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1a 100-28212 . o- ° a ye °°. - Daring the winter of 1952, Warner Brothers Studios that _.. the film was not in their poss: case ineiry ot aaa 2." whether she had retumed 4t. ies ».:.: that she return filam on April 8, 19h8, via Railway Express to Editor, Director of Censorship, Warcer Brothers, New York City. ve of reconis in New York City failed to locate the filn according to therefore, he visited Urbana in an attempt to trace the fila. x Gn exceedingly rare sod valuable property. Ite nbga’ ve and this one positive - copy are owned by Warner Brothers and in spite of inumerable requests for it “* they "never® loan it out. According to, the positive copy bears certain characteristics which meke its loes a matter of more than usual importance. This film is reportedly an adaptation of en 18th Century p; : ‘Fiddouling the atate of the world and was written about 1925 ay RECET» by 8 1 & native German who has since been for his Commmistic leatinee _- 4dnformant advieed that has indicated that BRECHT was the sta investigated by the House Up- has further stated that While the play bas no open Communist features it does tend to be strongly socialistic and for this reasca the filn bas never been produced commercially or a2 @ movie in thie country, although it is considered be an outstanding work of art. The file in question only known production of this work and was made in Germany sometime advised that has ressed some — ty of a statements since SMM ori cinaliy oe call cago to GUERIN that Warner Brothers tigetion end could prove ¢ point o: evidence : cular copy of this filz, reported that subsequently whoo GEREN pervcosily interviewed in Urbana concerning the film no mention was of a litigation referred to in the telephone told t the special character- agiaet dos Tre i hh