Year book of motion pictures (1951)

submit such reports with respect to any ol the matters contained in this decree as from time to lime may be necessary lor the purpose of enforcement of this decree. 2. Information obtained pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be divuU'ed by any representative of the Department of Justice to any person other than a duly authorized representative of the Department of Justice, except in the course of lesal proceedings to which the United States is a party, or as otherwise required by law. VI Jurisdiction of this cause is retained for the purpose of enabling any of the parties to tliis decree, and no others, to apply to the court at any time for such orders or direction as may be necessary or appropriate for tlie construction, modification, or carrying out of the same, for the enforcement of compliance therewith, and for the punishment of violations thereof, or for other or further relief. CENSOR BOARDS Addresses and Regulations STATE CENSOR BOARDS AND RULES Kansas Stale Board nf Review. Sixth and Armstrong Strpel.%. Kansas City. Kansas: Mrs. Frances Vaughn, chairman; Hollie TncUer. secretary. The board "shall approve such films, reels, including subtitles, spoken dialogue, songs, other words or sounds, folders, posters and advertising matter wl.irh are moral and proper; and shall disapprove such as are cruel, obscene, indecent, or immoral, or such as tend to debase or corrupt morals." In addition to the quotation from the statute, this board has adopted the following rules; A. Pictures should be clean and wholesome and all features that tend to debase morals or influence the mind to improper conduct should be eliminated. B. Ridicule of any religious sect or peculiar characteristics of any race of people will not be approved. C. Kvil suggestion In the dress of comedy characters will be eliminated. D. Loose conduct between men and women will be eliminated, and whenever possible, barroom scenes and social drinking. E. A display of nude human figures will be eliminated. F. Crimes and criminal methods, such as give instruction in crime through suggestion, will be eliminated or abbreviated. G. Prolonged and passionate love scenes, when suggestive of immorality will be eliminated. C. Parsons in charge, 1010 Commonwealth Ave.. Boston. Mass. New York Board of Education, Motion Picture Division, 80 Center Street, New York, N. Y. Also: Albany. N. Y.: Dr. Hugh M. Flick, director. No motion picture will be licensed or a permit granted for its exhibition within the State of New York, which may be classified or any part thereof, as obscene, indecent, immoral. Inhuman, s.icrilegious, or which is of such a character that its exhibition would tend to corrupt morals or incite to crime." Newsreels not subject to review. Ohio Department of Education, Division of Film Censorship. State Office Building, Columbus, Ohio; Dr. Clyde Hissong, Director. "Only such films as are in the judgment and discretion of the board of censors of a moral, educational or amusmg and harmless character shall be passed and approved by such board." Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Board of Censors. 1225 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. Edna R. Carroll, Chairman. Maryland State Board of Motion Picture Censors. 848 N. Howard Street. Baltimore, Maryland; Sydney R. Tiaub. chairman. No film to be licensed which ia in the judg(nent of the board ". . . obscene, indecent, immoral, inhuman, sacrilegious or of such character that its exhibition would tend to corrupt morals or incite to crime." "The board shall . . . approve such films, reels or views which are moral and proper; and also disapprove such as are sacrilegious, obscene, indecent, or immoral, or such as tend, in the judgment nf the board, to debase or corrupt morals." Virginia State Division of Motion Picture Censorship. Room 312. State Office Building, Richmond, Va.: Mrs. LiOttie C. Whitehead, Chairman. Massachusetts Censors pictures for Sunday showing; George The board shall issue a license "unless such film or a part thereof is obscene. Indecent. Immoral, inhuman, or Is of such a character that its exhibition would tend to corrupt morals or incite to crime. . . .*' LOCAL CENSOR BOARDS Arranged by Key City Territories Albany No local censor board, but state censorship. Atlanta ATLANTA— Sherwood Astin. chairman; Chrisline Smith, censor. BIRMINGH.'VM. ALA. — Chief of Police. E. L. Hollums. TAMPA. FLA. — Chief of Police Woodruff. VALDOSTA. GA. — Mrs. C. R. Sawk. chairman. Boston BOSTON — Mayor of Boston, chairman: David Neason. censor. BROCKTON. MASS. — Mrs. Vida Stoddard, chairman; LOWELL. MASS. — Leo A. Dei^an. LYNN, MASS. — Joseph Coyne, inspector. police department. WORCESTER. MASS. — Worcester Board of Motion Pictures and Theater Review. Dr. Lawrence Averill. chairman; Mrs. Samuel A. Ellsworth, PROVIDENCE. R. I. — Lt. J. Cowan, amusement inspector, police department. BuHalo No local censor boards, but state censorship. Butte None. Charlotte CHESTER, S. r._W. T. Belts, chairman; DURHAM, N. C— A. H. Borland. 923