SHOW STOPPERS: MOVIE CENSORSHIP CONSIDERED AS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
Although censorship is usually interpreted as a matter of freedom of expression, censorship was also a major business concern during the heyday of the American movie industry. Manipulating censorship issues was essential to the industry’s economic health. The Production Code Administration (PCA), th...
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Economic & Business History Society
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
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| description | Although censorship is usually interpreted as a matter of freedom of expression, censorship was also a major business concern during the heyday of the American movie industry. Manipulating censorship issues was essential to the industry’s economic health. The Production Code Administration (PCA), the industry’s in-house censorship agency, played a crucial role in maintaining order in Hollywood and fending off governmental control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9927d2ae14764c81b964bfbd2f9ad2fd2022-12-21T20:32:28ZengEconomic & Business History SocietyEssays in Economic and Business History0896-226X2012-06-013016376224SHOW STOPPERS: MOVIE CENSORSHIP CONSIDERED AS A BUSINESS PROPOSITIONClayton KoppesAlthough censorship is usually interpreted as a matter of freedom of expression, censorship was also a major business concern during the heyday of the American movie industry. Manipulating censorship issues was essential to the industry’s economic health. The Production Code Administration (PCA), the industry’s in-house censorship agency, played a crucial role in maintaining order in Hollywood and fending off governmental control.https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/224 |
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| title | SHOW STOPPERS: MOVIE CENSORSHIP CONSIDERED AS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION |
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| title_full_unstemmed | SHOW STOPPERS: MOVIE CENSORSHIP CONSIDERED AS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION |
| title_short | SHOW STOPPERS: MOVIE CENSORSHIP CONSIDERED AS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION |
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