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 #:
000131
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 HEAVENLY INFLUENCE which the categories attempt to create. Apparently there are 17 deadly sins with four additional footnote sins, and we particularly call your attention to sin number 17: "unclassified." Such a word in connection with an administration of a criminal statute is nothing more than a pigeon-hole for all remaining prejudices and fears, and although 1928 left this space empty, the mere existence of the category shows a fanatic zeal for new fields to conquer. For the producers to contest such standards of the censors is to guess themselves into jail. Practically all of these titles, used to classify the cuts made by the censors, consist solely of phrases composed of weasel words. No two men can honestly agree on definitions of such captions and yet on the construction of words like "improper reference to women," "derogatory reference to countries" depends in the ultimate analysis the producer's freedom from jail. If we guess as best we can as to the meanings applied by the censors to these 21 categories we find that our condensed figures show that cuts were occasioned as follows : — 85