fruit 12-Tea 13-Coffee

Queen's Theatre: "Broadway.” World Theatre: "Sailors Sweet- heart at 2.30 and 1.15, "The Eyeing. Woman" (Chinese Picture).

Star Theatre: "Girl from Chi- cago: "

Sale of Crown Land at Offices at Public Works Dept., 3 p.m.

"Made for Majestic Theatre: Love."

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European Mails:-Inward: Europe i Siberia (Mirzapore). Outward: Europe ni Marseilles (D'Artagne), 2.30 p.m., Europe rid Siberia (Shinyo Maru), € p.m..

Wednesday. (April 23.)

St. George's Day.

St. George's Society At Home to H.M. Foreta, Lec-Theatre, 8.30 p.m. Hockey-Club Tv. Somersets, U.S.R.C. ground.

World Theatre: "The Crowd"

World Theatre: "Sailors Sweet. heart at 2.30 and 7.13, "The Eyeing | (2.30 and 7.15 p.m., Chinese picture, Woman (Chinese Picture). „

Star Theatre: "Girl from Chi- cage."

Majestic Theatre: "Made for

Love."

Peninsula Hotels, 4.30 p.m.

Tea Dances: Hong Kong and

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong. and Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 u.m.

Thursday.

(April 24) Laying of Foundation Stone, War Southern, 4 p.m.. Memorial Nursing Home by Mrs.

Queen's Theatre: "The Trial of Mary Dugan."

World Theatre: "The "Crowd" (9.30 and 7.15 p.m., Chinese picture,

The Eyeing Woman).

Star Theatre "The Awakening." Majestic Theatre: "Serenade," Tea Dances Hong Kong, and Peninsula Hotels, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong: Peninsula, and Repulse Bay Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

European Mails:-Inward: Europs via Suez. (Mantua).

Friday. (April 23.)... Hockey Club Recreio, King's Park,

Queen's Theatre: "The Trial of Broadway." Mary Dugan."

Football-Junior League: South China "B" v. Club, Navy v. Chinese PA", St. Joseph's. Somersets, Chinese "F","Ewo, -

Queen's Theatre:

The Eyeing, Woman). Star Theatre The Awakening.. Majestic Theatre: "Serenade." Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 4.30 p.m..

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

Saturday. (April 28.) Charity Concert in Aid of the Tin Kwok School, Theatre Royal, 9 p.m. Diocesan Boys' School, Dance, 9 p.m.

Cricket:-Division II: Winners (H.E.C.C.) . The Rest, Club ground, p.m.

Football:-Division II, Chinese "A". St. Joseph, Ewo . Eastern, South China B. Recreio, Kow- loon South China "A," Navy Club.

Queen's Theatre: "Trial of Mary. Dugan."

World Theatre: "The Crowd" (2.30 and 7.15 p.m. Chinese picture,

The Exting Woman").

Star Theatre: "The Awakening." Majestic Theatro: Serenade". Tea Dances: Hong Kong, and Peninsula Hotels, 5 p.m.

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