Session #73 · 1933–35

Speech #730118381

He must determine whether an actor is a nonentity or a celebritywhether he is ordinary or extraordinary. No consul has either the wisdom or the perspicacity to determine that. There is ample evidence submitted in the hearings on this bill by the Chief of the Visa Division of the Department of State indicating the extreme difficulties that would arise under this bill and the embarrassments that would be created for the consuls in passing upon the qualifications of actors applying for entrance. The effect of this bill on the motionpicture industry would be most disastrous. American movies must essentially be international.
Keywords matched
Visa

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
EMANUEL CELLER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
730118381
Paragraph
#2
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