Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

May 23, 2007 | 70 min

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Diane Lane

Naomi Scott

Chris Basinger

Naomi Scott

Jeanine Basinger

Naomi Scott

Cari Beauchamp

Naomi Scott

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Naomi Scott

Bob Mitchell

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