Motion pictures as a phase of commercialized amusement in Toledo, Ohio ([c1919])

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Record Details:

Title:
Motion pictures as a phase of commercialized amusement in Toledo, Ohio
Date:
[c1919]
Publisher:
Toledo, Ohio, Printed by Little book press
Volume:
Motion pictures as a phase of commercialized amusement in Toledo, Ohio
Leaf #:
00072
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion pictures, Social surveys","Amusements -- Ohio Toledo
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
"A selected bibliography on moving pictures": p. 216-219
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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66 MOTION PICTURES AS COMMERCIALIZED strictly scientific and moral basis, the kind of pic- ture the State should allow the people to view. Instead of functioning as a State Board of Control, Supervision and Censorship, is there not danger of the office degenerating into a mere clearing-house of picture producers on the one side, and, on the other, the insipid vaporings of crank reformers? The "happy medium" method is exceedingly dan- gerous in attempting to compute on a purely sta- tistical basis, the relative importance of all the fac- tors involved in our social problems. Its fallacy is too often seen in the neglect to observe the educa- tional and social features of the question at point. The work of the Board, however, combines many commendable features. Another question was asked: "Is it true Use of that the motion picture industry uses money y in its opposition to censorship?" Mr. Wil- liams replied: "Permit me to say that in the past, the industry has ever waged a campaign of publicity in its opposition to censorship. Of course, money necessarily woul-d be used in this connection. However, I do not mean to intimate that they have used money illegally." An intelligent reader can readily discern the possible danger, the lavish expenditure of money would have in moulding the public mind thru mag- azine articles and periodicals, especially as many of these picture producing companies are highly cap- italized, one alone for twenty millions of dollars.