Show N J tP Hollywood I By y NEA Service Ice HOLLYWOOD Cal Nov lov U H.- H. Thre seems to be quite a bit of for for- foreign foreign foreign eign news neos trickling into this column of late Today's mall mail brought a letter from Joe Fisher one of the leading ex exhibitors ex- ex exhibitors of the Far East which sheds considerable light on the activities of the British Australia has just cn a law that every theatre show 2000 feet of British or Australian film on their programs says Fisher The rhe new nw ruling comes under the heading of The Quota and Is meeting with much opposition Exhibitors are merely mer ly stuffing their programs with poor made home and other r local products in order to comply with the new law la And patrons are arc kicking The trouble Is 13 that the majority of British films are made for Cor Eng Eng- England England England land and arc are unsuitable for exhibition exhibition exhibition to Far Eastern audience I recently told Captain Geoffrey Ma- Ma lbs who is now novi touring the world worldon on behalf of the British film Indus indus- Industry industry try that if It he could name nanc four British films suitable for the Far East I would buy them Captain I Malins I couldn't even en name one The only remedy for the situation I Is for England to start making pic pie pictures pictures tures that will have a universal ap appeal sp- sp appeal peal However Instead of doing that they ore are depending upon laws lass to put their films across And theatre owners own own- owners ers are re forced to buy American films as IlS well w 11 as the British In ord r to attract the fans Even the film actor finds that It ItIs ItIs itis Is batter b to wor work in Hollywood than thais thanIn In England Several months ago Percy Marmont had a n row with pro pro- producers producers producers here and end went back to Eng land to make pictures But he re returned re- re returned returned turned to the movie capital a few weeks ago fully decided that he Is setter better b off ort here than across the At At- Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic lantic even enn though there is a little lithe friction now and then The same barn that Jesse Jese Lasky used when he made his first film in and which he ho later dressed up as IlS his office ollee is now being used us d by his employee as lIS a gymnasium urn um When the Lasky company c was moved moed mo ed Into its new quarters about a year ago the barn bam also was w s moved to o the new lot and pensioned But Butt It t hadn't remained idle very ery long when Lasky hit upon the gym Idea and now it is one of the most pop popular ular spots in the studio Hollywood Is now having a big although laugh augh although It doesn't quite know jiow who it is 15 laughing at For months there has hu been talk about Erich von on Stroh elms elm's Wedding March which could not be cut to toa toa toa a reasonable footage And now Von Van Vonis VanIs Von's Is s shooting still attil more film flim The reason Is that he is trying to build hs the film up to the point where it will make two pictures es as was pre predicted in this column months pre I ago would be done |