Anti Social Adolescents

"Although the percentage of cuts made on the grounds of violence is a little less than that of the previous year, some 50 of the 364 cuts made under this heading involved sexual assaults, and this in conjunction with the increased proportion of cuts on the grounds of sex indicates a trend away from violence and towards sex. The increase in the percentage of cuts for other reasons reflects a growing tendency to show anti-social behaviour of juveniles and adolescents, such as chicken racing, car conversion, vandalism and drinking, along with an increase in horror scenes aften associated with blood and vivisection." (1959).

"Excessive violence continues to be the preponderant reason for cutting films. This includes 'dirty fighting' and brutality by individuals or gangs. Common assault on females is included in the figures for violence. Sexual assaults have been classified as excisions made on the grounds of sex, and account for a substantial increase in cutting under that heading. The increase in cutting as compared with last year is due mainly to the increased number of horror films showing scenes of blood, vivisection, vampirism, bestiality, sadism, torture, and terror at length, in detail, and usually in colour. A total of 70 cuts was made on the grounds of "horror" alone. A separate section has been included in the analysis of excisions to show the position more precisely. The cuts shown under this heading do not cover all the cuts made in horror films, as frequently such films are also cut on the grounds of violence or sex. Conversely, some "murder dramas" and "thrillers" introduce horror scenes for added impact and may be cut on the same basis as horror films." (1960).