Show Fight Over Films Fill 1 May Close los F French Frenck The Theatres U. U S. S Flickers Barred American Pic Pictures ures Enjoy Po Popularity ul rity With Public i At Are Limited by Parisian C Concern c 19 By y MINOTT MINOTT'S MINOTT S SAUNDERS PARIS July 2 20 20 Th r rs is n not nat t much tt talk k ab about ut the talkies talkies here here In Prance Tho The chief concern concern of qt trig ing picture hous houses s and those who like to attend atten lh them iri Is Js to havo barti sonic some ordinary silent pictures to t talk lk r about I moving picture business is in rather a Q d desperate despert way whip o owing to the French demand that for every ery thre made American e films allowed to enter nt r France one made French film mu must t be purchased This Is proposal pro pro- which is III before the go ern government govern govern- ment merit caused American distributors tora here hero to close Amer n American lc ican n. n producers had been shipping shipping- films on a a. to I qu quota ta but that has as been discarded by Franc and nd failure fail faU ure unit of a compromise h has i us caused d a a. deadlock French French producers of ot films acting superior cinema control control commission want to develop the theT French Frech Industry The theatre owners owners own own own- ers ers are against It it b be b. b cause caulO their customers like American tUrn films and aM French films in the house houle mean bad business I MANY t THROWN ROWN OUT OF WORK is II still hope for Soran an n agree agreement t- t ment it Is thought that the government Is 15 less leu to an antagonize an n- n French exhibitors an and the vast number of ot workers in French rench theatres It is estimated that over oyer theatre pl ye have already dY been thrown n out of ot Work be because ause Of the withholding of ot American films It is I. isnow now likely that tb the tr trade d h here her r. r will win be forced to release a lar lar large p number mb of old American films I t I Ir of r the cheapest kind those those- th that t have be been ri shelved by by the French Fench producers r during tho the past put three years and which have been a dead loss cn on th their lr books bo ks v vIn In brief briet the situation 1 is I. this to th the French people want rit to se see ses the h best but turn films an and t th these r are made mad in AmerIc America America Amer Amer- Ic ica the French exhibitors rj r.- want to fill their ho and make money mOnC end and to to do du this they must inUit give he the public what It wants ute tile Fren French h producers are ambitious of or building buU up up- upa a great Industry that will challenge dish chal le lenge the American n film tum domination domina domina- tion Uon but they have not the mane money the talent or tho the opportunity be b because because be- be cause of ot the popularly and su superiority au- au u of made American e films film th the tb n have lots Iota of good film fUm to sell aen but but dont don't dont want nt too many poor poOr- French flIms In payment l and the ministry o ofine ot of fins fine art arts arts' wants 8 peace leac all around C Coordinating th these h various Interests t nt so jo easy how ver FEW TALKIES ES SHOWN Only thI e four or t r four of at thee hl highest hest downtown downton theatres ar are arenow arenow now able abe ito to produce t talking tut tutu lures Such as have bun been shown havo hav met with great eat success bu but they have chiefly been singing roles or n nw news r r. r riEle ela with French events event featured So far fr t talkies ar Rr ri a ft noV noV- her rh The language difficulty Is disturbing exhibitors because the best beat talkies nr arm either Am American Or tt German The Th first nul French language film produced itt hI d and featuring g Maurice Chevalier has 11 only j just lt opened apeS and aud I is attracting tr c capacity houses o st I I |