SEX APPEAL.
♦ MR SHAW CRITICISES FILMS. (BY CABLE—PHBSB ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 20th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 19. Increasing attention is being paid by the intellectuals of Great Britain to the possibilities of films. Mr Bernard Shaw, at the Trade Show, said that exhibitors were obsessed with what they called sex appeal. Where was the sex appeal about Dean Inget Yet crowds went to St. Paul's to hear him preach, and crowds listened to lectures and political speeches. Where was the sex appeal about Charlie Chaplin or Mary Pickford? Yet some was often injected into their films, usually towards the end." In spite or rav a«e, I would not be averse to lossincr Mary Pickford, but I find it extremely tantalising to see another man kissing her." Mr Shaw stressed the need for greater variety, and commended the British films of nature studies now showing for the first time.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19163, 21 November 1927, Page 9
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154SEX APPEAL. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19163, 21 November 1927, Page 9
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