Banned in the U.S.A. by Anthony Slide

Banned in the U.S.A. by Anthony Slide

Making use of the recently-opened files of the US Production Code Administration, this is a study of the way in which British films were censored in the USA between 1933 and 1960. Film by film, it tells the story of the continuing dialogue between the British film-making industry and the American censors, shows how the Production Code system operated and how the censors viewed moral issues, violence, bad language and matters of "decorum", and highlights natural differences such as American concern over what was perceived as the British preoccupation with lavatories. The book also seeks to dispel myths, depicting chief censor Joseph Breen and his staff as knowledgeable people who sympathized with and admired the British film industry.

Slide, Anthony: - Anthony Slide, Studio City, California, is a provocative film scholar, historian, and writer who has authored or edited more than 250 books on the history of popular entertainment. Among his books are She Could Be Chaplin! The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell; Hollywood Unknowns: A History of Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins; and Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine: A History of Star Makers, Fabricators, and Gossip Mongers, all published by University Press of Mississippi. He has received many awards and, as recently as 2016, The Guardian named It's the Pictures That Got Small: Charles Brackett on Billy Wilder and Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the Best Books of the Year.

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ISBN 13	9781860642548
ISBN 10	1860642543
Title	Banned in the U.S.A.
Author	Anthony Slide
Series	Cinema And Society
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2007-08-01
Number of pages	232
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