Propaganda in Moving Pictures: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, 77th Congress, 1st Session, on S.Res.152, a Resolution Authorizing an Investigation of War Propaganda Disseminated by the Motion Picture Industry and of Any Monopoly in the Production, Distribution Or Exhibition of Motion Pictures; Sept.9-26, 1951 |
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... discuss only facts , so , in brief , I will present them for your record . We Of the more than 1,100 feature pictures produced since the outbreak of the present war , only some 50 have had anything to do with the issues involved in the ...
... discuss only facts , so , in brief , I will present them for your record . We Of the more than 1,100 feature pictures produced since the outbreak of the present war , only some 50 have had anything to do with the issues involved in the ...
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... discussion of the foreign situation . To understand the great importance earningswise of foreign distribution it is essential to keep in mind the type of product . The cost of a film is pri- marily in the making of the negative , not in ...
... discussion of the foreign situation . To understand the great importance earningswise of foreign distribution it is essential to keep in mind the type of product . The cost of a film is pri- marily in the making of the negative , not in ...
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... Discussing a propaganda media , Mr. Mellett says that : Notwithstanding that it takes months to make a picture as against minutes to write an editorial the motion - picture industry has been first to sense the deep determina- tion of ...
... Discussing a propaganda media , Mr. Mellett says that : Notwithstanding that it takes months to make a picture as against minutes to write an editorial the motion - picture industry has been first to sense the deep determina- tion of ...
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... discussion . But this problem arises in a very different way from that which Mr. Will Hays apparently has in mind when he talks about freedom of speech of the movies , and that which Mr. Willkie apparently has in mind when he 68 MOVING ...
... discussion . But this problem arises in a very different way from that which Mr. Will Hays apparently has in mind when he talks about freedom of speech of the movies , and that which Mr. Willkie apparently has in mind when he 68 MOVING ...
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... discussion of public affairs , therefore , there is no equal competition between the man whose equipment is just his tongue , lips , larynx , and lungs and the man who has in his possession or access to a radio micro- phone . It comes ...
... discussion of public affairs , therefore , there is no equal competition between the man whose equipment is just his tongue , lips , larynx , and lungs and the man who has in his possession or access to a radio micro- phone . It comes ...
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advertising American answer Applause BALABAN believe British broadcast called censor censorship Chairman charge CLARK of Idaho CLARK of Missouri committee correct Crull DIETZ entertainment exhibitors fact FIDLER Fidler's column films FISHER FLYNN freedom German give going Hamilton Woman hate Hays hear Hitler Hollywood interested investigation Jimmie Fidler Laughter letter Loew's matter Mayer mean ment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mind Miss monopoly Mortal Storm motion motion-picture industry moving pictures moving-picture industry Nashville Banner Nazi nazi-ism never newspapers Norma Shearer OEHMAN opinion paper Paramount percent president producers propaganda pictures question radio SCHENCK screen Senator BROOKS Senator CLARK Senator MCFARLAND Senator NYE Senator TOBEY Sergeant York speech STAHLMAN stars statement story studios subcommittee talking tell testimony theaters thing tion told truth trying tures Twentieth Century-Fox United Artists United States Senate Warner Bros Willkie witness ZANUCK
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