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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
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 as Narrator (voice)
- Chris Basinger as Self
- Jeanine Basinger as Self
- Cari Beauchamp as Self
- Leatrice Joy Gilbert as Self
- A.C. Lyles as Self
- Bob Mitchell as Self
- Barry Paris as Self
- Maria Riva as Self
- Michael Schlesinger as Self
- Budd Schulberg as Self
- Kevin Thomas as Self
Details
- Director
- Elaina Archer
- Released
- May 23, 2007
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Studio
- A&F Productions and Playboy Enterprises
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 4.3 / 10 from 5 votes
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