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 #:
000203
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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THE URGE FOR GOOD VII T HE EXISTING method of movie repression is insufferably stupid. A variation or extension of that method would prove only more vicious. Theoretically, a vigorous dredging might again open the channels of opinion and expression. Actually, there seems no unity of feeling or power among the citizenry capable of doing the job. It is no new cycle in American politics. We have slid down to such ignominy every century since we took possession of the Indians' home. There is only one hope. Each slide has been followed by a painful and laborious ascent. 153