Censored Screams: The British Ban on Hollywood Horror in the Thirties

by Tom Johnson and Tom Johnson

Book Overview

As Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931) ushered in the golden age of horror films in the United States, studios and distributors were faced with a major problem in their number one overseas market: the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) were demanding extensive cuts, enforcing age restrictions, and banning outright many of Hollywood's horror movies. The issue most often used to limit the showing of horror films was their "unsuitability"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786427310
• ISBN13: 9780786427314
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher