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 #:
000160
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 The producers do not have to pay the National Board of Review a nickel. They do not have to abide by its decisions. Why do they pay then; allow pre-inspection? For the same reason the Chicago laundrymen pay the racketeers. For protection. The National Board of Review is the biggest woman's club machine in the country. Four big groups with delegates, corresponding secretaries, all furiously writing and exhorting each other, contribute to the existence and maintenance of the National Board of Review. These four clubs are: The Daughters of the American Revolution; The International Catholic Alumnae; the Parent-Teachers Association and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. However, even these four clubs have no legal power, such as Doctor Heller holds in his office. Why do the movies bother with them? But you know the answer. When Will Hays took over the reputation of the movies and started to clothe it in shining raiment he found his main opponents in the women's clubs. He also found the National Board of Review in 110