THE “DAWN" FILM

Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1928, Page 2

THE “DAWN" FILM

PRODUCER’S REPLY. (Australian ifc N./. Cable Association.) LONDON, Ed). 27. Air Wilcox, replying to Sir Austen Chamberlain, denies supplying tlie Government adviser with the details described. They <lo not form part of the film, and were never taken. Me met the adviser only once, when the latter unofficially visited the studio, without reference to "The Dawn, ’ and saw certain scenes. 'I he actual firing partv scone runs:—''tin command, the tiring party is ready. Hammerer’s refusal to shoot is played to where an officer steps forward. The actual shooting is not shown, hilt merely reflected in the expression of Edith Cavell, who faints. The iiring party is brought back to order. As the officer moves from the side of the tiling party, the scene is transferred .to the Lutheran chaplain’s lace, his expression indicating what oi(nils thereafter. The scene dissolves to a line- from "Rupert Hrouke’s poem. “In some corner of a foreign field." etc. which dissolves to urso Cnvell’s grave. The tiring party does not fire over her head, and an officer does not give the coup do grace. The actual shooting is not shown. It is utterly untrue to say that the advisor or any official had seen the film though an adviser asked by telephone this afternoon if he might. 1 am showing ■The Lawn’ pUvatoly in Berlin next week. ’ ’