- Realart's Honor Plan
The Honor Plan, inaugurated by Realart
- which offered to exhibitors, for the first time,
the privilege -of playing the productions first
and paying what he believed them to be worth
afterwards.
JOHN S. WOODY, Realart.
Stanley Opening
Opening of the Stanley Theatre at 19th and
Market Streets in Philadelphia at a cost of
more than $2,000,000
JULES E MASTBAUM,
President, Stanley Company "of America.
No Production to Cost Over $125,000
The realization by at least a portion of the
producing factors of the country that produc¬
tion costs must he radically revised downward.
The greatest service that the financial insti¬
tutions that ally themselves with the manu¬
facture of motion pictures can perform in this
industry for the next twelve months Wili be an
abrupt refusal on the part of bankers or finan¬
ciers to lend anyone in excess of $125,000 for
the production of any individual picture
Only by this kind of a curb, exercised by
the men and the institutions controlling money,
can a wasteful and extravagant industry he
made to come to its senses and re-establish
sane and conservative production costs
F. B. WARREN
Nothing Outstanding '
I cannot recall any one great incident that
stands out in my mind as having occurred
during the year
"AL" LICHTMAN,
Gen. Mgr., Asso Producers.
Encouragement of Independent
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JSU of l»"d Tt««. and avoid the danger
°ll^T^"^'^f onr minds on encour-
.Organization of Independents
'o4an.za.on of -dependent ^™«,ZJ^l
Another important Happening .« the "f'81™
ssus ss ^u^Sn^nhi; U"g
independent produeer and his associates m the
creaLn of motion P-ctge-gg-Jg^.
Production Orgy Ending
I consider the most important event m the
past year the inevitable climax to the vrild orgy
of spending m P'oduction^^ HQLUBAR_
Censor Board Standards
Standards of the Ontario (Can.) Board
of Censors, 45 Richmond St, W.,
Toronto
No picture will be allowed which shows a sue- ,
cessful balking of the law
The board will use judgment in eliminating un¬
warranted display of- foreign flags, and will also
call for a respectful presentation of all British
flags.
All pictures" showing animals being" treated un¬
kindly, tortured or killed will be condemned.
Pictures- which deal' with firearms" or display of
kmves nr guns may he. eliminated or cut.
Shocking and' unnecessary- details, of deeds- of
■violence and struggle scenes will be cut out. This
also applies to the rough'" Handling', of- women, chil¬
dren, the aged-or infirm; and . close-up views of
horrid, bruised or mutilated faces;- or, faces show¬
ing agony and' suffering, also the struggles of
drowning people-and close-up views of* dead peo¬
ple's faces floating in the water.
Constructive suggestions which might he con¬
ducive to producing" lawlessness or crime, e g,
methods of safe cracking, picking locks, raising
cheques, robbing houses, molesting persons, etc
In no instances will suicide or incentives to
such be shown
Close-up scenes, prolonged or instructive scenes
of murder, or showing •qf*'executions will not he
allowed ■ >*?"**' H"'1
Each question, of costtUjie or taste must be
considered'""jOn the basis of -morals Pictures of
women almost wholly dressed, hut displaying a
lavish amount of lingerie, are-starthng The same
is true of excessively low-cut gowns _ Under no
consideration will the board pass ally pictures con¬
taining incidentally or extensively the nude form
Burlesques or scenes of ridicule of clergy, Sal¬
vation Army or any other religious work will be
eliminated
All pictures must be kept clean from sugges¬
tion, vulgarity and profanity
Scenes in houses of ill-repute and scenes ot ae-
bauches will be cut out, also any instructive de¬
tails of gambling, etc , will be eliminated Undue
and unnecessary drinking scenes will be eliminated
Fifty per cent of all serials must be shown at
one sitting - „♦
Tbe board will insist that sex problems he treat¬
ed with seriousness and reserve
Constructive suggestions of the use or means OI
illegitimately procuring habit-formnig drugs, nar¬
cotics, poisons, etc , will be eliminated
Instructions prohibit the display of any adver¬
tising which shows scenes of violence, display of
guns or knives indicating shooting or stabbing,
nudity, vulgar display of women s forms, objec¬
tionable titles regarding sex relations, or anT
eliminations that have been made by the board.
Standards of .Maryland State Board of
Censors, 211 N. Calvert St.,
Baltimore
Improper exhibition of feminine underwear.
Bedroom and bathroom scenes of suggestive and
indecent character
Offensive vulgarity and indecent gestures
Women promiscuously taking up men.
Indelicate sexual situations.
Nude figures
Indecorous dancing
Attempted criminal assaults upon women.
' Excessive drunkenness, especially in women.
Ovcrpassionate love scenes
Men and women living together without mar¬
riage and in adultery
Prostitution and procuration of women.
Excessive use of firearms
Disrespect for the law, third degree scenes
Doubtful characters exalted to heroes.
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