Show 1 t- t Titles s Draw Fire 1 j MUCH 11 TUCH of the hue and cry which is raised against current films is based entirely on the title and not on the picture t Motion picture producers seem to have discovered that suggestive titles have a visible effect on the box office They would justify their selections on the public demands as reflected in paid admissions And while the title of f doubtful import seems seem to pack the picture houses few of the pictures depart from from- the respectable story Recognized Recognize writers writerS' complain that the movie titles are foreign to the stories they tell and dodge responsibility for the selection rejection in circles where art rules Still SUll the public public raises rais s no no q objection to what the authors au- au authors au thors might term a deception The fact remains that the major portion o othe of f the difficulties suffered by the movies in legislative legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive halls today comes conies because of the title Me Men and and women omen who clamor for censorship are stirred to action by widely advertised titles o of pictures they never see and hence that they cannot cannot can can- not know lOW are perfectly proper prope If the titles o of current releases were censor censored d there would b bno be beno beno no work for film censors censors under present state organizations The motion picture however is one of our infant ind industries In a large measure large measure it is sti stilt l 1 experimenting with the public tastes In a brief brie f span of years the motion picture re industry has grown to gigantic proportions It has accomplished pushed many reforms and has become a great power in our national life Still other reforms are to come in the future and we believe that tha t the most of these will originate within the indus indus- try The suggestive title is having its day and before long it will pass to to the list of things for for- gotten Meanwhile those who clamor for censorship censorship cen cen- may rest content that when they have seen the title they have probably seen seen the only doubtful thing about the picture |