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Jan., 1930] SOUND PICTURES IN EUROPE 21
language is the only one spoken in this country, and this, quite naturally, would eliminate talking pictures unless produced in the native tongue. Sound accompanied pictures may find a market in Hungary after installations are made in theaters with reproducing apparatus, and leaders in the Hungarian industry feel that sound synchronized pictures will prove popular.
At the present time none of the Hungarian studios are equipped for the production of sound films; neither has Hungary manufactured any type of recording or reproduction apparatus. Owing to the scarcity of capital, it is doubtful whether the necessary funds could be obtained at this time to acquire or manufacture recording apparatus in Hungary.
SPAIN
The development of sound motion pictures for the present is not very promising in Spain. English speaking films will naturally be barred because they would not be understood by the Spaniards. But synchronized pictures, such as those reproducing musical scores and sound effects, will have a future in this country. It is suggested that as theaters in Spanish speaking countries are adapted to sound films, there might be an opportunity for Spanish producers to supply Spanish speaking films to those markets.
Equipment now offered in Spain is considered to be expensive, running as high as $18,000; it is felt by those in the trade that if these prices were brought down within reach of the Spanish exhibitors, there would probably be room for five installations in Madrid this year, three in Barcelona, with a possibility of one each in Bilgao, Zaragoza, Valencia, and Seville.
Spain, with more than 2000 theaters, has nearly 300 with a seating capacity of over 1000; 600 seating from 750 to 1000; and 450 with a seating capacity of from 500 to 750, which should lend themselves to sound reproduction installations. So far only one theater is wired for the reproduction of sound films, but two others will be wired in the near future.
None of the Spanish studios are as yet equipped for the recording of sound pictures, and no such apparatus has been manufactured in Spain.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
At present five motion picture theaters in Czechoslovakia, representing a total seating capacity of 4500, are equipped with sound