Local authorities today refused to grant a permit for the showing of the movie “Jew Suss.” They declared that the time is inopportune for an-exhibition of the film, since it might serve to incite anti-Semitic elements in Vienna.
The film, based upon Lion Feuchtwanger’s historical novel, “Power,” had been especially rearranged for a Vienna showing.
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