In article <[log in to unmask]>, HrgSmes  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>need ASAP  name of "serious" silent film supposedly aimed at audiences of
>higher tastes which nevertheless contain a fair amount of violent footage
>prefer l9l4 or prior
>seem to recall a film made in france  quite famous  about the assassination of
>the comte d'guise  etc
 
l'assassinat du duc de Guise (film d'art, 1908)
 
>also  the name of the commission formed in the l930s to investigate cinematic
>violence and its impact
 
hays commission
 
p.s. An excellent place to find this and related information is a library.
 
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