Foreign News: Royal Reels

Terrific was the excitement in news-reeldom last fortnight as the French Government for 48 hours suppressed films of King Alexander's assassination. All U. S. newsreel syndicates had their films snatched at Cherbourg or Le Bourget, air field. When pressure from French public opinion grew too strong, the Government released in France a carefully cut version. It showed Killer Georgieff on the running board of King Alexander's car but suppressed footage proving that he got there with the greatest of ease because the police cordon was scandalously inadequate.

Same day the U. S. newsreels...

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