Author:
Biesen, Sheri Chinen, 1962- author.
ImprintLondon : New York : Wallflower Press, published by Columbia University Press, [2018]
Imprint2018
Descriptionvii, 163 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Note:Pre-Code era -- Enforcing the motion picture production code -- Post-war developments -- Pushing the envelope: the demise of the Code censorship -- Epilogue: The post-PCA legacy of censorship.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-157) and index.
Note:This concise overview provides a survey from the "pre-Code" years and classic "golden age" to contemporary Hollywood censorship. It draws extensively on primary archival research to unveil the fascinating behind-the-scenes history of film censorship, exploring how Hollywood responded to censorial constraints on screen content in a changing cultural and industrial landscape.
