Introduction
The origins of governmental film censorship, 1907-1923
The courts provide no relief, 1909-1927
Hollywood and the Legion of Decency, 1922-1934
Early challenges to state censors, 1927-1940
The first amendment resurfaces, 1946-1950
The strange case of The miracle, 1950-1952
La Ronde, 1951-1954
The tide turns against the censors, 1953-1957
The seventh case in seven years, 1957-1959
The curtain coming down, 1957-1964
Fight for freedom of the screen, 1962-1965
Denouement, 1965-1981
Conclusion.