The Catholic Crusade against the Movies, 1940-1975
For more than three decades the Catholic Church through its Legion of Decency controlled the content of Hollywood films. Studios submitted their films to the Legion for a rating, which varied from general approval to condemnation. Documenting the inner workings of the Legion, The Catholic Crusade Against the Movies examines how the Church acquired such control and how the changes in the movie industry and American society at large in the post-World War II era eventually conspired against that...
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Examines how the Church controlled Hollywood in the golden era of studio production.
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction11A Catholic Coup against Hollywood42Cowboys and Courtesans Challenge Censors293A Foreign Challenge664The Legion Fights Back1035Declining Influence1436A New Approach1767The End of the Legion2128Conclusion234AppWorking Draft of the Lord - Quigley Code Proposal245Notes253Selected Bibliography279Filmography285Index293
