was it common? - Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) Discussion

[–] 19 years ago

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It was shown in movies more often than it was common, because of censorship rules of the day.

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[–] killingentelletilti 18 years ago

Aha. Kinda like the whole "USA women sleep with their bras on"-thing, which, or so I am told, is not true either. Thanks.

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[–] rip_ford 18 years ago

It was considered indecent to show an umarried couple in bed together even though they were playing a married couple in the movie. This movie came out just 4 years after "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" broke new ground by being the first network sitcom in which the married lead characters shared a bed and they were only able to do that because Ozzie and Harriet Nelson were married in real life.

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[–] doucette_kelly 18 years ago

this was supposed to be James Dean's next project following Giant but he was killed in the automobile accident shortly before filming. Paul Newman, with whom Dean starred in the 1953 telefilm "Harvest" replaced him. This film also stars Sal Mineo and Pier Angeli, both of whom were or now can be romantically linked to Jean, as he is a known bisexual if not complete homosexual.

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[–] PenTheater 16 years ago

romantically linked to Jean, as he is a known bisexual if not complete homosexual.

You lost me, Who is Jean?

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[–] sjl004 18 years ago

Yes it is common and it added a sense of titalation due to being close but not touching each other. Studies show that being married in seperate beds means you will live on average for 3 years longer than those in the same bed.

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[–] ninjafish007 17 years ago

Yeah, and if you never kiss a girl, you live to be a hundred.

I'll die at 80 though, thanks.

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[–] sjl004 17 years ago

never mind, if was a half kiss you share. Still relationships mean you live 10 years older, especially with children.

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[–] jc2scoops 16 years ago

Pets help you live longer too, but with much less agrivation

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[–] wtl471629 17 years ago

At that time due to censurship movie married couples could not be shown in bed together unless they were actually married in real life. That is why in some bedroom episodes of many tv series such as the Dick Van Dyke Show with Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler-Moore the bedroom scenes show them in two separate beds. The same unbelievable situation occurred in the William Holden - Grace Kelly movie the Bridges at Toko-Ri. They are shown in a bedroom scene but in two separate beds. Censors were very strict.

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[–] Blondfashionisto 14 years ago

That's an interesting point (i.e. the actors had to be married in real life to have their characters sleep together in the same bed) but, then, what about Desi and Lucy? They were married and had separate beds on their show...?

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[–] dodgercodger 14 years ago

Here's a bit of useful (?) TV trivia for you -- the first couple to share a bed on screen, while not married in real life, were Herman and Lily Munster (Fred Gwynn and Yvonne DeCarlo), c. 1965.

Maybe it was "OK" because they weren't "human"...

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[–] andrewwjohnson 11 years ago

Lily Munster was a vampire, sort of, and Herman Munster was a Frankenstein's Monster, or at least he was made in Germany, and they were not only a married couple on "The Munster" but slept in the same bed together. Talk about ground braking. LOL

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[–] MystMoonstruck 10 years ago

In the pilot of "I Love Lucy", they have a double bed. They changed to singles in later episodes.

A lot more people than might be expected sleep in double beds mainly due to one of them tossing and turning vs. the husband or wife who is a sound sleeper.

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[–] tmwjr 8 years ago

actually it was twin beds made up separately and pushed together...looked like a king

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[–] elsa-reinsch 10 years ago

Being married for real life didn't change anything. The censors were not always very consistent, that's all.

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[–] DracTarashV 12 years ago

It was common to have couples (married or not) sleep in separate beds in movies and television pre-1960s.

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[–] NewtonFigg 8 years ago

But didn't Laurel & Hardy always sleep in a double bed?

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[–] marktayloruk (2375) a year ago

The TV and film companies were just scared of hysterical moralists

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