Studios must obey production code
Los Angeles, 6 March 1933
It is exaclty three years since the American film companies agreed to a new code of self-censorship. They have now recognized that a stricter enforcement of its provisions has become necessary, although it is not yet certain at precisely what date in the near future this will come into effect. It is likely that the new rules will have an adverse effect on movie-making, and there is very little doubt which films and stars the crackdown is aiming at. The release of "Scarface" a yer ago had been delayed many months due to a censorship dispute, and during the past several months there have been a few raised eye-brows over MGM's "Red Dust". Jean Harlow has developed into that studio's sexiest star, while Mae West has had a spectacular succes with her first starring film, "She Done Him Wrong", which opened a month ago.
Even that delightful cartoon character, Betty Boop, who singlehandedly introduced "sex" into the animated film, may not be spared by the new and stricter monitoring. "Film Daily" recently published a letter from a film theater owner in Georgia complaining about "Smut in cartoons", and it is not difficult to guess who he had in mind. At this rate, even "King Kong" may not be spared censor's cuts over his provocative pawning of Fay Wray.
Cinema Year by Year, pagina 243
Imi cer scuze daca mai apar typos dar nu am stat sa recitesc ce am scris ca mi-era lene
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Oricum...ma distra Betty Boop cand eram mai mic...dar niciodata nu mi s-a parut "hot"...