" Horrific " Films The London County Council decided on
Tuesday that children unaccompanied by their parents or guardians . should not be allowed to sec those sensational or dubioti.s films which the Board of Film Censors puts into its " A " class. Moreover, while " horrific " films, likely to frighten or terrify children, are being shown, managers must make it clear that they are unsuitable for a juvenile audience. Children, like adults, differ very widely in sensitiveness. Boys as well as girls, older as well as younger, may be affected by the scenes of violence or depravity that film producers delight in. The County Council does not seek to do the work of the censors over again. But it rightly ensures that parents shall clearly understand the nature of the films to which oh, jection may be taken in the children's interest.
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