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 #:
000176
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 He is the safety valve, the lobbyist, the softspoken voice in the ears of the mighty. He deals with movie censors. He settles trade disputes. He assuages the fears of the Club Woman, the foreign embassy. Will Hays was employed, and is employed by the movies to make them money. There is nothing inherently wrong with that ancient idea. Unfortunately, the movie is a more animated and volatile thing than a tractor. By saving, or presuming to save the producer money, he has to work with dangerous materials. In order to understand the perplexities of his position, think of the way the movie is sold. Company A. makes movies. It has also 1200 theatres, and a controlling interest in two other large theatre chains. It sells movies to independent theatre owners — men who merely show, and do not make the product. Company A. sells its movies abroad. It owns a theatre in London, a chain of theatres in Germany. The domestic product is censored in six states, reviewed by the National Board. Censor cuts cost money. Before the movie leaves the fac 126