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C6) The history, institutions and nationals of all countries shall be representated with fairness.
CO Profanity and vulgarity shall be avoided*
(B) Pictorial and copy treatment of officers of the law shall not be of such a nature as to undermine their authority.
(9) Specific details of crime, inciting imitations, shall not be used*
(10) Motion picture advertisers shall bear in mind the provision of the Production Code that the use of liquor in American life shall be restricted to the necessities of characterization and plot*
(11) Nudity with meretricious purpose, and salacious postures, shall not be used*
(12) Court action relating to censoring of pictures, or other censorship disputes, are not to be capitalized in advertising*
EXTRACTS FROM *TH2 STANDARDS OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF CENSORSHIP OF MOTION PICTURES*
(Pages 10 to 23)
Pictures Must 3e Judged As a Whole.
Pictures have to be fudged as a whole with a view to the final total effect they will have upon the audiences, and the censor should remember that pictures should not be condemned because of some little incident in them. Occasionally even an incident which is objectionable per se is used in such a manner in the picture that it becomes merely tributary to the principal idea which may be good. The Board does not approve of a picture which lauds an evil deed as a commendable incident in bringing about.a good one* On the other hand, it passes pictures occasionally where an evil incident is instrumental in bringing about a good, provided that such evil incident is not held up as being excusable or commendable under the circumstances. This means that the incident must be purely incidental and not one of the features of the story to be remembered and emulated*
How Far The National Board iS Responsible For Truth In The Pictures*
The National Board has repeatedly stated that it holds itself in nowise responsible for the truth or falsity of the pictures or the incidents in them* This statement, however, should be modified somewhat. The Board has ruled that it will^not pass pictures which would tend to influence public opinion on questions of fact in any matter that is before the courts for adjudication. The real ground for condemning the pictures of this type, is, of course, not that they are true or false, but rather that they would tend to distort the process of law* There has been some question as to whether pictures which are inaccurate and untruthful in pertraying a re