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The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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At the USSR Film Congress in Moscow on Dec. 18, President Svedcheckoff reported the rapid growth of the Soviet movie industry, with Sovkino's capital rising from 1 million to 9.5 million roubles and films screened in 5,839 places. Yaroslavsky stressed producing more Soviet films on workers' dictatorship. Kiev delegates announced 30 upcoming Ukrainian films, including praised 'Two Days'.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 18.-The rapid growth of the movie industry in the Soviet Union was revealed by President Svedcheckoff of the All Union Kino-Congress who in a report issued yesterday declared that the Sovkino, which was organized on March 25th with a capital of a million roubles, now has a capital of nine and a half million roubles. Movies are being shown in 5,839 places, many of them village school rooms and workers' clubs, he declared.
The need for producing more Soviet films portraying life under a workers dictatorship and of importing fewer American films of the "Scaramouche" variety was stressed in an article by Yaroslavsky, member of the Central Committee of the All Union Communist Party, in an article in the Workers' Gazette.
Kiev delegates to the film congress reported that the Ukrainian Kino Trust will produce thirty pictures this winter, among which will be the film "Two Days" which received the highest praise after a private showing here.
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Moscow
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Dec. 18
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sovkino capital increased from 1 million to 9.5 million roubles; movies shown in 5,839 places; ukrainian kino trust to produce 30 pictures this winter
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President Svedcheckoff reported rapid growth of Soviet movie industry at All Union Kino-Congress. Yaroslavsky stressed need for more Soviet films on workers' dictatorship and fewer American imports. Kiev delegates reported upcoming productions including praised film 'Two Days'.