The Face on the Cutting Room Floor: The Story of Movie and Television Censorship by Schumach, Murray
- Bookseller: Old Goat Books
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1011051
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG. Bookplate on FFE. Minor shelf wear to quarter-cloth boards.
- Jacket condition: VG-. Creases along top of front DJ face. Creases and wear to spine DJ top and bottom.
- Edition: 1st edition.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Morrow
- Date published: 1964
- Pages: 304 pages.
Description
Morrow, 1964. 1st edition.. Hardcover. VG. Bookplate on FFE. Minor shelf wear to quarter-cloth boards./VG-. Creases along top of front DJ face. Creases and wear to spine DJ top and bottom.. History of, principally, American film censorship. Includes discussion of blacklists and the influence of the Legion of Decency and NAACP. Appendix with Motion Picture Production Code. Black and white photos. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover
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