Karl Cohen, author of Forbidden Animation: Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators, introduces this program of animated works variously banned for their sexual innuendo, politics, or racial undertones. From pre-Hays Code cartoons of the late twenties and early thirties, including Bosko and Betty Boop, to Chuck Jones's uncensored World War II animation of Dr. Seuss's Private Snafu in Spies, to theatrical animation that passed in the 1940s but is too hot to show on TV today, this is an enlightening look at the many faces of censorship in the U.S. The 1928 Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure couldn't be shown then and is still too outrageous for most theater bookers, while Lenny Bruce's Thank You Mask Man directed by Jeff Hale, Vince Collin's Malice in Wonderland, and George Griffin's The Club faced theatrical bans long after the end of formal censorship. Cohen's discussion of how the McCarthy witch hunt affected the Hollywood animation industry is illustrated by works by blacklisted artists, including Brotherhood of Man. Karl Cohen teaches animation history at San Francisco State University. He will sign copies of his book, sold by our Museum Store during the intermission and following the screening.