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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... tell me a part of the story I could tell you better whether I had seen Escape or not . Senator MCFARLAND . That is the trouble . I told you I had not seen these pictures . I am trying to get a little information here . Senator NYE . Oh ...
... tell me a part of the story I could tell you better whether I had seen Escape or not . Senator MCFARLAND . That is the trouble . I told you I had not seen these pictures . I am trying to get a little information here . Senator NYE . Oh ...
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... telling you how difficult it was to have in my mind the title of a picture , however much of an impression it might ... tell me that there have been in the neighborhood of 20 . Senator MCFARLAND . How many pictures have been produced ...
... telling you how difficult it was to have in my mind the title of a picture , however much of an impression it might ... tell me that there have been in the neighborhood of 20 . Senator MCFARLAND . How many pictures have been produced ...
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... tell us what features were objectionable to him . Now , I feel that we are wasting a lot of time here if we go ahead taking secondary evidence . The best evidence is the pictures them- selves . We do not need to have anyone tell us what ...
... tell us what features were objectionable to him . Now , I feel that we are wasting a lot of time here if we go ahead taking secondary evidence . The best evidence is the pictures them- selves . We do not need to have anyone tell us what ...
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... tell of any of them y to ask about . Senator MCFARLAND . I am not interested in your version and hope we may see them ourselves . In what capacity do you here ? Do you appear as an expert moving - picture man ? Mr. FLYNN . No ; I am not ...
... tell of any of them y to ask about . Senator MCFARLAND . I am not interested in your version and hope we may see them ourselves . In what capacity do you here ? Do you appear as an expert moving - picture man ? Mr. FLYNN . No ; I am not ...
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... tell how much censorship there is in the movies . I have here a clipping from the New York Times of February 16 , 1936 , which I will offer for the record , Mr. Chairman . It contains a charge made against this production code ...
... tell how much censorship there is in the movies . I have here a clipping from the New York Times of February 16 , 1936 , which I will offer for the record , Mr. Chairman . It contains a charge made against this production code ...
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Page 6 - It cannot be put out of view that the exhibition of moving pictures is a business, pure and simple, originated and conducted for profit, like other spectacles, not to be regarded, nor intended to be regarded by the Ohio Constitution, we think, as part of the press of the country, or as organs of public opinion.
Page 330 - The history, institutions, prominent people and citizenry of other nations shall be represented fairly.
Page 48 - Thou shall love the Lord thy God and thy neighbor as thyself.
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Page 34 - Suppose, then, that we recess until 2 o'clock. (Whereupon, at 12 noon, a recess was taken until 2 pm of the same day.) AFTERNOON SESSION The subcommittee resumed at 2 pm, on the expiration of the recess.
Page 63 - UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE, Washington, DC The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10 am in room 412, Senate Office Building, Senator Fred H.
Page 88 - Do you solemnly swear that the testimony which you are about to give before this committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you, God ? Mr.