Singapore, Feb. 12.
Because it is "political," a re-issue of Universal's film version of Eric Maria Remarque's war book, "All Quiet On the Western Front" has been banned by the Straits Settlements film censor. The film was shown in the Colony when it was made a few years ago.
For the same reason, a Paramount newsreel, "World Condemns Po-gram," will also not be shown here. It deals with Germany's anti-Jewish (M.GM) "The Affairs of Annabel" (E.K.O.) and "Border G-Men" (R.K.O.) have been benned because of "excessive gunplay," and "Crime School" (Warners) because it shows juvenile criminals.
Several Chinese films have been rejected by the censor because they are "political" or propaganda."—Reuter.
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