Introduction to the Photoplay: 1929, a Contemporary Account of the Transition to Sound in FilmJohn C. Tibbetts |
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... censors cut that part out because they thought it would teach stealing . The knowledge that they will do things like that - utterly un- reasonable things , is difficult to put aside and has a very bad effect on you - it inhibits your ...
... censors cut that part out because they thought it would teach stealing . The knowledge that they will do things like that - utterly un- reasonable things , is difficult to put aside and has a very bad effect on you - it inhibits your ...
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... censor has announced that he has authority under the laws of Pennsylvania to censor talking pictures . On the other ... censors and who do not believe in the traditional type of censorship but who feel they have a respon- sibility with ...
... censor has announced that he has authority under the laws of Pennsylvania to censor talking pictures . On the other ... censors and who do not believe in the traditional type of censorship but who feel they have a respon- sibility with ...
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... censors because they make their opinion the law . We cannot go to court to prove our work is not indecent . The opinion of the censor is the law and we have no come - back . Pass any laws you like , since this is a country that likes to ...
... censors because they make their opinion the law . We cannot go to court to prove our work is not indecent . The opinion of the censor is the law and we have no come - back . Pass any laws you like , since this is a country that likes to ...
Contents
The Early History | 42 |
Theory of the Silent Motion Picture | 66 |
5 | 114 |
Copyright | |
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