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

Author/creator Wittern-Keller, Laura, 1951-
Format Book
Publication InfoLexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2008.
Descriptionxi, 356 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- The origins of governmental film censorship, 1907-1923 -- The courts provide no relief, 1909-1927 -- Hollywood and the Legion of Decency, 1922-1934 -- Early challenges to state censors, 1927-1940 -- The first amendment resurfaces, 1946-1950 -- The strange case of The miracle, 1950-1952 -- La Ronde, 1951-1954 -- The tide turns against the censors, 1953-1957 -- The seventh case in seven years, 1957-1959 -- The curtain coming down, 1957-1964 -- Fight for freedom of the screen, 1962-1965 -- Denouement, 1965-1981 -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 331-341) and index.
LCCN 2007037997
ISBN9780813124513 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0813124514 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PN 1995.62 .W58 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold