Description
Skinner reveals how the Roman Catholic Church, through its agency, the National Legion of Decency, dominated the American film censorship scene in tandem with the Production Code Administration. In its heyday in the 1930s and 40s, the Legion claimed a membership of over eleven million Americans--about one moviegoer in twelve--and brought movie moguls such as David O. Selznick and Howard Hughes to their knees in determined campaigns to bar what it deemed unsuitable entertainment. Some of the most controversial titles in the annals of movie censorship, including The Outlaw, Duel in the Sun, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and The Pawnbroker, are featured as targets of clerical wrath in this study which covers four decades of film history.
Skinner reveals how the Roman Catholic Church, through its agency, the National Legion of Decency, dominated the American film censorship scene in the 1930s and 40s.
About the Author
JAMES M. SKINNER, Professor of History and Film at Brandon University in Manitoba for twenty-six years, has contributed several articles on film censorship to journals in Canada and the U.S.A. He was exposed to the control of film content in his position as vice-chairman of the Manitoba Film Classification Board. Dr. Skinner was also director of the Brandon Film Festival for twenty-two years. He is the author of France and Panama: The Unknown Years, 1894-1908. He is presently sessional lecturer in History and Film at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.
Book Information
ISBN 9780275941932
Author James M. Skinner
Format Hardback
Page Count 248
Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight(grams) 567g
Skinner reveals how the Roman Catholic Church, through its agency, the National Legion of Decency, dominated the American film censorship scene in the 1930s and 40s.
About the Author
JAMES M. SKINNER, Professor of History and Film at Brandon University in Manitoba for twenty-six years, has contributed several articles on film censorship to journals in Canada and the U.S.A. He was exposed to the control of film content in his position as vice-chairman of the Manitoba Film Classification Board. Dr. Skinner was also director of the Brandon Film Festival for twenty-two years. He is the author of France and Panama: The Unknown Years, 1894-1908. He is presently sessional lecturer in History and Film at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.
Book Information
ISBN 9780275941932
Author James M. Skinner
Format Hardback
Page Count 248
Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight(grams) 567g
