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...town of Darwin an Arnhem tribesman named Jacala, serving a jail sentence for spearing a native chieftain, could see from his cell window the neon lights of a movie theater. When he was released, Jacala went back to his tribe, 400 miles away, still wondering about the movies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: Theater Party | 12/22/1941 | See Source »

...Jacala persuaded 20 fellow tribesmen to return to Darwin. For 40 days they traveled, came at last to the movie theater with the neon sign, paid and entered. On a shiny screen, a white man was hugging and kissing a white woman. Jacala & friends disgusted, stalked out, walked 40 days home again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: Theater Party | 12/22/1941 | See Source »

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