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 #:
000232
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 Price Glory" to reach the footlights without submitting to pre-censorship. It will be a real fight. Right now, we see no way of halting the progress of movie control and the logical step from censorship of dialogue on the screen to dialogue on the stage. A Supreme Court has made it easy. Already the forces of censorship have taken courage from the rout of the movies. In 1928, the Wales Act was passed in New York State, the physical home of the American Theatre. By this law, a theatre owner may lose his license for a year, if found guilty of showing an immoral play. Almost all theatres are owned or controlled by the movies. But even an independent owner has to think twice before risking a court decision by showing a controversial play. It might mean a dark theatre and an empty pocket for a year. The Radio Not only is censorship preying upon the nation's fifth industry — because it is an industry and not a patronized art — not only are the med182