Banned in Kansas: motion picture censorship, 1915 - 1966
"This first book-length study of state film censorship examines the unique political, social, and economic factors that led to its implementation in Kansas, taking a look at why censorship legislation was enacted, what the attitudes of Kansans were toward censorship, and why it lasted for half...
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| Summary: | "This first book-length study of state film censorship examines the unique political, social, and economic factors that led to its implementation in Kansas, taking a look at why censorship legislation was enacted, what the attitudes of Kansans were toward censorship, and why it lasted for half a century"--Provided by publisher. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Erscheint: August 2007 |
| Physical Description: | XVI, 348 S. Ill. |
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| adam_text | Contents
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xv
Cne
Progressivism and the New Medium of Film
1
Tw©
Kansas and the Fight over Motion Picture Censorship
24
Three We Can Hardly Make Any Definite Rules : The Difficulty
of Censorship as Practice,
1915 52
f
cur The Birth of a Nation and Kansas
78
Pive
The Battle Lines Are Drawn,
1916-1917 101
Six World War I and the Struggle against Sin,
1917-1919 123
Seven The Roaring Twenties,
1920-1927 146
Höht
The Challenge of Sound,
1928-1934 182
Nine An Age of Maturity?
1934-1948 210
Ten The Moon Is Blue over Kansas,
1948-1954 237
Eleven Jane RusseU,
Brigitte
Bardot,
and
Ephraim
London as
the Enemy,
1954-1959 263
Twelve The Final Years of Film Censorship,
1960-1966 291
Conclusion
317
Appendix
321
Bibliography
325
Index
335
Canned in Kansas
Motion Picture Censorship,
1915-1966
Gerald R. Butters, Jr.
If you caught a movie in Kansas through
much of the past century, you re likely to
have seen a different version than did the
rest of America. Theda Bara s depictions
of wicked sexuality were off-limits, and a
film such as the
1932
Scarface showed
far too much violence for decent folk
—
a threat to Protestant culture and to the
morals of the general population.
In
1915,
Kansas became one of only
a handful of states to establish its own
film censorship board. The Kansas board
controlled screen content in the state for
more than fifty years, yet little is known
about its activities. This first book-length
study of state film censorship examines
the unique political, social, and economic
factors that led to its implementation in
Kansas, examining why censorship legis¬
lation was enacted, what the attitudes of
Kansans were toward censorship, and
why it lasted for half a century.
Cinema historian Gerald Butters places
the Kansas Board of Review s attempts to
control screen content in the context of
nationwide censorship efforts during the
early part of the twentieth century. He tells
how factors such as Progressivism, con¬
cern over child rearing, and a supportive
press contributed to censorship, and he
traces the board s history from the prob¬
lems posed by the emergence of talkies
through changing sexual mores in the
1920s
to challenges to its power in the
1950s. ]
In addition to revealinjj^e fine points
of film content deemed tattisensitive for
screening, Butters
deserties
the daily
operations of the board, 4h|strating the
difficulties it encountered
·§
it wrestled
not only with constantly sftfting definitions
of morality but also with th· vagaries of
the political and legal
sysłetns.
Stills from
motion pictures illustrate t№ type of
screen content the board attempted to
censor.
.;
As Kansas faced the march of moder¬
nity, even state politicians began to criti¬
cize film censorship, and Betters tells
how by the
1960s
the board was fighting
to remain relevant as filmcpmpanies
increasingly challenged it· attempts to
control screen content. Banned in
Kansas weaves a fascinating
taie
of the
enforcement of public
rnofüity,
making
it a definitive study for cinema scholars
and an entertaining read far film buffs
About the Author
Gerald R. Butters. Jr..
is Associate Professor
of Histoa a; Aurora
University and author
of Black Msnrood on
the
Silem
Screen
He
üves
in Oak Parx
Illinois
|
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Contents
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xv
Cne
Progressivism and the New Medium of Film
1
Tw©
Kansas and the Fight over Motion Picture Censorship
24
Three "We Can Hardly Make Any Definite Rules": The Difficulty
of Censorship as Practice,
1915 52
f
cur The Birth of a Nation and Kansas
78
Pive
The Battle Lines Are Drawn,
1916-1917 101
Six World War I and the Struggle against Sin,
1917-1919 123
Seven The Roaring Twenties,
1920-1927 146
Höht
The Challenge of Sound,
1928-1934 182
Nine An Age of Maturity?
1934-1948 210
Ten The Moon Is Blue over Kansas,
1948-1954 237
Eleven Jane RusseU,
Brigitte
Bardot,
and
Ephraim
London as
the Enemy,
1954-1959 263
Twelve The Final Years of Film Censorship,
1960-1966 291
Conclusion
317
Appendix
321
Bibliography
325
Index
335
Canned in Kansas
Motion Picture Censorship,
1915-1966
Gerald R. Butters, Jr.
If you caught a movie in Kansas through
much of the past century, you're likely to
have seen a different version than did the
rest of America. Theda Bara's depictions
of wicked sexuality were off-limits, and a
film such as the
1932
Scarface showed
far too much violence for decent folk
—
a threat to Protestant culture and to the
morals of the general population.
In
1915,
Kansas became one of only
a handful of states to establish its own
film censorship board. The Kansas board
controlled screen content in the state for
more than fifty years, yet little is known
about its activities. This first book-length
study of state film censorship examines
the unique political, social, and economic
factors that led to its implementation in
Kansas, examining why censorship legis¬
lation was enacted, what the attitudes of
Kansans were toward censorship, and
why it lasted for half a century.
Cinema historian Gerald Butters places
the Kansas Board of Review's attempts to
control screen content in the context of
nationwide censorship efforts during the
early part of the twentieth century. He tells
how factors such as Progressivism, con¬
cern over child rearing, and a supportive
press contributed to censorship, and he
traces the board's history from the prob¬
lems posed by the emergence of "talkies"
through changing sexual mores in the
1920s
to challenges to its power in the
1950s. '']
In addition to revealinjj^e fine points
of film content deemed tattisensitive for
screening, Butters
deserties
the daily
operations of the board, 4h|strating the
difficulties it encountered
·§
it wrestled
not only with constantly sftfting definitions
of morality but also with th· vagaries of
the political and legal
sysłetns.
Stills from
motion pictures illustrate t№ type of
screen content the board attempted to
censor.
.;
As Kansas faced the march of moder¬
nity, even state politicians began to criti¬
cize film censorship, and Betters tells
how by the
1960s
the board was fighting
to remain relevant as filmcpmpanies
increasingly challenged it· attempts to
control screen content. Banned in
Kansas weaves a fascinating
taie
of the
enforcement of public
rnofüity,
making
it a definitive study for cinema scholars
and an entertaining read far film buffs
About the Author
Gerald R. Butters. Jr.
is Associate Professor
of Histoa a; Aurora
University and author
of Black Msnrood on
the
Silem
Screen
He
üves
in Oak Parx
Illinois |
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