Emil Jennings, famous screen actor, has been forbidden to appear in German films because his “Aryanism” did not prove satisfactory to the Ministry of Propaganda, it is reported today from Berlin.
The report states that Otto Gebuehr, another wellknown German actor, has also been barred from German films by order of the Ministry of Propaganda on the charge that his “Aryan” origin has not been proven.
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