Legal Opinion
Hallmark Productions, Inc. v. Carroll
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 13, 1956No. Appeal, 345PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Chief Justice Hobace Steen,
Hallmark Productions, Inc., submitted to the Pennsylvania State Board of Censors for approval a motion picture film which presented the story of a dope peddler and the manner in which he enticed innocent people in the use and sale of marijuana cigarettes. The Board concluded that the film was “indecent and immoral and, in the judgment of the Board, tended to debase and corrupt morals,” and therefore disapproved it. Court of Common Pleas No. 2 of Philadelphia County reversed the order of the Board and the latter now appeals from that reversal.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Gelling v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- American Civil Liberties Union v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Box Office Pictures, Inc. v. Board of Finance & RevenueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Universal Film Exchanges, Inc. v. Board of Finance & RevenueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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