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 #:
000150
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 of Tawdriness. If, on the other hand, the public leaves the theatres still shocked by the vulgarities of the screen then the censor is to blame. He has the power to reject any cheap movie you have ever seen. Such are the social crimes of the censor. He damages an article costing $1,000,000 as his fancy chooses. Yet he himself is liable to no examination. Street car conductors, subway guards, pool-room proprietors, and soda jerkers have to pass some sort of examination. Does the censor pass an examination? He does not. He even has the authority to call some old spinster from a county seat and use her judgment to help him in his destruction! The censor is a political job-holder. A minor one. He is appointed by a ward boss, recommended to the governor. He may have some petty influence in his community. But as for the public— it seldom knows who he is. His work is petty, but it keeps the movies sapless. He was given this power when the movie was a gawky infant gurgling to express itself. In those days actresses were humiliated to work in a movie — now movie stars conde 100