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 #:
000159
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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LADIES AT PLAY agreement was reached that when the Board, as a result of this inspection, asked for changes in part or total condemnation of films, the producers would abide by its decisions, with the right to appeal to the board's general committee/' And there you have it. The Board announces that it is only an "advisory" outfit, that it merely recommends, but here you have it definitely stating that it has made the producers agree to Censor if the board so demands. And with that sentence, you can dismiss all the high-sounding talk of recommendation as hooey of the first grade. The producers actually pay a "volunteer" reviewing committee, established by no law or vote of the public. The executives of the National Board insist that they are merely a selective, and not a censorship organization. According to law, they are not. Practically, they are. As a matter of fact, Florida has a statute saying it will accept any movie "passed by the National Board of Review." In other words, if a movie was not passed by the Board, by law Florida could not accept it. And that smells like censorship. 109