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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007-05-23 | Documentary
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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.

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The casts of Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema are Diane Lane starring as Narrator (voice), Chris Basinger starring as Self, Jeanine Basinger starring as Self, Cari Beauchamp starring as Self, Leatrice Joy Gilbert starring as Self, A.C. Lyles starring as Self.
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On September 06, 2024, the IMDB rating of Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema is 6.3/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 0/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 5.0/10.
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..
The genre of Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema is Documentary.
The director of Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema is Elaina Archer.
The release date of Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema is May 23, 2007.