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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Theatre owners in North and South Carolina refuse to book unreleased film 'Island in the Sun' starring Harry Belafonte due to alleged interracial romance with Joan Fontaine, surprising 20th Century Fox manager Paul Wilson as prints are unseen.
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A 20th Century Fox spokesman said Thursday he was extremely "surprised" that some southern theatre owners have decided not to exhibit a new picture featuring Harry Belafonte.
Paul Wilson, Southern District manager of the movie corporation, questioned a move by theatre owners of North and South Carolina to avoid booking the still unreleased picture, "Island In The Sun."
The movie owners say they have decided not to show the film because of an alleged "romance angle" between Belafonte, a Negro, and Joan Fontaine. Wilson said "nobody in the states have seen the prints of the film. The prints are still in Europe." He added:
"I'm surprised a controversy has developed when to my knowledge the theatre owners have not even seen the picture."
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North And South Carolina
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Thursday
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theatre owners decided not to exhibit the film
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A 20th Century Fox spokesman, Paul Wilson, Southern District manager, expressed surprise at theatre owners in North and South Carolina avoiding booking the unreleased picture 'Island In The Sun' due to an alleged 'romance angle' between Harry Belafonte, a Negro, and Joan Fontaine. Wilson noted that nobody in the states has seen the prints, which are still in Europe, and questioned the controversy.