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 #:
000171
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 movies went on a publicity drunk. They sold their wares under the name of "sex." They are suffering from a severe hang-over. The Club Woman who sees four movies a week, cannot help but get a kick out of the idea that she has the power to keep the lid on Hollywood, the seething sex-poll of the world. If state censorship were abolished it is possible that the Club Woman would stay within bounds and merely recommend movies to her group. But, with the National Board of Review reporting to Hays, and Hays whispering "caution" to the producers there seems to be no method in sight of diminishing the power of the Club Woman. She is growing mightier. Last year she had twelve representatives sitting in Hollywood reporting to Colonel Joy, a Will Hays lieutenant. In theory, even this extraordinary vigilance might be harmless. In practice, it sets a disturbing precedent. We have no precedent in American letters allowing any group of women or men to see and pass judgment on news, literature or opinion before it reaches the public. It sounds like a petticoat autocracy, this movie business. 121