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 #:
000130
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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PRIVATE LIFE OF THE MOVIE not always bring the true deserts of virtue. We may even have learned from our present civilization that wealth is at times the medium of exchange for safety, and that with money we can civically atone for anti-social acts. The boards are inconsistent. What do they do? The accompanying chart includes every movie reviewed by the state board of movie censors in 1928. The movies include every production made during the year by the companies named in the chart. By glancing at this chart you can see what really troubles the censors. (Newsreels are not included.) 579 feature movies were reviewed in 1928 — only forty-two, despite the factory-precaution of the companies — passed untouched! In one or more states, forty-four were rejected, and in the balance 2960 cuts were ordered. These changes were either titles, captions, or portions of the films running from short shots to long scenes. We will translate this chart into its various dominant ingredients but before doing so we call your attention to the god-like precision 84