The Archive · 1938

At Cathay Theatre Big Audience Sees German Overseas League Film

Nazi Film Matinee

Capacity attendance marked ye: terday's matinee given at the Cathay Theatre, by the local group of the National Socialist party. The show was composed of three parts; the first, dedicated to German winter sports; the second, to life of German settlers and Nazi activity in Argentine; a film record of last overseas league's rally In contrast to other locally pr ed similar films, hardly any was made to the army or military activity. Life, education and pa: times of youth occupied the most prominent place. while labour and agricultural scenes were also conspicuous.

However, in the last part of the film, a strong military trend became] obvious in the parade and meeting scenes with numerous political speeches. Photography and sound recording were below professional mark in the first two parts, but reach stay superior standard in the last rt of the film.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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