Film Year Book 1927 (1927)

(German). (K. C. Way. Manager). Krisel and Krisel, 25 Kinkee Road. Kuo Kwang M P. Co. Pathe Orient, 99 Szechuen Road. Peacock M. P. Co., 116 Sinza Road. Red Seal Film Co. (China) Ltd., 10 Hungpas Road. XJniversal Pictures Corp., 125 Szechuen Road. TIENTSIN First National Pictures Corp. (American, S. C. Cheng). E. W. Frazier and Co. (American). How-Woo Film Co. Tai Lok. Tong Yee Trading Co. United Film Exchange Universal Picture Corp. North American Improving Co. (Reviews). Pathe Orient (French). Peacock Film Exchange (Y. W. Kwan). Universal Pictures Corp., 30 Yang Fu Yin Road. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS SHANGHAI China Theaters Ltd., 60 Bubbling Well Road. Continental Film Co. (Japanese) 1-a Jinkee Road. Han Yung and Co. (German), 96 Szechuen Road. Krisel and Krisel, 25 Kinkee Road. Montgomery, Ollerton and Co. (British), 15 Museum Road. National Film Co. of China (Chinese), 700 Avenue Edward VII. Neptune Film Corp. (American), 11 Park Road. Pathe Orient, 99 Szechuen Road. Peacock M. P. Co., 116 Sinza Road. Rams Amusement Co. (Portuguese), 24 Haining Road. Straits China Film Service, 20 Baikal Road. Universal Pictures Corp., 125 Szechuen Road. HARBIN Neptune Film Corp., 9 Kasachia Street. HONGKONG Basa, R., 7 Queen's Road Central. Hongkong Film Exchange, Ice House St. Hongkong Amusements Ltd., Prince's Building. Middle East Film Ltd., 16 Queen's Road Central. Montgomery, Ollerton and Co., 11 Ice House Street. Pathe-Orient, 12 Queen's Road Central. Sun Co.. Ltd., 181-195 Des Veeux Road. TIENTSIN China Theaters Ltd. (British). First National. Pathe Orient. Peacock Film Exchange. L^nited Film Exchange. LTniversal Pictures Corp. DUTCH EAST INDIES Agitation — None. Censorship — Strict censorship. Fees are very high. Competition — 75% American. Copyright Relations — Same as Netherlands. Production — Very little. Taxes — Quite high. Theaters — 300. Sumatra, 25. Imports from U. S. A. — feet ; value feet ; value feet ; value feet ; value I $ 125. $ 2,200. $74,500. $ 1,500. 1923— 17,000 1924— 55,500 1925—3,045,000 1926— 76,000 Exports to U. S. A. — None direct. DISTRIBUTORS Donati, Robert (Pathe), 7 Paradestraat, Soerabaia. Famous Lasky Film Service, Ltd., Gang Pool 7, Weltevreden, Batavia. Famous Lasky Film Service, Ltd., Moomstraat 16, Soerabaia. Fox Film Corp., Rijswijk, Weltevreden, Batavia. Fox Film Corp., Gang Onderling Bolang 8, Soerabaia. Muller, E. V. Helant, Djocjacarta. Schwartz, Leon, 7 Parade Straat, Soerabaia. United Artists Corp. of the Far East, 6 Tanah Abang West, Weltevreden, Batavia. Universal Pictures Corp., Lanraadwag, Bandoeng. Universal Film Mfg. Co., Decca Park, Batavia. Universal Pictures Corp., Universal Theater, Cheriben. Universal Film Mfg. Co., Soerabaia. Universal Pictures Corp., Sumatra Film & Handels Kantoer, Madan, Sumatra. FRENCH INDO-CHINA Agitation — 1\ one. Censorship — Local. Competition — Mostly American. Copyright Relations — Same as France. Production — N one. Taxes — Moderate. Theaters— 29. Imports from U. S. A. — 1924-1,200 feet; value $200. Exports to U. S. A. — A one direct. INDIA Agitation — Considerable agitation by the press. No legislation enforced or contemplated. Censorship — Bengal Board of Censorship. Competition — 90'/o American. Copyright Relations — See Great Britain. Production — Some production but very crude. Eight producing companies : Kohinoor Film Co., Hindustan l* ilm Co., Deccan Picture Corp., United Pictures Syndicate, Shir Krishna Film Co., Maharashtra Film Co., Saurashtra Kinematograph Co., Eastern Film Co. Taxes — None. Theaters— 330. Bombay, 15; Calcutta, 12. 31 theaters in Burma of which Rangoon has 7. Imports from U. S. A. — 1913— 13,000 feet; value $ 450. 1923— 39,000 feet; value $ 1,200. 1924— 48,000 feet; value $ 1,200. 1925—4,500,000 feet; value $150,000. 1926—2,500,000 feet; value $ 93,500, Exports to U. S. A. — 1924—50,000 feet; value $6,500. 1925—30,000 feet; value $1,500. 1926— 8,500 feet; value $3,700. General — J. J. Madan, managing director of Madan Theaters, Ltd., the most important theater operators in India, spent many weeks in New York in the fall ot^ 1926. In addition to activities as exhibitors, the Madan interests likewise produce for native consumption. Madan determined to send lighting equipment to India in order to improve his studio facilities at Calcutta. A number of pictures have been made by him in recent years, but it is now his intention to make 24 a year, beginning in 1927. India has a population of about 350,000,000. Despite this, there are less than 300 theaters, Madan stated. Spectacles hold the greatest appeal for Indian audiences, he added, and for that reason "The Thief of Bagdad" was a pronounced hit, despite the fact that to Eastern eyes many incongruities in Mohammedan custom appeared. DISTRIBUTORS AND IMPORTERS BOMBAY Far Eastern Film Co., Ltd., Rogay Bldgs., Apollo St. First National, Pathe Bldg., Bellard Estage. Globe Cinema. Hague, Alex, Pathe Bldg., Bellard Estage. International Film Hire Service, 10 Dobi Talao. Kerr Bros, and Co., 22 Kalbadevi Road. Pearson & Co., J., Victoria Bldg., Parsee Bazaar. Pioneer Cinema and Film Co., 38 Kalbadevi Road. United Film Trading Co., P. O. Box 81. Universal Pictures Corp., Heera House, Sandhurst Road. CALCUTTA Alliance Trades Agency, 7 Esplanade East. Calcutta Trades Agency, 7 Bentnick St. Elphinstone Bioscope Co., S Dharmatalla St. Madan & Co. (Madan Theaters, Ltd.), 5 Dharamtalla St. Universal Pictures Corp., 10 British Indian St. JAPAN Agitation — None. Censorship — "Department of Home Affairs". Films censored Japanese 72%, American 25%. Com.petition — 70' ^ Japanese; of foreign pictures sliowii nearly all are American. Copyright Relations — ^Treaties of May 17. 1906. and .\ug. 11, 1908. Production — ^Considerable. The Japanese people prefer their own product. 970