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Milwaukee Motion Picture Commission information wanted!
posted by
Matthew Prigge
on
January 28, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Milwaukee Grad Student seeks anyone who has any first-hand knowledge of the old Milwaukee Motion Picture Commission. The MMPC was a censorship board that screened and rated all films to play in the city. The commission also occasionally either demanded that scenes be cut from films, or barred films from showing all together. I have not been able to find anyone who actually dealt with the group and any help would be very much appreciated.
Comments (3)
mjprigge,From 1956 Motion picture Almanac this is the Milwaukee Board Members: Mrs.C Buckland,Vice President.Mrs.E.V. Kluckow,Treasurer, Herbert Drissen,ExecutiveSecretary.This board was created in 1913 by a Act of the State Legislature. There nine members and twenty-five aides. Suppose to be a representative group from Milwaukee’s population.
Milwaukee had a Better Films Council Mrs.Fred Rosenkranz,Pres. 4121 West 83rd St.Milwaukee,Wis.{no zip code on those days,1956}.
Blue Laws repealed in 1933 concerning Sunday showings.Hopes this Helps.Other CT members may have more to add.
Wow,I thought I would at Least get a “THANK-YOU”.
Thanks! I thought it would email me when someone commented. I just found this today. I will have to look into that Blue Laws item…