George Reid Andrews papers, 1922-1941.

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George Reid Andrews papers, 1922-1941.

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Correspondence, essays, addresses, photographs, and other materials of George Reid Andrews, executive director of the Church and Drama Association (later Church and Drama League of America), a Protestant organization attempting to encourage moral standards in film and stage productions, and consultant to Cecil B. DeMille in the production of the film "King of Kings" (1926-1927). The bulk of the letters, 1922-1930, are between Andrews and individuals associated with the film industry or theater world. These letters deal largely with the moral qualities of American motion pictures and relate especially to the controversy in 1929 and 1930 over methods of influence used by the film industry's self-appointed moral watchdog, the "Hays Office." Other material relates to the production of "King of Kings" and church attempts to influence the New York stage in the 1920s. Correspondents include Harry Emerson Fosdick and S. Parkes Cadman.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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