in part, it has to do with the motion picture made in italy directed by roberto rossellini. a film that brought harsh controversy to new york. ♪ our story also has to do with a quiet street in connecticut, where a young man, a minister for jehovah witnesses, went from door to door with a photograph record, which he played for anyone who cared to listen. ♪ that phonograph record too caused controversy. two disputes, each of which went to the united states supreme court. there these cases of the film and the phonograph record became a chapter in the history of the united states constitution. each an interpretation affecting many people. a crucial decision. ♪ in 1921, new york state adopted a system of film censorship. henceforth, before a film could be shown in the state, at any place of amusement charging admission, it would have to have the state's approval. during the next 30 years, the state's reviewers examined almost 50,000 films. most were promptly approved. in some cases, the board asked for cuts. a few films were banned outright. for such cases, the law provided

in part, it has to do with the motion picture made in italy directed by roberto rossellini. a film that brought harsh controversy to new york. ♪ but our story also has to do with a quiet street in connecticut, where a young man, a minister for jehovah witnesses, went from door to door with a phonograph record, which he played for anyone who cared to listen. ♪ that phonograph record too caused controversy. two disputes, each of which went to the united states supreme court. there these cases of the film and the phonograph record became a chapter in the history of the united states constitution. each an interpretation affecting many people. a crucial decision. ♪ in 1921, new york state adopted a system of film censorship. henceforth, before a film could be shown in the state, at any place of amusement charging admission, it would have to have the state's approval. during the next 30 years, the state's reviewers examined almost 50,000 films. most were promptly approved. in some cases, the board asked for cuts. a few films were banned outright. for such cases, the law prov