Headline
An 'Immoral Film': Injunction Against Robin Hood in Japan
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1923-08-14
- Publication Year
1923
Page
7
Key Person
Film Projector / Film(s)
Robin Hood
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Actors
Wallace Beery
Director
Allan Dwan
Writer
Douglas Fairbanks (story)
Country
USA
Released
1922-10-18
Runtime
143 min
Genre
Adventure
Language
None
Plot
A nobleman becomes the vigilante Robin Hood who protects the oppressed English people from the tyrannical Prince John.
Awards
1 win.
Rated
Not Rated
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Organisation
Summary
Several hundred foreigners and Japanese at the Kamakura Gekijo were disappointed recently when the local police entered the theatre shortly before the showing of 'Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood' and issued an injunction against the film, reports the Japan Advertiser. The police declared that the showing of the picture was illegal and that the film itself was detrimental to the morals of the community. The theatre manager was compelled to return the admittance price to the crowd in order to prevent a riot. The United Artists Corporation of Tokyo has filed a protest with the American Embassy against the Kamakura police. It declares that the proper permits had been obtained.
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