Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen The Temptations of Eve (Season 1, Episode 2)
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Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

The Temptations of Eve (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

The focus is on the early years of the talkies in Hollywood and particularly some of its biggest female stars including Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich and Mae West. The Hays office was in a constant battle battle with the movie studios to ...See moreThe focus is on the early years of the talkies in Hollywood and particularly some of its biggest female stars including Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich and Mae West. The Hays office was in a constant battle battle with the movie studios to delete any sexually suggestive scenes or dialog but the movies moguls knew what would sell and pushed it to the limit. As the films got racier however, politicians and social groups began to demand a greater degree of censorship changing the movies for years to come. Written by garykmcd See less

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34 cast members

Name	Known for
Raquel Welch Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1973)
Jason Alexander Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
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Edward Asner Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Up (2009)
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Dan Aykroyd Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Lloyd Bridges Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Dabney Coleman Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	WarGames (1983)
Robert Culp Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	I Spy (1965)
Keene Curtis Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Sliver (1993)
Charles Durning Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Robert Evans Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
Kelsey Grammer Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
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Judd Hirsch Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Fabelmans (2022)
Dennis Hopper Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Easy Rider (1969)
Sally Kellerman Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	MAS*H (1970)
Maurice LaMarche Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Futurama (1999)
Shelley Long Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Joe Mantegna Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Godfather Part III (1990)
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Barney Martin Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Arthur (1981)
Roddy McDowall Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Fright Night (1985)
Malcolm McDowell Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Martin Mull Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Clue (1985)
Kevin Pollak Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Usual Suspects (1995)
Carl Reiner Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Allan Rich Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Disclosure (1994)
John Ritter Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Sling Blade (1996)
Laura San Giacomo Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Jeffrey Tambor Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Transparent (2014)
Marisa Tomei Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Eli Wallach Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Ray Walston Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Popeye (1980)