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What Shocked the Censors M-N
MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM JANUARY, 1933
REEL 1. — Eliminate scene where man actually lights paper with cigar stub. (Burning wax museum.)
REEL 2. — Eliminate view of man actually lowering dead body out of morgue window.
REEL 3. — Eliminate: "A cow does that and gives milk besides" . (In connection with vulgar sound made by girl.)
MYSTERY RANCH— —JUNE, 1932
REEL 1. — Eliminate distinct view of man in shadow hanging from gibbet.
REEL 2. — Eliminate view of man being lashed where lash wraps around his body.
NAGANA FEBRUARY, 1933
REEL 2. — Eliminate the word "Cyanide" (Name of poison Dr. Stark had used to commit suicide.)
REEL 3. — Eliminate all views of lion attacking native and native struggling with lion (3).
REEL 4. — Eliminate view of child where sex is displayed.
Eliminate all views of naked women dancing and marching in dance, and all views of such naked women progressing from one group to another in & circle (10).
REEL 8. — Eliminate all views of animals tearing or clawing natives, and all extended views of natives struggling with animals after being felled to the ground (5).
NIGHT BEAT JANUARY, 1932
REEL 2. — "What you need in dis' country is da beeg Mussolini."
"Dat's it — Mussolini — Get out or get shot. Only Mussolini gives 'em castor oil, too."
REEL 3. — "What a lay-out. Why, the town will belong to us. A gang war with the police on our side."
"That guinea that had Hymie Weissinkern arrested — -when does he gel bumped off?"
"Well he's going to get bumped off, ain't he?"
"Sure he is."
Eliminate all sounds in sequence of gangsters beating Andrea, and dialogue: "Don't!— Stop!— Ouch! — Oh don't. Oh don't!"
REEL 4.— "Yeah."
"Get out or get shot."
"Vince, in about a week, we'll own this town."
"And what a killing we'll make."
REEL 5. — Eliminate views of gangsters in jewelry store manipulating safe (2).
REEL 6. — Eliminate view of Vince deliberately firing at Tony, killing him.
Eliminate views of gangsters inside warehouse, where guns are distinctly visible, firing deliberately at police (3).
Eliminate all views of Vince with packing case firing directly at Johnnie.
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