Headline
Picture Theatres: Why They Must Be Used for the Highest Ends - An Audience of 1,075 Millions
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1918-01-18
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Publication Year
1918
Page
3
Summary

With the sharp growth of films and cinemas in the United Kingdom, a full review and suggestion on this industry were important for future development. After hearing a mass of evidence for and against the cinema, the Cinema Commission of Inquiry instituted by the National Council of Public Morals expresses its judgment in favour of a State censorship. Claiming as important for film trade itself but also important for protecting the young and children from 'sex' and 'crime' film topics. On the other hand, the importance of education value from films has not been neglected.

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