2853
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1937-03-27
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Letter
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Double feature showing of Lloyd's of London and Winner Take All -- Butler found Winner Take All to be very offensive.
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2892
|
1937-03-23
|
Letter
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Sending RKO a form letter to officially inform MPPDA of the merger of the subsidiary corporations with RKO Radio Picture...
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2854
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1937-03-22
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Letter
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Block booking is not responsible for the screening of double features.
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2855
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1937-03-19
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Letter
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Opposing double features -- argues that block booking is responsible for the need for double features. She also claims t...
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2948
|
1937-03-16
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Letter
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Congratulatory letter to Warner Bros. for having very few references to liquor or drinking in their recent films.
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2890
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1937-03-11
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Letter
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If sufficient changes are made to the MGM film Manhattan Melodrama, it can be submitted and approved by the PCA -- it se...
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2887
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1937-03-09
|
Letter
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All scenes depicting U.S. currency must be deleted from films -- including news reels.
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2888
|
1937-03-04
|
Letter
|
Depictions of U.S. currency are against the law -- does this apply to news reels? The answer Hess gives is yes. Breen s...
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2856
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1937-02-24
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Letter
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Double feature screening of The Stowaway (with Shirley Temple) and At The Opera (Charlie Chan film) -- young boy was fri...
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3371
|
1937-02-15
|
Letter
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MPTOA strongly opposes Neely and Pettengill Bills.
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1167
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1937-01-28
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Letter
|
Restrictions on kidnapping are to be officially interpreted as meaning "abduction, or illegal detention, in modern times...
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1124
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1937-01-18
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Letter
|
The use of the word "dame" in titles is eliminated, because it is "an industry liability." Columbia wants to use it in a...
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2961
|
1937-01-04
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Letter
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Concerning clearance and runs -- what is the exact situation in regards to length of clearance between first and second ...
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2870
|
1937-01-01
|
Letter
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Regarding the title "Court House Square" -- MGM was in negotiations to buy the book of that name then bought a book with...
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1154
|
1936-12-31
|
Letter
|
Hays has just returned from a visit to the Pope and Mussolini. The advertising managers are concerned about details of a...
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1271
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1936-12-24
|
Letter
|
The Federated Church Brotherhoods of California is tired of waiting for the improvements promised by the Code. Milliken...
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2796
|
1936-12-24
|
Letter
|
Sending Hess copies of the form letters that will be sent to member and non-member companies respectively when a PCA cer...
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2739
|
1936-12-22
|
Letter
|
Regarding the process of obtaining films from member companies for the National Archives. Film preservation.
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2799
|
1936-12-18
|
Letter
|
Hays is concerned there may be a development of jokes concerning the abdication of King Edward VIII -- Breen assures him...
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2740
|
1936-12-17
|
Letter
|
Arranging for a meeting with Hays to discuss obtaining films from member companies for the National Archives. Film prese...
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1145
|
1936-12-14
|
Letter
|
Hays is concerned there may be a development of jokes concerning the abdication of King Edward VIII. The importance of a...
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2800
|
1936-12-14
|
Letter
|
Hays is concerned there may be a development of jokes concerning the abdication of King Edward VIII. The fear is offensi...
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2741
|
1936-12-11
|
Letter
|
Outlining the process of the film library in the National Archives. There is already a collection of films given by gove...
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2714
|
1936-12-04
|
Letter
|
Lists the approved and rejected press books of reissues. All exchanges have been notified that objectionable material mu...
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2723
|
1936-11-06
|
Letter
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Advising Kent regarding a resolution passed by the MPTO of Maryland on double features. Demands that exhibitors be relie...
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2724
|
1936-11-05
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Letter
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Acknowledging the receipt of the resolution passed by the MPTO of Maryland relating to double features.
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2742
|
1936-11-02
|
Letter
|
Sending a copy of the report given to the Society of Motion Picture Engineers on film preservation. See report 11-1202.
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2832
|
1936-10-31
|
Letter
|
Outlines the fund-raising drives held by the Will Rogers Memorial Commission.
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2802
|
1936-10-21
|
Letter
|
Sending out a copy of the Production Code, resolution for uniform interpretation, the memo on crime pictures and the res...
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2804
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1936-10-07
|
Letter
|
Asking that the PCA is advised of all changes to titles of features and shorts that have been assigned a PCA certificate...
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2805
|
1936-10-07
|
Letter
|
Asking that the PCA is advised of all changes to titles of features and shorts that have been assigned a PCA certificate...
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2769
|
1936-10-02
|
Letter
|
Educational Studios, Inc. has resigned from the MPPDA -- no longer producing in Hollywood.
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2782
|
1936-09-25
|
Letter
|
Sending Samuel Goldwyn an application form for Class A membership to the MPPDA.
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2791
|
1936-09-09
|
Letter
|
Paramount's various companies have merged together under the name Paramount Pictures, Inc. All MPPDA memberships regard...
