Show BRITONS SEEK TO m filM I Only IOnly Five Per Ceni Gem of Pictures Sho Sho-m Sho Are English M MaSS LONDON Sept Sep 12 CAP AP En England's glands gland's poet laureate Rober Bridges is among many men of the country who are if great greatly t ly by concerned over the decline British film Industry A clr ula letter explaining the present con condl 11 tion and hopeless outlook of ti movies has been iS issued isad prin paul all lH for the members of parliament warning the th nations nation's legislator rt that government action is n necessary sary if it England is to make an an j pictures pie pic tures at nt all The letter bears the signature o 0 Mr Bridges Lords Carson and Burnham Gordon J JR R R. R Clynes and Thomas Hard The authors of the letter b bl ey that the government should friSh institute tute a committee to inquire in h conditions of the industry and prin principally with the idea of keepin foreign films until British il I have a chance to develop Th 1 lettel let tel ter reads pH The present position and prospects of the film indus indus this country have become matter matte of grave national n concern 1 me ine production U 01 ui s lt an Important place In m the industria a alife life of several other gives employment to large number of people S SWe We Ve have in Great Brit l' l ap approximately approximately proximately over cinema theatres the thea a atres tr s and halls where picture ar shown and it is estimated tha 20 20 attend the pictures cad eael week while the yearly receipt t amount to about thirty million sterling Yet Tet it is a humiliating fact that of the pictures not 5 per cent of British pr production d cl tion all others having their abroad mainly in the 1 States although quite re lt Germany has come forward as i serious competitor with the Amen cans in the production of what ar known as super films whala VI What is the explanation o th state of things which we venture describe as deplorable It because there is as yeti authoritative reply to this qu that we are venturing to addre you and to make a public app the he prime minister to institute 1 I inquiry and at the same mit a Judgment to be formed the measures which should ild U taken to establish a film indus In this country on a sound fo nd tIon 11 m |