Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen Censored (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Censored (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

By the 1930s, the Hays Office was in firm control of censorship. The Hollywood studios were constantly trying to find ways to circumvent those controls by inventing snappy dialog and innuendo. While some of Hollywood's stars move on - Jean...See moreBy the 1930s, the Hays Office was in firm control of censorship. The Hollywood studios were constantly trying to find ways to circumvent those controls by inventing snappy dialog and innuendo. While some of Hollywood's stars move on - Jean Harlow died at the age of 26 - others take their place. Veronica Lake with her peekaboo hairstyle and Lana Turner, the sweater girl, are among the new sex symbols of the 1940s. The first genuinely successful challenge to the Hays Office came from Howard Hughes whose film The Outlawstarred the buxom Jane Russell. He was forced to distribute the film independently but the film's success showed it to be possible. Written by garykmcd See less

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39 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)
Sam Anderson Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Edward Asner Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Up (2009)
Dan Aykroyd Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Shari Belafonte Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Hotel (1983)
Lara Flynn Boyle Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Happiness (1998)
Lloyd Bridges Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
James Coburn Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Robert Costanzo Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Total Recall (1990)
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)
Richard Donner Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Superman (1978)
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)
Harrison Ford Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Kelsey Grammer Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Daryl Hannah Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Wall Street (1987)
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)
Michael Lerner Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Barton Fink (1991)
Joe Mantegna Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Godfather Part III (1990)
Barney Martin Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Arthur (1981)
Malcolm McDowell Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cathy Moriarty Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Raging Bull (1980)
Martin Mull Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Clue (1985)
Robert Osborne Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	One Step Beyond (1959)
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)
Joe Roth Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Great Debaters (2007)
Maximilian Schell Quote Reader (voice) (as Maximillian Schell) Quote Reader (voice) (as Maximillian Schell) See fewer	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Marisa Tomei Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Brenda Vaccaro Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Eli Wallach Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Lesley Ann Warren Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Victor/Victoria (1982)
Amy Yasbeck Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Mask (1994)
Billy Zane Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Titanic (1997)