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Hays Code and the Nude Scene

posted 9 years ago by thundercloud47
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I thought I'd share this quote by a Hays committee member about this scene that I found in Wikipedia;

Breen: "The man in the shot wore a loin cloth, but a critical examination of the shot indicated that the woman was stark naked. There were four or five shots of the woman… which showed the front of the woman's body."[16]

End Quote.

HMMMM... A critical examination? LOL. Yeah I'll bet they did. I'll bet it took them a long time too.:-)

Wikipedia does have problems with accuracy but I'd be willing to bet that quote is accurate.

[–] snsurone 8 years ago

The Hays Code was not enforced until July 1, 1934.
And re-issues of this movie after that date had that swimming scene cut out.