Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-06 | Page 8 | U. S. Producers Vie for Place in Italy |

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Date	1937-08-06
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
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County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	U. S. Producers Vie for Place in Italy
Type	article
Date	1937-08-06
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	8
OCR Text	U. S. Producers Vie For Place in Italy s " . HOLLYWOOD. Aug. f Oft Rivalry Ri-valry between aggresslvs Hollywood Holly-wood producers to have a hand in the making of motion pictures In Prsmier Mussolini's "Italian Hollywood" Holly-wood" broke Into ths open today, with Hal Roach already en route to Rome and Walter Wanger preparing prepar-ing to follow him Sunday. Roach, before leaving by airplane, said he would confer with il duce on film possibilities. Wanger, also a skilled hand at motion plcture- I making, said hs would attsmpt to carry out his long-cherished ambition ambi-tion to collaborate with Mussolini in the production end of the industry. indus-try. Erection of an "Italian Hollywood" Holly-wood" about six mllea from Roms was begun more than two years ago. First units of ths nsw film city, ths total construction to cost $10,000,000, were dedicated last spring. Under Mussolini's plan to make Italy a center for film production, he aet up an autonomous credit department de-partment In ths National Labor bank for the Infant Industry. He promised to supply $1,650,000 ovsr a period of five years, the bank to put In an equal amount within two years.
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