WHY BE GOOD? SEXUALITY AND CENSORSHIP IN EARLY CINEMA

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• Release Year: 2008
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: Trace the fascinating history of sex and sin in early cinema through rare archival footage and revealing interviews with Mary Pickford, Gloria Swanson, Louise Brooks and many others. Narrated by Diane Lane (Unfaithful, The Perfect Storm), Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship In Early Cinema also features Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolph Valentino, Clara Bow, Marlene Dietrich and Barbra Stanwyck in its exploration of the battle between artist and censor, uncovering details of some of the scandals that led to the morality crackdown known as the notorious Production Code of 1935. A celebration of the pioneers who helped film flourish, Why Be Good? is required viewing for anyone who loves movies.
• Cast: Diane Lane, Chris Basinger, Jeanine Basinger, Cari Beauchamp, Leatrice Joy Gilbert, A.C. Lyles, Bob Mitchell, Barry Paris, Maria Riva, Michael Schlesinger, Budd Schulberg, Kevin Thomas, Mark Viera, Marc Wanamaker, William Wellman Jr., Michael Westmore, Holly Madison, Betsy Moore, Paul Tucci, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Clara Bow, Louise Brooks, Charles Chaplin, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Richard de Mille, Cecil B. DeMille, Marlene Dietrich, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, D.W. Griffith, Jean Harlow, Will H. Hays, William Randolph Hearst, Mary Miles Minter, Colleen Moore, Pola Negri, Mary Pickford, Theodore Roosevelt, Barbara Stanwyck, Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino, Mae West, Woodrow Wilson, Elaina Archer, Scott Eyman
• Director: Elaina Archer
• Runtime: 1:10
• Company: Image Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie