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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)

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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.

Updated May 27 2020

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Runtime: 70 mins Rating: 5.3

Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Narrator (voice)

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Budd Schulberg

Budd Schulberg

Himself

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

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Crew

Elaina Archer

Elaina Archer

Director

Elaina Archer

Elaina Archer

Writer

Elaina Archer

Elaina Archer

Producer

Elaina Archer

Elaina Archer

Editor

Scott Eyman

Scott Eyman

Writer

Todd Friedrichsen

Todd Friedrichsen

Producer

Todd Friedrichsen

Todd Friedrichsen

Director of Photography

Todd Friedrichsen

Todd Friedrichsen

Editor

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