An Interview With The Censor

An Interview With the CensorHollywood, January 20, 1999--Probably no one in Hollywood is more qualified to comment on the rampant permissiveness and general dirtiness of current film fare than Erwin Putz. A censor of motion pictures for more than 40 of his 72 years, Putz was interviewed in his small but clean office. He poured himself a glass of cold duck ("Every Wednesday morning," he explained) as the tape recorder began to roll.[Q] Interviewer: From your vantage point of over 40 yea...