Year book of motion pictures (1951)

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1. Murder. a. The technique of murder must be presented in a way that will not inspire imitation. b. Brutal killings are not to be presented in detail. c. Revenge in modern times shall not be justified. 2. Methods of Crime should not be explicitly presented. a. Theft, robbery, safe-cracking, and dynamiting of trains, mines, buildings, etc., should not be detailed in method. b. Arson must be subject to the same safeguards. c. The use of firearms should be restricted to essentials. d. Methods of smuggling should not be presented. .S. Neither the illegal drug traffic, nor drug addiction, must ever be presented. 4. The use of liquor in American life, when not required by the plot or for proper characterization, will not be shown. //. Sex Tlie sanctity of the institution of marriage and the home shall be upheld. Pictures shall not infer that low forms of sex relationship are the accepted or common thing. 1. Adultery and illicit sex, sometimes necessary plot material, must not be explicitly treated, or justified, or presented attractively. 2. Scenes of Passion. a. They should not be introduced except when they are definitely essential to the plot. b. Excessive and lustful kissing, lustful embraces, suggestive postures and gestures, are not to be shown. c. In general, passion should so be treated that these scenes do not stimulate the lower and baser emotions. 3. Seduction or Rape. a. They should never be more than suggested, and only when essential for the plot, and even then never shown by explicit method. b. They are never the proper subject for comedy. 4. Sex perversion or any inference to it is forbidden. 5. White slavery shall not be treated. 6. Miscegenation (sex relationship betweer, the white and black races) is forbidden. 7. Abortion, sex hygiene and venereal diseases are not proper subjects for theatrical motion pictures. 8. Scenes of actual child birth, in fact or in silhouette, are never to be presented. 9. Children's sex organs are never to be exposed. ///. Vulgarity The treatment of low, disgusting, unpleasant, though not necessarily evil, subjecti should be guided always by the dictate of good taste and a regard for the lensibiliriei of the audience. IV. Obscenity Obscenity in word, gesture, reference, song, /oke, or by suggestion (even when likely to be understood only by part of the audience) is forbidden. V. Profanity Pointed profanity (this includes the words, God, Lord, Jesus, Christ— unless used lever entlv— Hell, S.O.B., damn. Gawd), and every other profane or vulgar expression however used, are forbidden. VI. Costume 1. Complete nudity is never permitted. Thii includes nudity in fact or in silhouette, or any licentious notice thereof by other characters in the picture. 2. Undressing scenes should be avoided anc never used save where essential to the plot. 3. Indecent or undue exposure is forbidden. 4. Dancing costumes intended to permit undue exposure or indecent movements in the dance are forbidden. VII. Dances 1. Dances suggesting or representing sexual actions or indecent passion are forbidden. 2. Dances which emphasize indecent movements are to be regarded as obscene. VIII. Religion 1. No film or episode may throw ridicule on any religious faith. 2. Ministers of Religion in their character as ministers of religion should not be used as comic characters or as villains. 3. Ceremonies of any definite religion should be carefully and respectfully handled. IX. Locations The treatment of bedrooms must be governed by good taste and delicacy. X. National Feelings 1. The use of the flag shall be consistently respectful. 2. The history, institutions, prominent people and citizenry of all nations shall be represented fairly. XL Titles The following shall not be used: 1. Titles which are salacious, indecent, obscene, profane or vulgar. 2. Titles which suggest or are currently associated in the public mind with material, characters, or occupations unsuitable for the screen. 3. Titles which are otherwise objectionable. XII. Repellent Subjects The following subjects must be 'seated within the careful limits of good taste: