Freedom of the screen : legal challenges to state film censorship, 1915-1981 /

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Between 1907 and 1980, many state and local governments empowered motion picture censor boards with the legal authority to keep any movie they considered obscene, indecent, or harmful from being shown. Although the mainstream American film industry accepted the form of censorship known as "prio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wittern-Keller, Laura, 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2008.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1900-2000.
Geschichte 1915-1981.
Motion pictures > Censorship > United States > History.
Motion pictures > Law and legislation > United States.
Motion picture industry > Law and legislation > United States.
Cinéma > Censure > États-Unis > Histoire.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LAW > Media & the Law.
Motion picture industry > Law and legislation
Motion pictures > Censorship
Motion pictures > Law and legislation
Filmzensur
Filmzensur.
Film.
United States
USA
USA.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Origins of Governmental Film Censorship, 1907-1923; 2. The Courts Provide No Relief, 1909-1927; 3. Hollywood and the Legion of Decency, 1922-1934; 4. Early Challenges to State Censors, 1927-1940; 5. The First Amendment Resurfaces, 1946-1950; 6. The Strange Case of The Miracle, 1950-1952; 7. La Ronde, 1951-1954; 8. The Tide Turns against the Censors, 1953-1957; 9. The Seventh Case in Seven Years, 1957-1959; 10. The Curtain Coming Down, 1957-1964; 11. Fight for Freedom of the Screen, 1962-1965.

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