| Show J 1 Choosing Pictures 4 I VERY once in in a a. a while white someone rises rises rises' to E EVERY suggest that the motion picture industry I be brought under the guiding light of censor censor- ship The latest move in this direction comes conies from the American Humane association in inI I session at Portland Ore where John F. F manager of the Nebraska Humane i suggests that this action is necessary L- L Lo J o o the welfare of yo youth th There can be no doubt douht but what current offerings in pictures leave much to be desired but heaven forbid vL v that we ever be su subject to o the whims of self 7 v seeking censors the I he ideals of cel censorship than those of the individuals i can be no higher i directing them These people might know i.- i. r n. n what they like but it doesn't necessarily follow that their met diet would be entirely satisfying to P the rest of us Some p people ople cannot eat olives Others eat them with impunity Perhaps u one class or the other ought to be legi legislated r into line 1 i Mr complains that current pictures pictures pic- pic pic plc- tures corrupt youth and offers this as a reason reason reason rea rea- son for censorship but it naturally follows vs th that t censorship must be general m must st apply alike to the adult and the minor suggesting f that there can be no distinctions in mental capacities tor proper digestion of film pro pro- It is manifestly impossible to establish such a state for the tIle reason that pictures are not produced exclusively for juvenile juvenile juver juve juve- r nile entertainment and while most parents are willing to take the same entertainment as L their children there are many adults who are not individually concerned with the desires of the child children n and this list perhaps includes the most loyal of the movie patrons Censorship Censorship Cen Cen- of pictures must come in the same manner that discrimination among Other products co comes les Merit and popular appeal must be the main elements so far as the adult dult is is' concerned and the result is pretty prett accurately recorded in the box office Children perhaps are not qualified to s select lect motion picture entertainment for themselves themselves themselves them them- selves and so it appears that there must be some control other than that exercised by the exhibitor bidding for public patronage Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps it is the duty of the parent to select the form of motion picture entertainment that his children should have Certainly it should not be be left let to a group of individuals whose quail quail- qualifications are art not such as to satisfy all parents Bothers Mothers and fathers keeping abreast of the times can do much to save their children from films which are not made for juvenile patronage In the end their wisdom will be reflected reflected in the box office if it develops develop that thit this patronage is a big element in motion picture picture pic picture pic- pic ture receipts cr r The tact of the matter is that self seeking censors know less about pictures and public demands than those who are active in the i industry and they have less at t stake Motion pictures are not all they should be but they arc are constantly improving and w we may hope hopet t that at eventually ally a true reflection of the public demand will be recorded There was a time I when melodrama was considered necessary the stage As adults we lived through it and andr r the t e st stage ge brought us something better Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- f haps time hOle will do as much much for motion pictures As youngsters we v disliked the reading course prescribed by our teachers while we eagerly sought those books which were condemned l for for their action 1 The he books which were highly highly high high- ly y recommended for our attention sometimes f under duress still fail to interest us Perhaps it ut was vas merely rebellion against self-appointed self i censors that created this antagonism As I I humans we haven't changed much since we I were were children We still rebel against the I 4 J. J individual who thinks he lie knows more about aboul w. w what t is good for us than we know ourselves I t I even n when he is right |
