MURDER FILMS
Sir-I wonder how many of your readers have been struck by the fact that a juvenile comedy now in circulation in New Zealand has as the basis of its plot a real live murder. We all know that 90 per cent. of the films shown are unsuitable for children-even when they pose as children’s films. They present life to the child in unreal terms and often have a deep influence on the child’s thought and action. Where the child is concerned life cannot be played with. The bad influence of films is as well known as it is devastating. If any sort of New Order is to be built, our juvenile population should be induced to turn from murder comedies and "heroic" films to some other forms of
amusement,
MEHITABEL
(Dunedin).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 315, 6 July 1945, Page 5
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133MURDER FILMS New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 315, 6 July 1945, Page 5
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