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Potash and Purlmut ter The Movies and the Yellow Peril
Abe Potash and Morris discuss Lord Lee’s accusation that American films inflame yellow races against whites. They mock English taste, defend American cinema, and argue films shape perceptions, stressing white audiences and white exhibitors profit from the fantasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lee
Abe Potash
Abe
Morris
Guy Holt
Milton Sills
New York State
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
America
National Board of Censurers
Douglas Fairbanks
Sheriff's
Charley Chaplin
Raine Theater
Building and Loan Association
England