Kinematograph year book (1944)

Overseas. 23 Kodak (Australasia) Pty., Ltd., 252. Collins Street, Melbourne, C.i. (Laboratories, Southampton Crescent, Abbotsford, N.9.) Ffletro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pty., Ltd., 2SS, Queen Street, Melbourne, C.i. Ovenden, D., 14, Cambridge Street, Auburn, E.a. Paramount Film Stnrice Pty., Ltd., 256-260 King Street, Melbourne, C.i, P.J.P. Productions, 18, Sou they St., St. Kilde, S.E.3. Recordit Pty., Ltd., 351, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, C.i. RKO-Radio Pictures (Australasia) Pty., Ltd.. 490, Bourke Street, Melbourne, C.i. TRADE PUi Australian Exhibitor, 387, George Street, Sydney. Small. Herbert, Pty., Ltd., 308, Collini Street, Melbourne, C.i. Society for Visual Education Pty., Ltd., 947, Latrobe Street, Melbourne, C.i. Stevens, Cyril, 758, Hi?h St., Thornburv, X.17. United Artists (Australasia) Pty., Ltd., 360, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, C.i. Universal Pictures Pty., Ltd., 572-574. Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, C.i. Warner Bros. First National Pictures Pty., Ltd., 260, Queen Street, Melbourne, C.i. Western Electric Co. (Aust.), Pty., Ltd., 415. Bourke Street, Melbourne. Film Weekly, 136, Liverpool Street, Sydney. New Zealand. Duringthe year 1,668 films of all classes, totalling 4,421,510 ft., were examined by the Film Censorship. Of this number three were rejected outright, three were deferred for the time being as unsuitable for exhibition owing to the war situation, 125 were passed subject to excisions, 117 were passed with recommendations that they were more suitable for adult audiences, and 24 were passed with the caution that they were not suitable for children. Xo appeals were lodged in the case of the three films rejected, two of them being short featurettes made in U.S.A. and the third a feature picture made in Great Britain. An analysis of the 445 feature films shows that the countries of origin were as follows : Great Britain, 28; Australia, 1 ; India, 1 ; Russia, 8 ; and U.S.A., 407. As compared with the previous year, the number of rejections was three as against two, the number of films requiring amendment was 125 as against 99, the number of films recommended as more suitable for adults was 125 as against 172, the number considered to be definitely unsuitable for young people was 24 as against 17 in the previous year. Propaganda films were naturally much in evidence, both from Great Britain and U.S.A., particularly since America's entry into the war. Propaganda also forms a strong element in the feature films made by both nations for public entertainment. It was also noted that many of the films received from the U.S.A. presented stories of Japanese espionage activities in that country prior to the attack on Manila. Minor inaccuracies in one or two American short feature subjects dealing with New Zealand's war effort were eliminated. There was a considerable increase in the number of miniature films during the year ; of the 90 films examined the majority dealt with health and educational subjects. PRODUCERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ETC. British Empire Films, Courtenay Chambers, N.Z. Motion Pictures Exhibitors' Assn., lire, 15, Courtenay Place, Wellington, C.3. 29A, Courtenay Place, Wellington, C.3. Columbia Pictures Proprietary, Ltd., Levy Bldg., Paramount Film Service (N.Z.), Ltd., 87, Cuba Manners Street, Wellington, C.5. Street, Wellington, C.2 ; al*o at Civic House, De Forest Phonofilms, N.Z., Ltd., 45, Courtenav Que€n street> Auckland. Place, also A.M.P. Building, Custom House RKO -Radio, "Evening Post'' Building, Willis Quay C.i, Wellington, C.3. Street, Wellington C.i. Filmeraft, Ltd., Miramar, Wellington, E.4. United Artists Films, 55, Courtenay Place Film Exchanges Association (N.Z.), Inc., 87, Wellington, C3. Cuba Street, Wellington, C.2. Universal Pictures Corpn., Film Distributors, FOX Film Corpn. (A/lia), Ltd., Kent House, Nimmo's Building, Willis Street, Wellington. Kent Tee, Wellington, C.3 ; also at Guthrie Vinsen, J. S., Cinema Photographer, 43a, Brown Bldg., Albert Street, Auckland. Courtenav Place, Wellington. m.*,«-o„ih-,v„ nim 1 n 7 1 |M Wnn, riKK^nc Warner Bros. First National Pictures, Ltd., ISetro-floIdwyn Flirt ■ (N-Z.). UJm Hope Gibbons Plumbers' Building, Wakefield Street, Building, D-xon Street, Wellington, C.i. Wellington. New-Aetion Pictures, De Luxe Theatre Bldg., Williamson (J.C.) Picture Corpn. Ltd., Dojainiou Wellington. Building, Mercer Street, Wellington, C»i.