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14 NATHAN D. GOLDEN [J. s. M. P. B.
any foreign talkie invasion. The producer is today faced with lack of capital — and because of the talkies, the possibility of marketing German films abroad, especially in England and America, has almost collapsed.
German producers are losing no time, however, in solving the language problem. One producer in cooperation with an English company, is now producing a bi-lingual talkie in England.
Censorship of Sound Pictures. — Much space is devoted by the German press to the question of sound film censorship in so far as sound shorts are concerned. Sound features are subject to contingent regulations and are treated as silent films. A number of American sound shorts have already been brought on the German market without any import restrictions. One American company, however, has recently registered 20 more short sound pictures to be imported into Germany; but since the Foreign Trade Committee claims that the existing regulations do not include provisions for sound shorts, it has refused to grant an import permit for them.
At present there is under consideration by the German government a proposal to establish a special contingent for talking pictures. The proposal is drastic. It will allow the importation of only one foreign talkie to every German talkie shown. Moreover, the Reichsrat, the governing committee representing the German States, has recently adopted new amendments to the German cinema law. Although these amendments are contrary to the ruling of German courts, they subject all dialog of sound film to censorship.
All pictures disparaging Germany abroad will be banned for exhibition, even if the German censors have passed the picture after deleting the objectionable scenes.
It is not likely that all the new rules will become law, for they will have to be considered by the Reichstag in about four to five months' time.
Italian Interests in German Sound Films. — It is extremely interesting to follow the international aspect of the German sound film industry. It appears that Ufa's first sound pictures will be synchronized musical films, intended for world distribution. As a matter of fact, by a sound film agreement between Ufa and the Italian Ente Nazionale per la Cinematografia, the latter's product will be released in Germany and exhibited in all theaters equipped with Klangfilm apparatus. On the other hand, the Ente Nazionale is reported to have acquired the entire Ufa sound production for 1929-30, with