English moving picture producers have announced their intention of glorifying the British empire and incidentally of reorganizing their industry. Up to this time English films have been a drug on the market--even the English market. The populace, accustomed to circuses with their bread, cried for American productions. The populace shall be answered, for now England is to be blessed with a Hollywood, only, as the promoters hasten to add, it will be much better than Hollywood. Its location is to be Wembley, home of the recent exposition. And to Wembley the English players will betake themselves, each ready to devote himself to art. Under an English sun when there is a sun--they will emote and the results will be exhibited to English audiences.
England is right. She lacks something and it may well be a Hollywood. Perhaps she will now get proper publicity; perhaps she may rival America as the school for scandal. But she will have hard going--for in the beginning there was Hollywood, and in Hollywood there was revelry.
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CARMEN AND THE CINEMA
