The Daily News (Perth) (16/Apr/1930) - Retort to Film Censors

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• article: Retort to Film Censors
• newspaper: The Daily News (Perth) (16/Apr/1930)
• keywords: Alfred Hitchcock, Blackmail (1929), British International Pictures

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"RIDICULOUS"

RETORT TO FILM CENSORS

BRITISH RESENTMENT

(Special to 'The Daily News')

LONDON, April 15.

"Ridiculous." says Mr. Alfred Hitchcock, the British International Pictures producer, commenting on Mr. W.C. O'Reilly's (Commonwealth Film Censor's) criticisms.

"It is often a complaint that British films do not contain sufficient sex appeal. The censor bans scenes in British films which he permits to pass in American films of a similar type."

Mr. Hitchcock adds: "British films are particularly clean compared with American ones." He recalls that Australia alone took exception to the British talkie "Blackmail." which otherwise was accepted world-wide.