Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007, English. Directed by Elaina Archer.
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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- 23 May 2007
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- United States of America
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- Scott Eyman, Elaina Archer
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 2007. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema, try My Mom Jayne, Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies, S4: The Bob Lazar Story.
Who directed Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema?
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007) was directed by Elaina Archer and stars Diane Lane, Chris Basinger, Jeanine Basinger.