Record #3347
- Date:
- 23/04/1931
- Record Type:
- Report
- From/By:
- Dr Daniel A. Lord, Head of Drama, University of St Louis
- To:
- Mr Will H. Hays, President, MPPDA
- Reel:
- Reel 9
- Frame Start:
- 9-1838
- Frame End:
- 9-1845
- Legacy ID:
- 3365
- Legacy Year:
- 1931
- Legacy Index:
- Production Code
- Comments:
- Additional text in transcription. EDITORIAL COMMENT: For meeting with production heads. An important document. Lord is critical not of specific scenes in recent movies, but of overall philosophies. He deplores the predominance of problem-movies (especially sex) over action and romance.
'The Code, One Year Later" - assessment of Production Code operation - impressed, but points out that where in 1930 they were concerned about single scenes he is now concerned about philosophy of plots preaching wrong moral standards with insufficient compensation cover sex adultery infidelity etc. Too many Broadway plays bought, not enough thought for majority audience.
Keywords
There are no keywords associated with this record. Show all keywords…
Scans
Documents
Please log in to view documents associated to this record.