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Show MOTION PICTURES IN ITALY Development of Industry In That Country Makes It 8econd Only to the United States. The production of motion pictures, enys the United Stntcs commerce report, re-port, Is nn Industry for which physical physi-cal conditions In Itnly and tho Itnllnn temperament nre peculiarly favorable, nnd consequently this branch of activity activi-ty early attnlncd n high degree of development. de-velopment. Italy now claims to rank second to tho United States umong the tuitions of tho world in tho manufacturing manu-facturing of motion pictures. An Idea of the Importnnco of this Industry' In the economic life of tho country enn be derhed from the fact that tho working work-ing cnpltal employed Is now estimated nt aoo.oOO.OOO lire nnd tho actual capital capi-tal liiesied nt 100.000.000 llro. There nre eighty-two compnnles engaged In the production of films, of which tlio greater number nro located nt Rome, which naturally presents unusual advantages ad-vantages from the scenic standpoint. The nnniinl production of new films In Itnly bar reached 1,000,000 meters, nnd If It if cstlmntcd that forty copies nre made fwm each ncgatlvo tho total ot printed films Is 01,000,000 meters. |