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...eyed Emperor Haile Selassie preached a little sermon...
...blind obedience to their Emperor, the Japanese are seen in prayer before Shinto shrines. A U.S. flyer is executed by a firing squad while the radio yelps that the Mikado's cities have been "treacherously and inhumanly" bombed. Tiny children in uniform are shown being trained to fight. Tokyo, its streets a blaze of light, is obviously sneering at blackouts. Jap propaganda films "prove" that only force pays, that by its victories the nation already possesses sufficient rubber, timber and other raw materials to carry on a war that will wear out the rest of the world...
Probably the best presentation of the Summer Theater this season, "The Emperor Jones" nevertheless contains a number of flaws which remain to be smoothed out. Rex Ingram was definitely good, a though his laugh resurrects disconcerting images of Lucle Lucifer, Jr. of "The Cabin in the Sky," William Mendrek, although acceptable in a mediocre sort of way, has done much better with cockney accents in past presentations...
...Abyssinia: "The Fascist Nation . . . has understood and followed the course of the war with passion and faith. [The Fascist Nation] has given to the . . . world, as never before, a vision of such endurance, of souls so ardent, of hearts so devoted alike to their country . . . to their Emperor, and to their Duce, whose hand guides them...
...with military and professional names. In every action Pietro Badoglio and the aristocratic, clerical faction he represented showed the core of their ambition: They wanted a conservative, disciplined, monarchial Italy. They were not averse to keeping the gains of their league with fascismo. They still spoke of the "King Emperor," a title bestowed on the head of the House of Savoy after the conquest of Ethiopia...