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morals » only by means of productions with no « moralising pretensions ».
No doubt we wish with all our heart for as many elevating and « moralising » productions as possible. But we are not opposed to any particular type of films: drama, comedies, novels, documentary or historical records, feeries and burlesques, spectacular films and all that the distant or near future has in store for us, we approve of every kind of cinema production, provided that faith and morals are safeguarded. Healthy entertainment, healthy emotions ; Catholics have no right to demand anything more ; they do not claim anything more ; no one, however, will find it strange that they claim this much.
Finally, they do not insist upon their legitimate claims in a harsh tone. From its first public statement the Catholic Committee of the Cinema gave proof of its goodwill as well as of its intransigency : « If we are in duty bound to defend with firmness the principles of faith and morals, we are at the same time animated by the genuine desire to collaborate with all men of good will and to serve, within the limits of our power, the interests of the cinema industry. » It is in this spirit that the Catholic organizations meet the producers, stage-directors and distributors : with all frankness, without trying to throw a veil over the principles that must guide them, but also with all courtesy, offering to all concerned their widest co-operation with a view to realizing, as Comoedia (i) so intelligently put it, « the best cinema ».
These intentions were instantly appreciated ; this attitude met with a favourable reception. Relations were rapidly established between our organizations and cinema circles, and are now being developed to the great satisfaction of both parties.
A striking manifestation of these good relations took place in Paris on November 7th, 1928, when the Catholic Committee of the Cinema invited producers, artists, stage-directors, scenario-writers, film critics and distributors to the « Mass of the Cinema ». The ceremony was presided over by the CardinalArchbishop,
(1) Comoedia (51, rue St. Georges, Paris) June 30th, 1927.
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