Year book of motion pictures (1932)

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stallations represent equipment manufactured in the United States. Imports from U. S. A. — 1930— Negative, sound, 1930 — Negative, silent, 1930 — Positive, sound 1930 — Positive, silent, 1931 — Negative, silent, 1931 — Positive, sound, 1931 — Positive, silent, 1930 — Sound Equipment 1931 — Sound Equipment Exports to U. S. A. — 1930 — Negative 1,719 ft. $26 500 ft. 25 2,103,661 ft. 40,285 ^,0 / / ,7JO XI. 10,000 ft. 500 2,705,292 ft. 56,750 283,074 ft. 11,494 168,293 84,968 200 ft. 10 China Agitation — Very little. Mostly from the press. Censorship — Two general types of film censorship exist in China — the censorship of the foreignconcession areas and the censorship of the Chinese-controlled areas. Both categories exist in Shanghai, the most important exhibition and distributing center, and the censorship there is generally accepted as a model throughout China. Competition — 83 per cent American fi'ms shown. 10 per cent European and 10 per cent Chinese Chinese production continued to slump in 1929. The influx of German, English and French films probably represents the most outstanding feature in the film situation in this market last year. Copyright Relations — U. S. Commercial Treaty, October 8th, 1903. Production— There is at present a revived interest in Chinese production for sound films. Taxes — Have wide range and very in different parts of the country. Theaters — 300. Sound — 60 theaters wired for sound, the majority of which are located in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Canton, Tientsin, Hankow, Peiping and Nanking. S. A.— silent, 2,597 ft. sound, 1,648,504 ft. silent, sound, sound, silent. Equipment, Equipment, Exports to U. S. A. — 1930 — Negative, 1930 — Posi/tivQ, 1931 — Negative, Imports from U. 1930 — Negative, 1930 — Positive, 1930 — Positive, 1931 — Negative, 1931 — Positive, 1931 — Positive, 1930— Sound 1931— Sound 345,085 ft. 103,029 ft. 1,503,330 ft. 169,539 ft. 900 ft. 15,474 ft. 12,200 ft. 899 37,911 9.955 5,402 28,609 4,196 59,761 38,226 45 341 1,756 DISTRIBUTORS AND IMPORTERS SHANGHAI Fox Film Corporation, 21 Museum Road. Star Film Company, 21 Museum Road. Peacock Motion Picture Corporation, 21 Museum Road. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 21 Museum Road. Krisel & Krisel, 21 Museum Road. Ufa Films Company, 21 Museum Road. Universal Pictures Corporation of Ch'na, 217 Szeuchuen Road. Puma Film Company, 231 Szechuen Road. Radio Pictures Corporation, 2 Szechuen Road. Pathe Orient, 118 Szechuen Road. Hongkong Amusements Company, Ltd., 231 Szechuen Road. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Arcade Building. Exhibitors Film Exchange, Jinkee Road. W. H. Jansen, 3 Hongkong Road. EDWIM^O'BRIEM TELEPHONES WHitehall 4-1868-1869 Film Vault, Receiving Packing and Storage 729 Seventh Ave., N. Y. C. iNc CABLE ADDRESS TENSOB' CODES B. C. 5th Edition and Bentley's FOREIGN and DOMESTIC FREIGHT FORWARDERS ♦ CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERS 24-26 Stone Street, New York 1018