Geez... That one sleeve always coming down on her nightdress... how could they get away with a bare breast, even if her hair was in the way? (2:20-3:32)
@EmpressJudge13 Hmm... I remember censors went nuts over some horror films, but that was in the 20s, so the code probably was put in place late-1910s, early 1920s. (I remember "The Man Who Laughs" ran into trouble because Olga Baclanova's character showed her whole leg on camera—not just up to her knee as was generally common)
@LadyVanHelsing713 Oh the Code was definitely around then, but it was almost impossible to enforce, so the filmmakers (and actors) were essentially doing what they pleased while occasionally paying the code lip service. It wasn't actually enforced until about June of 1934.
Geez... That one sleeve always coming down on her nightdress... how could they get away with a bare breast, even if her hair was in the way? (2:20-3:32)
LadyVanHelsing713 5 months ago
@LadyVanHelsing713 It was a pre-code film, so it's not like anyone was rushing in to censor them.
EmpressJudge13 3 months ago
@EmpressJudge13 Hmm... I remember censors went nuts over some horror films, but that was in the 20s, so the code probably was put in place late-1910s, early 1920s. (I remember "The Man Who Laughs" ran into trouble because Olga Baclanova's character showed her whole leg on camera—not just up to her knee as was generally common)
LadyVanHelsing713 3 months ago
@LadyVanHelsing713 Oh the Code was definitely around then, but it was almost impossible to enforce, so the filmmakers (and actors) were essentially doing what they pleased while occasionally paying the code lip service. It wasn't actually enforced until about June of 1934.
EmpressJudge13 3 months ago
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LadyVanHelsing713 5 months ago
Rock bands were not the first to trash hotel rooms!
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