2959
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1938-12-09
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Agreement
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Copy of the Licensing agreement between companies and educators for the use of motion pictures as an educational tool --...
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1181
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1938-11-30
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Memo
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Spyros Skouras has been complaining to Palfreyman about double-billing, which has escalated in some cases to 3 or 4 movi...
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1177
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1938-11-28
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Memo
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DeBra reports on the organization "Films for Democracy" (earlier "Frontier Films'), which wants to make entertainment fi...
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2932
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1938-11-25
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Letter
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Sending Harmon the file on the film Angels With Dirty Faces.
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2933
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1938-11-23
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Memo
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Almost all the studios now have a boys gang series -- this trend is worrying as they do not adhere to the general princi...
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1187
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1938-11-23
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Miscellaneous
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Breen and Harmon want to add a new paragraph to the Regulations, specifically to enable them to deal with the increasing...
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2934
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1938-11-22
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Memo
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Universal is making a film which depicts male youths being injured -- a bad boy type film. Boy gang films are concerning...
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2922
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1938-11-22
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Memo
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Reliance Pictures is finishing up but Reliance vice-president Ed Small is forming Ed Small Productions -- can MPPDA memb...
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2911
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1938-11-18
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Memo
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Lists the meetings to be held on 19 November 1938 -- in relation to the representation of Nazi Germany in American newsr...
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1183
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1938-11-18
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Memo
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Film Daily 17 November 1938 included an item "Newsreels to Huddle on Nazi Outrages." This memo confirms that the indust...
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1184
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1938-11-15
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Report
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The report of the Advertising Committee on Motion Pictures' Greatest Year -- the improved profits have to do with the im...
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3158
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1938-11-14
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Memo
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Routine correspondence.
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2960
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1938-11-14
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Various
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File on the Teaching Film Custodians, Inc. General information about the formation and working of the group. Motion Pic...
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1201
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1938-11-10
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Memo
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Re Motion Picture's Greatest Year Advertising campaign. While direct box-office results are hard to prove, this was eff...
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2936
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1938-11-09
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Letter
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Lists the prison films made by member companies in the last two years. Production Trends.
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2935
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1938-11-09
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Memo
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A list of films considered boy gang pictures -- this type of film is concerning the PCA. The depiction of youth acting i...
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1176
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1938-11-04
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Bulletin/circular
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The Growth of Screen Advertising." The public pays for entertainment but gets advertising. Movie houses threaten to co...
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2939
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1938-10-31
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Letter
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Paramount has been combining the PCA seal of approval and the NBR insignia -- there is a fear this will confuse audience...
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2921
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1938-10-31
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Press excerpts
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Collection of press editorials written about and during the industry publicity drive Motion Pictures' Greatest Year.
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2937
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1938-10-20
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Letter
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The PCA charges will be waived for the MGM two reel short The World Is Ours -- the film was made as part of the industry...
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2938
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1938-10-18
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Letter
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Breen is suggesting that PCA charges should be waived for the MGM two reel short The World Is Ours -- the film was made ...
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2916
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1938-10-15
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Memo
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Memo sent to regional chairmen, circuit heads, exhibitors, managers and publicity directors. Regarding Motion Pictures'...
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2901
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1938-10-14
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Report
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Another copy of the 1937 report of the Advisory Committee on Education in Motion Pictures.
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2923
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1938-10-13
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Press clipping
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The publisher of the Nashville Banner is facing charges from the FCC -- regarding advertising and his threat to end his ...
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2924
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1938-09-27
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Memo
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Hays has spoken with James Stahlman (publisher of the Nashville Banner) about the United Press service situation.
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2925
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1938-09-26
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Memo
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Informing Hays of updates in the James Stahlman situation -- includes the MPPDA file on Stahlman.
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2940
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1938-09-16
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Memo
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Regarding fees for PCA services -- should the fees for cheaply produced features be higher than they are and should ther...
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2963
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1938-09-06
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Letter
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Copyright infringement fears for King Trendle radio broadcast "Lone Ranger" -- includes Palfreyman's advice.
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2962
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1938-09-03
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Letter
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Columbia is producing a serial called "The Spider" -- similar to the King Trendle radio broadcast "The Green Hornet". Co...
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2920
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1938-09-01
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Publicity
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The movie quiz contest which is a large part of the publicity push Motion Pictures' Greatest Year.
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1188
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1938-09-01
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Letter
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An official sponsorship deal, involving the financing of an entertainment film by Lucky Strike cigarettes, is proposed b...
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3376
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1938-08-30
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Resolution/s
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Report "concerning treatment of newspapermen in motion pictures" 1938.
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1185
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1938-08-30
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Resolution/s
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Resolutions and pronouncements re advertising on the screen, to 1938. Attached to correspondence with James G. Stahlman ...
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3162
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1938-08-26
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Memo
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Routine correspondence.
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3161
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1938-08-22
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Memo
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Routine correspondence.
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2956
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1938-08-02
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Telegram
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PCA can only approve films that have had their titles cleared through the Title Bureau -- this includes reissues. Includ...
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2955
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1938-08-02
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Letter
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Reissues will only be given PCA approval if the titles have been cleared through the Title Bureau -- this is difficult b...
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1197
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1938-08-02
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Letters
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Harmon informs Shurlock and Breen that all titles must be cleared through the Title Bureau, including re-issues. Breen ...
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2941
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1938-08-01
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Letter
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The Magic Carpet of Movietone series (Fox Movietone News) is heartily approved by the PCA.
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1189
|
1938-07-28
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Miscellaneous
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Concern about Selznick's plan to make a movie of the Titanic disaster (directed by Hitchcock) because of the probable Br...
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1190
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1938-07-25
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Memos
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Jurisdiction of Production Code Administration" and "Memo on General Policy." Memo on what films the PCA should review,...
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2912
|
1938-07-19
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Memo
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Deciding on the Grand National picture -- does Hays want Herron to be there?
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1216
|
1938-07-11
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Various
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The question has arisen as to how to deal with war-related films with ideological import. The question of PCA jurisdict...
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1191
|
1938-07-05
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Memo
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Harmon memo on the Production Code:Recommendation that "fairness" should be incorporated into the Regulations as a PCA r...
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2919
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1938-07-01
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Article
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"Steps in Movie Making" -- series of six articles designed to generate good publicity for the industry. This offers read...
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2918
|
1938-07-01
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Leaflet
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"Film Industry Ever Seeking Improvement" by Will Hays -- there is no date or source but an obvious publicity push in wha...
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2917
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1938-07-01
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Record of meeting
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Notes from the special committee formed to arrange a national motion picture publicity campaign -- there is a need to ge...
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1192
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1938-06-22
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Memo
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Commenting on Document: "Code, Extra-Code and Industry Regulation in Motion Pictures: A Study of the Effects of the Prod...
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2913
|
1938-06-16
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Letter
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Arranging the continuation of a meeting of the Board of Directors.
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1208
|
1938-06-15
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Miscellaneous
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General alarm about the increasing number of movies featuring crime, horror, and violence generally. Analysis of this t...
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