Motion Pictures as a Phase of Commercialized Amusement in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo OH: Little Book Press, 1919.
Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Item #8857
Library REBIND in hardcover, library stamps/marks/labels/slip, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; SIGNED by author: "Compliments of J J Phelan" on flyleaf. Carl Vincent, Riccardo Redi and Franco Venturini; General Bibliography of Motion Pictures; Moral and Social Problems, page 152. Reverend Phelan examines the social issues of the motion picture industry in Toledo, Ohio and its possible effect on public morality and juvenile delinquency. "This treatise is not intended to be a sentimental defense nor a vitriolic attack upon the Motion Picture industry in Toledo. The primary purpose is to gather all available social data and allow the reader to make his own interpretation. Like many other persons, we have little sympathy with the criticism of the average "paid" reformer, the insipid vaporings of obsessed enthusiasts, or, the subtle machinations of professional politicians. Social problems demand the same careful treatment which the surgeon must give his patient - a treatment marked by accuracy, calmness, dispassionateness and scientific technique." - Introduction. ; Social Survey Series III. August 1919; Ex-Library; 292 pages; Signed by Author.
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