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2806
|
1936-08-21
|
Letter
|
Lists the films rejected by the PCA New York office during 1936, with reasons for rejection: Undercover Men (gangster fi...
|
2734
|
1936-08-06
|
Letter
|
Far East Films Corporation has merged with Educational Films Corporation.
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2745
|
1936-07-20
|
Letter
|
Acknowledging receipt of a report on the preservation of film by the National Bureau of Standards. See report 11-1212.
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2810
|
1936-07-17
|
Letter
|
All films wanting a PCA seal of approval must be screened for the PCA -- Pizor has complained about the financial costs ...
|
2747
|
1936-07-08
|
Letter
|
Acknowledging the thanks of the National Archives for the MPPDA's help with the installation of film and sound recording...
|
2748
|
1936-07-07
|
Letter
|
Thanking the MPPDA for its help with the installation of film and sound recording equipment at the National Archives.
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2783
|
1936-06-11
|
Letter
|
Selznick International Pictures has become a member of the MPPDA.
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2784
|
1936-06-11
|
Letter
|
Selznick International Pictures has become a member of the MPPDA. Includes small amount of correspondence regarding thei...
|
2808
|
1936-06-11
|
Letter
|
Independents are releasing films prior to receiving PCA approval.
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2823
|
1936-06-10
|
Letter
|
Outlining, for the PCA records, the fees relating to obtaining PCA approval. Small file included relating to the issue o...
|
2809
|
1936-06-01
|
Letter
|
Sending Hays information regarding the release of independent productions that have not received the formal PCA seal of ...
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2812
|
1936-05-18
|
Letter
|
Acknowledging the position of Lenauer -- a distributor of foreign films -- in regards to the costs of obtaining the PCA ...
|
2818
|
1936-05-17
|
Letter
|
Breen wants Hays to instruct all companies that requests for the opinion of the PCA on potential production material mus...
|
2814
|
1936-05-14
|
Letter
|
A theatre in San Francisco is showing films that do not comply with the Production Code nor do they carry the PCA seal o...
|
2720
|
1936-05-12
|
Letter
|
Relating to the phrase (and therefore title) "Foreign Correspondent".
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2813
|
1936-05-01
|
Letter
|
Feels the PCA approval costs for distributors of foreign films within America is too high -- particularly when dealing w...
|
2731
|
1936-04-28
|
Letter
|
Asking for help for Warner Bros. nation wide survey on double features.
|
2752
|
1936-04-23
|
Letter
|
The Pope has praised the motion pictures and their improved moral decency.
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2754
|
1936-04-22
|
Letter
|
In relation to the improvements of the quality and morality of motion pictures -- "I may say that they are moving in the...
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2788
|
1936-03-20
|
Letter
|
Dispute with MGM over paying for films the theatre does not want to distribute -- Hess advises Somma to speak with MGM.
|
2819
|
1936-02-10
|
Letter
|
Thanking Schwartz for the copy of Columbia's Producers-Distributors Contract. Contract included here.
|
2820
|
1936-02-05
|
Letter
|
Regarding the situation of short subject series that are made up of news reel footage -- should they be submitted to PCA...
|
2716
|
1936-01-29
|
Letter
|
Outlines certain responsibilities of companies under the Advertising Code. From 1 February 1936, a fine will be imposed ...
|
2759
|
1936-01-01
|
Letter
|
The Legion of Decency has a temporary home until the new headquarters are ready.
|
2561
|
1935-12-16
|
Letter
|
Acknowledging the receipt of a copy of the restraining order issued in the Associated Industries of Oklahoma vs. Oklahom...
|
2562
|
1935-12-12
|
Letter
|
The Vitaphone Corporation (Warner Bros. subsidiary) will send all of their short subjects made in the East to the West C...
|
2703
|
1935-12-11
|
Letter
|
Regarding the title "High Hat" -- it is a registered title yet an upcoming film of the same name has been announced.
|
2563
|
1935-12-04
|
Letter
|
A tentative certificate of approval (with number) will be assigned to all scripts approved by the Production Code Admini...
|
2497
|
1935-10-29
|
Letter
|
Thanking Kelly for passing on information relating to burlesque performances accompanying motion pictures in certain the...
|
2529
|
1935-10-28
|
Letter
|
Acknowledging the large memo "Trade Practices in the Motion Picture Industry" - an attempt to rework issues since the de...
|
2496
|
1935-10-22
|
Letter
|
Issue of obscene shows being performed in theatres with motion pictures. In this case, Minsky's Burlesque is been perfor...
|
2654
|
1935-10-21
|
Letter
|
RKO film, Finishing School, was deemed inappropriate for release by the Alberta Board of Motion Picture Censors and it w...
|
2532
|
1935-10-16
|
Letter
|
Asking for opinion on the issue of enforced arbitration.
|
2468
|
1935-10-13
|
Letter
|
Regarding commercial advertising and the non-theatrical distribution and exhibition of entertainment films in competitio...
