Censored : the private life of the movie (1930)

Record Details:

Title:
Censored : the private life of the movie
Date:
1930
Publisher:
New York : Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, Incorporated
Volume:
Censored : the private life of the movie
Leaf #:
000117
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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THE SAINTS AT WORK 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." There are over 2,000 theatres in New York State — almost a thousand in New York City. In his 1928 report, state censor James Wingate complains of the limited staff and budget allowed him by the department of education. Pointing to the great number of movie houses under his control, he says: "It can readily be seen that the Division has not a sufficient number of inspectors to do the work adequately. (There are 16 members of the division.) Such work as our limited force is able to do has resulted in materially increasing the receipts of the State and in bringing about a more general observance of the law. "The inspection work of the Division in the smaller communities has been materially aided through the co-operation of the New York State constabulary — "While patrolling the State these troopers 73