Censoring Hollywood : sex and violence in film and on the cutting room floor / Aubrey Malone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malone, Aubrey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Censorship--United States--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Censorship.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

vi, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]

Summary:

"Censorship has been an ongoing issue from the early days of filmmaking. One hundred years of film censorship, encompassing the entire 20th century, are chronicled in this volume. The freewheeling nature of films in the early decades was profoundly affected by Prohibition, the Depression and the formation of the Legion of Decency"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sinema

West and the rest

Decades of revolt

The liberal ethos

Nothing succeeds like excess

After the deluge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786464654

0786464658

OCLC:

689522322