Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
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.
Top Billed Cast
Diane Lane
Narrator (voice)
Chris Basinger
Self
Jeanine Basinger
Self
Cari Beauchamp
Self
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Self
Featured Crew
Todd Friedrichsen
Director of Photography
Elaina Archer
Editor
Elaina Archer
Director
Scott Eyman
Writer
Elaina Archer
Writer
Elaina Archer
Producer
Todd Friedrichsen
Editor
Todd Friedrichsen
Producer
Maria Newman
Original Music Composer
John Sinner
Associate Producer
Kathryn Rzasa
Supervising Producer
Barbara Lockridge
Associate Producer
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