|
2640
|
1935-10-07
|
Letter
|
Both She Done Him Wrong and I'm No Angel are having great difficulty gaining PCA approval. Breen feels they should not b...
|
2641
|
1935-10-06
|
Letter
|
What is the current state of She Done Him Wrong and I'm No Angel's applications for PCA approval? Breen is of the opinio...
|
2481
|
1935-10-03
|
Letter
|
A letter that presumably contains copies of letters sent to the MPPDA regarding a film based on the life of Senator Huey...
|
2479
|
1935-10-01
|
Letter
|
Hays assures the wife of the late Senator Huey Long that he would do whatever he could to aid her as Universal is planni...
|
2540
|
1935-10-01
|
Letter
|
Sending Bright an up to date copy of the by-laws of the Association of Motion Picture Producers. Copy included.
|
2478
|
1935-09-26
|
Letter
|
The wife of the late Senator Huey Long objects to a proposed Universal film about the life of her husband.
|
2471
|
1935-09-25
|
Letter
|
Covering letter accompanying the dissemination of the Survey and Report on Screen Advertising (13 September 1935), plus ...
|
1121
|
1935-09-06
|
Letter
|
Although G-Man pictures comply with all the tenets of the Code, their excessive violence and brutality have been causing...
|
2564
|
1935-09-06
|
Letter
|
The new list (or an additional list) of words not acceptable under the Production Code. Women shall not be referred to ...
|
2544
|
1935-09-03
|
Letter
|
MPPDA want Mascot to join the association. Nat Levine (Mascot) is not keen.
|
1112
|
1935-08-23
|
Letter
|
A congratulatory letter from Fox's office in England praising the Advertising Code. Fox in England is having much less ...
|
2565
|
1935-08-05
|
Letter
|
Sending Hays a list of the words and phrases that are unacceptable under the Production Code -- see the list 11-0276.
|
2644
|
1935-08-05
|
Letter
|
RKO are reissuing several films and the PCA has not had time to approval them -- RKO has been forced to reissue them wit...
|
2504
|
1935-08-02
|
Letter
|
Approximately ninety percent of theatres owners in Indiana do want to end the exhibition of double features but ten perc...
|
2571
|
1935-07-29
|
Letter
|
Canada Censorship Boards will not pass any more gangster films (G-Men pictures). Foreign.
|
2505
|
1935-07-25
|
Letter
|
Information regarding the banning of double features.
|
2506
|
1935-07-23
|
Letter
|
The Associated Theatre Owners of Indiana are working on a plan to eliminate double features; some theatre owners are str...
|
2508
|
1935-07-23
|
Letter
|
Paramount do not want to sign certain exhibition contracts in Indiana without the State agreeing to eliminate double fea...
|
2693
|
1935-07-16
|
Letter
|
MPPDA wants around fifty copies of the booklet "Moving Pictures and the Adolescent" -- social influence of motion pictur...
|
2704
|
1935-07-08
|
Letter
|
MPPDA playing unofficial mediator between Warners and a disgruntled exhibitor -- the details of the situation are not gi...
|
2482
|
1935-07-01
|
Letter
|
Congratulating Hess on his memo to all member companies regarding the issue of representation of the dead in biographica...
|
2645
|
1935-06-26
|
Letter
|
Disagrees with the agreement (or disagrees that there was an agreement) that any film reissued before 1 August 1935 must...
|
2646
|
1935-06-24
|
Letter
|
Regarding reissues of films. They must be approved by the PCA.
|
2486
|
1935-06-17
|
Letter
|
Sending Hess a copy of the Elizabeth Yeaman article "Censor Ruling Evoked on Biographical Films"- it has caused concern ...
|
2583
|
1935-06-13
|
Letter
|
Sending Hays a copy of Zanuck's letter detailing his proposed kidnapping story.
|
2584
|
1935-06-12
|
Letter
|
Zanuck does have a kidnapping story he would like to film -- at this stage it is just an idea, there is no script. Kidna...
|
2606
|
1935-06-07
|
Letter
|
Acknowledging Quigley's letter suggesting the PCA seal of approval and certificate number could be displayed as an emble...
|
2607
|
1935-06-03
|
Letter
|
Quigley is suggesting the PCA seal of approval and certificate number could be displayed as an emblem instead of a scree...
|
2608
|
1935-05-29
|
Letter
|
Acknowledging Quigley's letter regarding the trend of some theatres removing the PCA seal of approval from a print.
|
2609
|
1935-05-28
|
Letter
|
Some theatres are removing the PCA seal of approval -- Quigley feels this would not happen if the seal appeared in emble...
|
2588
|
1935-05-21
|
Letter
|
A list of all films that carry the PCA seal of approval has been sent to affiliated theatres and this list will be updat...
|
2590
|
1935-05-14
|
Letter
|
Schaefer proposes that the trade papers could run a list every week of films that have been approved by the PCA -- as th...
|