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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 293, 2 March 1928, Page 13

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-WITHDRAW EPITHETS APPLIED TO DAWN”

AUTHOR deeply hurt

Pres. Association. — Copyright. * d . 1.10 p.tn. LONDON, Thurs. rue author of the "Dawn” film story, / Berkeley, in a letter to the “Daily c ites the Press praise of the and adds: "In ignorance of what “ortrayed. Sir Austen Chamberlain > l it ord Birkenhead have gone out /their wav to vilify the work of the surer Mr. Wilcox, and myself as pr °nuenant,’ 'unsavoury.' ‘hectic, ’ outrage on humanity,’ 'horrible,' s indecent.’ None of these epiare remotely justified. “Vothing has ever hurt me so deeply "to be condemned unheard by the rnment’s spokesmen, who are both miliar with my work in the cause of International appeasement “■Lord Birkenhead accused me of readne tainted money. Sir Austen chamberlain implied that the project As one in which a gentleman would ,he engaged. I appeal to Sir Austen chamberlain and Lord Birkenhead to Lhave like Englishmen and withdraw.” —Sun. JOURNALISTS APPROVE film not sensational LONDON, Thursday. The Nurse Cavell film “Dawn,” as tc which a storrp of controversy has teen aroused, was screened privately before a party of journalists. The »eneral verdict is that the picture is Jot sensational, but that Miss Sybil fhorndike’s acting is superb. The journalists also express the opinion that “Dawn” is a splendid eximple oC British cinematography. The Secretary of State for Foreign L/fairs, Sir Austen Chamberlain, stated •n the House of Commons that he had irritten on at least half a dozen occasions to British representatives, and hid approached the authorities of •oreign countries seeking the excision o f, or modifications in, portions of cinema films which appeared to be derogatory to British prestige.—A- and &Z.