Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Watch Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Online Free on Watchseries. 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.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United States
- Director: Elaina Archer
- Cast: Diane Lane, Chris Basinger, Jeanine Basinger, Cari Beauchamp, Leatrice Joy Gilbert, A.C. Lyles, Bob Mitchell, Barry Paris, Maria Riva, Michael Schlesinger, Budd Schulberg, Kevin Thomas, Mark Viera, Marc Wanamaker, William Wellman Jr., Michael Westmore, Holly Madison, Betsy Moore, Paul Tucci, Roscoe Arbuckle, Theda Bara,
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