The 1945 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures (1945)

CENSOR BOARDS Addresses and Regulations STATE CENSOR BOARDS AND RULES Kansas State Board of Review, Sixth and Armstrong: Streets, Kansas City, Kansas: Mrs. Mirriam Vaughn, Chairman. The board "shall approve such films, reels, including subtitles, spoken dialogue, songs, other words or sounds, folders, posters and advertising matter which are moral and proper; and shall disapprove such as are cruel, obscene, indecent, or immoral, or such as tend to debase or corrupt morals." In addition to the Quotation from the statute, this board has adopted the following rules: A. Pictures should be clean and wholesome, and all features that tend to debase morals or influence the mind to improper conduct should be eliminated. B. Ridicule of any religious sect or peculiar characteristics of any race of people will not be approved. C. Evil suggestion in the dress of comedy characters will be eliminated. D. Loose conduct between men and women will be eliminated, and whenever possible, barroom scenes and social drinking. E. A display of nude human figures will be eliminated. P. Crimes and criminal methods, such as give instruction in crime through suggestion, will be eliminated or abbreviated. G. Prolonged and passionate love scenes, when suggestive of immorality will be eliminated. New Yorh Board of Education, Motion Picture Division. 80 Center Street, New York, N. Y. Also: Albany, N. Y. ; Irwin Esmond, Director. No motion picture will be licensed or a permit granted for its exhibition within the State of New York, which may be classified or any part thereof, as obscene, indecent, immoral, inhuman, sacrilegious, or which is of such a character that its exhibition would tend to corrupt morals or incite to crime." Newsreels not subject to review. Ohio Department of Education, Division of Film Censorship, State Office Building, Columbus, Ohio: Kenneth C. Ray, Director. "Only such films as are in the judgment and discretion of the board of censors of a moral, educational or amusing and harmless Character shall be passed and approved by such board." Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Board of Censors, 1225 Vino Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. Edna R. Carroll, Chairman. Maryland "The board shall . . . approve such films, reels or views which are moral and proper: and also disapprove such as are sacrilegious, obscene, indecent, or immoral, or such as.tend, in the judgment of the board, to debase or corrupt morals." State Board of Motion Picture Censors, 848 N. Howard Street, Baltimore, Maryland: Benjamin Hance, Chairman. No film to be licensed which is in the judgment of the board ". . . obscene, indecent, immoral, inhuman, sacrilegious or of such character that its exhibition would tend to corrupt morals or incite to crime." Massachusetts Censors pictures for Sunday showing: George C. Parsons in charge, 1010 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. Mass. Virginia State Division of Motion Picture Censorship, Room 312, State Office Building, Richmond, Va.: E. F. McLaughlin, Director. The board shall issue a license "unless such film or a part thereof is obscene, indecent, immoral, inhuman, or is of such a character that its exhibition would tend to corrupt morals or incite to crime. . . ." LOCAL CENSOR BOARDS Arranged by Key City Territories Atlanta Atlanta. Ga. — Sherwood Astin, Chairman: Birmingham, Ala. — E. L. Hollums, Chief of Police: Valdosta, Ga. — Mrs. C. R. Hawk; Tampa, Fla. — Chief of Police Censor. Boston Boston, Mass — Mayor of Boston, Chairman: I.ynn, Mass. — Inspector Police Dept., Joseph Coyne: Providence, R. I. — Lieut. J. Cowan, Amusement inspector: Brockton, Mass. — Mrs. Vida Stoddard: Lowell, Mass. — Leo A. Deignan; Worcester, Mass. — Dr. Lawrence Averill, Chairman. Charlotte Durham, N. C. — A. H. Borland, Chairman: Chester. 9. C. — W. T. Betts, Chairman: Greenwood. S. C: Hickory. N. C. Chicago Chicago, 111. — Sgt. Joseph F. Healy of Police Dept. in charge of Board: Evanston, III.— Mayor. Chief of Police, and one police officer: Geneva, 111. — Mrs. Lucas Maher, Chairman; Highland Park. 111. — Edward Morney, Chief of Police: Lake Forest. 111. — Mayor Head of Board: Oak Park, 111. — Thomas Hungerford, Chairman; Wilmette, 111. — Mrs. Robert Halliwell. Following: have censorship ordinances: Sycamore, Glen Ellyn, Waukegan, Winnetka, LaGrange, Des Plaines, Gary. Ind., mayor acts as censor. Dallas Abilene. Texas — Two men and two women: San Angelo. Texas — Sam Crowthers: San Antonio — Marjorie Bantley classifies pictures for adults, young people, and family entertainment. Denver Greeley, Colo. — Police Dept. acts as censor: Denver. Colo. — Police Dept. Des Moines Council Bluffs. Iowa — Board of fifteen members appointed by mayor. Detroit Detroit. Mich. — Lt. Charles W. Snyder. Police Dept.: Mt. Clemens. Mich. — Films approved by Detroit police censor acceptable.