Policing Cinema: Movies and Censorship in Early Twentieth-Century America

Policing Cinema: Movies and Censorship in Early Twentieth-Century America

by L Grieveson (Author)

Synopsis

White slave films, dramas documenting sex scandals, and filmed prize fights became objects of public concern after 1906, when the proliferation of nickelodeons brought moving pictures to a broad mass public. This title examines the controversies over these films and over cinema more generally.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 361
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 23 Apr 2004

ISBN 10: 0520239660
ISBN 13: 9780520239661