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What Shocked the Censors N-O
NIGHT WORLD MA Y, 1932
REEL 6. — Eliminate all views of gangsters aiming and holding guns on Happy and his wife and shooting at them (3). (Killing both.) "Well, Happy — it's just like a barber shop — you're next." "Your number' s up too, lady." "All right, Big Shot! Turn on the heat." "Let 'em have it!" "Well, that's over."
"I'm sorry, lady, but I ain't got no choice." "So long, smart guy . . . Okay, Limpy, let 'em have it."
NO MORE ORCHIDS NOVEMBER, 1932
REEL 5. — Eliminate fade-out of kiss on bed between Tony and Ann in Tony's apartment.
"And instead of telling me you . . . So it was all a fake, you don't love me."
"I'll admit you put on a great act last night, but that wasn't love."
". . . be nice for the Prince, too, when he discovers that you already know the facts of life."
NO ONE MAN JANUARY, 1932
REEL 3. — "Now look. Marriage needn't make any difference between us, Sue. I never intended it should."
"Certainly, /'/ we are discreet."
REEL 8. — "Why didn't you stay away? You never really loved him except like — like this."
Eliminate view of Sue leaning against the wall with negligee open, disclosing undressed condition.
OBEY THE LAW JANUARY, 1933
REEL 3. — Eliminate view of gangster as he shoots directly at Eddie, killing him.
Eliminate view of automobile as shots are being fired at Tony, wounding him.
REEL 5. — Eliminate italicised words: "Cut down on the Lieutenant' s split. A grand a month's enough for him."
REEL 6. — Eliminate: "Boss, I've got some nice fresh pineapples."
"Yeah'? Well go pick one out and toss it through his windoiv with my compliments."
OKAY AMERICA— AUGUST, 1932
REEL 1. — "I'm dying! It's Larry Wayne's column — // says I spent the night here.
"We've lost Gershwin, our highest jewelry account, because you printed a story about — about the old man running around with some little chippie — "
REEL 4. — "That was this silly Drake dame — and I'm going to hang onto her until her old man pays me back every cent I lost."
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