Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
IN THE
NEWS

name PUBIC sentimeht HAS
been made by the motion picture
producers, who seek 10 create
sadistic thrills out of the torture
of helpless animals.
A resolution has been passed by
the Motion Picture Producers As
ISOLATION. known TO the general
public as the Hays office, abolish
ing or seeking TO abolish the
running wire."
The running wire" evasively
and apologeticalIy known as the
running "W,' Is q shameful device
for throwing a horse headlong
while at full speed.
1t Is an airpIane wire several
hundred feet long and invisible TO
the camera.
One end of this wire II fastened
10 the horses front feet.
The other end il anchored In
the ground.
When the horse, obediently and
trustingiy carrying his rider at
highest speed, reaches the length
of this wire he Is suddenly and
unsuspectingly thrown heels over
head TO the ground as violently as
1t Is possible 10 throw the poor
animal.
TT Is claimed in excavation oil
i this contemplate practice that
n the horse falls in loose dirt or
sand he will probably escape seri-
Gus injury.
However, even when this protec-
fion II provided there are con-
finually instances where horses
are killed. and many more In
stances where they are famed or
MANNED.
Where the protection OF sand Is
not provided. one or two or more
hur~cs are frequently kiffet tn
picture by the barbarous running
"W" at the hands of directors who
would throw their own grand
mothers II they could get sadistic
thrill by doing IL.
The resolution OF the Moving
Picture Producers Association,
which IL undoubtedly due to Mr..
WIN Hays good heart and sound
mind, Is sufficiently definite as far
a. the particular atrocity OF the
running "W" Is concerned.
Ii condeuas- aud psshssit--- fire
device. and says:
Nor shat 0nys picture !
Submitted f6fk5 f7Vductf6n
Code Administration be APP
prOred II reasonable
grounds erist for belieUing
that am similar derice by
the prodHcer Of such PIC
tire resulted IA apparent
cruelty to animals.
= That resolution should be rea-
sonabIy effective provided the
Production Code Administration
has any humanity and any intelli-
gence and any ordinary box office
business sense.
YOUR columnist obstinately and
i insistently reyerts 10 the prop
osition that IL il not good business
to drive people away from the
cinema theatres who like animals.
Manly men and wholesome
women and their decent children
are the patrons Of westerns.
They like the clean outdoor
character of westerns, the beauty
OF the mountains and the waters
and the open spaces.
They appreciate good and skill
full riding. AID THEY LIKE
FINE ANIMALS.
Tom MiX's horse Tony was
almost as famous a Tom was;
and Silver, the beautiful steed OF
the Lone Ranger, is almost better
known than Mr.. Lee Powell or
Mr.. Robert Livingston.
Everybody knows "Hi-Yo Sill
YER" but with embarrassment and
humiliation your columnist must
confess that he had TO think a
second before he could remember
the full names of the bold rangers.
Certainly Mr.. HopalOng Cas-
sidy's horse is almost as much
admired a. the handsome Hop
along himself.
And the proud and prancing
palomino of Roy Rogers would he
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