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Rough Cuts

by Glenn R. Miller

A film on the censorship board’s cutting-room floor

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A film on the censorship board’s cutting-room floor

Set in 1926, as silent films give way to talkies, *Rough Cuts* brings together two men whose ambitions collide over one movie. Patrick J. Shepard, a director nearing the end of his career, sees his latest film as a path to lasting fame; Harold Dawdry, a young minister appointed to Ohio’s State Film Censorship Board, sees the role as a chance to gain influence. Their conflict turns a transition in film history into a comic contest over who gets to shape what audiences see. The premise links technological change in cinema with questions of artistic control and censorship, grounded in the specific setting of Ohio.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical fiction set during the transition from silent films to talkies.
  • Readers who enjoy comic premises involving artists, institutions, and censorship.

Themes

Film history and technological changeCensorship and artistic controlAmbition and influence

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Book overview

"If you love history with a comic edge, this one is for you." -Randy Susan Meyers, internationally bestselling author of The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone

It's 1926, and the world of film is about to change forever.

On the cusp of "talkies," directors and actors fear their greatest days might soon be behind them. Patrick J. Shepard, a director at the end of his career, has just completed his masterpiece, his vehicle for eternal fame. But there's one problem: Ohio.

Harold Dawdry, the young, second-string minister at a small church in a corner of Ohio, has been appointed to the State Film Censorship Board. He regards this appointment as his ticket to the power and relevance he desperately craves. And there is one director who has particularly rankled his delicate sensibilities: Patrick J. Shepard. The minister feels Ohio is best served if Shepard makes drastic cuts to his final film.

The silent film era is about to get loud.

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