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 Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1973)
Jason Alexander Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Sam Anderson Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Edward Asner Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Up (2009)
Dan Aykroyd Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Shari Belafonte Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Hotel (1983)
Lara Flynn Boyle Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Happiness (1998)
Lloyd Bridges Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
James Coburn Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Robert Costanzo Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Total Recall (1990)
Robert Culp Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	I Spy (1965)
Keene Curtis Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Sliver (1993)
Richard Donner Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Superman (1978)
Charles Durning Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Robert Evans Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
Harrison Ford Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Kelsey Grammer Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Daryl Hannah Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Wall Street (1987)
Judd Hirsch Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Taxi (1978)
Dennis Hopper Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Easy Rider (1969)
Sally Kellerman Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	MAS*H (1970)
Michael Lerner Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Barton Fink (1991)
Joe Mantegna Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Godfather Part III (1990)
Barney Martin Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Producers (1967)
Malcolm McDowell Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cathy Moriarty Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Raging Bull (1980)
Martin Mull Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Clue (1985)
Robert Osborne Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	One Step Beyond (1959)
Carl Reiner Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Allan Rich Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Disclosure (1994)
John Ritter Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Sling Blade (1996)
Joe Roth Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Great Debaters (2007)
Maximilian Schell Self - Quote Reader (voice) (as Maximillian Schell) Self - Quote Reader (voice) (as Maximillian Schell) See fewer	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Marisa Tomei Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Brenda Vaccaro Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Capricorn One (1978)
Eli Wallach Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Lesley Ann Warren Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Victor/Victoria (1982)
Amy Yasbeck Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Mask (1994)
Billy Zane Self - Quote Reader (voice) Self - Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Titanic (1997)