The Case Against the 20 Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres (1953)

At the time this film was made motion picture theaters were required to pay a 20 tax on gross ticket sales and Congress was debating lowering this tax as well as others in a bill being considered by a Congressional committee This film which was made especially to be shown to members of the committee sets forth the motion picture industrys case for reducing if not eliminating the tax