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

Overview

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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Elaina Archer

Director

Cast

Diane Lane

Narrator (voice)

Chris Basinger

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Jeanine Basinger

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Cari Beauchamp

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Leatrice Joy Gilbert

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A.C. Lyles

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Bob Mitchell

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Barry Paris

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Maria Riva

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Michael Schlesinger

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Budd Schulberg

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Kevin Thomas

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Diane Lane

Narrator (voice)

Chris Basinger

Self

Jeanine Basinger

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Cari Beauchamp

Self

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

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A.C. Lyles

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Bob Mitchell

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Barry Paris

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Maria Riva

Self

Michael Schlesinger

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Budd Schulberg

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Kevin Thomas

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Release Date

May 23, 2007

Original Language

English

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