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 #:
000221
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 enforcement by only 100,000 they rejected movie censorship by 344,000. Calvin Coolidge came out flatly against a Federal Interstate Censorship bill in 1926. If Dr. Wilson had so spoken in 1915 the Supreme Court might not have reached the opinion that the common-sense of the people supported censorship of the films. Since 1922 no state legislation for censorship has been possible. The hosts of Canon Chase can make no headway against movie fans. But a new power, a new control has climbed into the saddle. And legislatures and the public have been hanging to the stirrups. The urge for good has passed out of the pulpit. It now permeates the conference room. In ten years, a new economic power, an undreamed of master, has employed the simple fears and the ancient tools of the censor. At a time when prudery and propaganda seem worn to a thin fabric, a new power has stepped in to give life and strength to the powers of darkness. It is the corporation. 171