Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema backdrop
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema poster
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.9
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1h 10m
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2007
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Released
Overview
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.

Cast
Diane Lane poster
Diane Lane
Narrator (voice)
Chris Basinger poster
Chris Basinger
Self
Jeanine Basinger poster
Jeanine Basinger
Self
Cari Beauchamp poster
Cari Beauchamp
Self
Leatrice Joy Gilbert poster
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Self
A.C. Lyles poster
A.C. Lyles
Self
Bob Mitchell poster
Bob Mitchell
Self
Barry Paris poster
Barry Paris
Self
Maria Riva poster
Maria Riva
Self
Michael Schlesinger poster
Michael Schlesinger
Self
Budd Schulberg poster
Budd Schulberg
Self
Kevin Thomas poster
Kevin Thomas
Self
Mark Viera poster
Mark Viera
Self
Marc Wanamaker poster
Marc Wanamaker
Self
William Wellman Jr. poster
William Wellman Jr.
Self
Michael Westmore poster
Michael Westmore
Self
Holly Madison poster
Holly Madison
Model: Special Shoot
Betsy Moore poster
Betsy Moore
Silent Movie Theatre Actor
Paul Tucci poster
Paul Tucci
Silent Movie Theatre Actor
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle poster
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Self (archive footage)

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