Tag Archives: censorship
5 Hays Code Movie Scenes That Are Definitely Not Sexual
Last week, we discussed three movies that dealt with the Motion Picture Production Code in different ways. One gleefully sidestepped it, one blanket ignored it, and the final film upheld it, more or less. In order to do this, I … Continue reading
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Tagged alfred hitchcock, bette davis, censorship, Hays Code, north by northwest, now voyager, the african queen, the fountainhead, the phantom lady
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Marry Brunettes, and Ignore Censors
Since we’ve primarily talked about remakes so far, I thought we should move on to another kind of Hollywood recycling: the sequel. Now, while it’s true that some sequels end up becoming equal to or better than the original (“The … Continue reading
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Tagged censorship, Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hays Code, Jane Russell, Marylin Monroe, MPAA, Sequels
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We Recycle Movies 