British Company Makes Big Plans

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1076, 13 September 1930, Page 27

British Company Makes Big Plans

FILM PROGRAMME FOR THE EMPIRE UN CONCERNS INVOLVED A strong effort is being made in Britain at the present time to combat the American film invaaion—not only of pictures, but of production and exhibition controlling interests. A large company with a capital of 21,500,000 is being formed with the Meet of acquiring the interests of no Wer than 10 producing and exhibiting concerns. if the plans of the promoters are acceaaful the resultant amalgamation ’ill enable the launching of an programme. It is the intention of the company ‘•produce in the first 14 or 15 months h® 10 to 26 feature pictures in one, Ibr or three languages. It is that already a market for -MO,OOO feet is assured. The need for such a British enterJ me as this is stressed in a letter to “ Bun from Mr. V W. Lorigan, a New Zealand cinema prole*. is at present on a holiday to Europe. Tnm* aTe me * several of the most »vV ant Producers in London and A**® VBry optimistic regarding the ! suc cess of the British proHW, he writes. .j.,3® Oaumont Company has been J lj y the Fox Corporation, I I understand that this “ tile control of 300 houses in country (Britain).” to Mr. Lorigan the jt-.r, company now being formed T*aSnU l ° * < *° things” in New