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

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Documentary

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.

Release Date 2007-05-23
Runtime 1h 10m
Directors Elaina Archer, Todd Friedrichsen
Producers Todd Friedrichsen, Elaina Archer, Sarah J. Baker, Jason Burns, Hugh Hefner, Barbara Lockridge, Marvin Paige, Richard Rosenzweig, Kathryn Rzasa, John Sinner, Michael Yakaitis
Writers Elaina Archer, Scott Eyman