Most motion pictures are adapted from stage plays and books. The ways of expression used in pictures are different from plays and books. People think in words. It will be a long time before people will think in terms of pictures. Ideas are all right for stage people, but pictures prefer simple, straight stories of facts.
Censorship is a prison to expression.
They say censorship is primarily for the protection of children. Even though the theatre is decidedly limited in its scope and appeal, motion pictures will never entirely supplant the stage. Then there is the good economic reason. It cannot play to indiscriminate masses. On the other hand, two houses like the Roxy and the Capitol reach on an average of 283,000 people weekly.