"in large part in the hopes of avoiding government censorship, preferring self-regulation to government regulation. The enforcement of the Production Code led to the dissolution of many local censorship boards. Meanwhile, the US Customs Department prohibited the importation of the Czech film ""Ecstasy"" (1933), starring an actress soon to be known as Hedy Lamarr, an action which was upheld on appeal. In 1934, Joseph I. Breen (1888–1965) was appointed head of the new Production Code Administration (PCA). Under Breen's leadership of the PCA, which lasted until his retirement in 1954, enforcement of the Production Code became rigid and notorious. Breen's"
"his autobiographical book ""Mojih prvih 100 godina"" (""My First 100 Years""). He died in Zagreb a few months after his 100th birthday. Zvonimir Rogoz Zvonimir Rogoz (10 October 1887 – 6 February 1988) was a Croatian actor. A native of Zagreb, Rogoz became famous in Czechoslovakia between the two world wars. He appeared in many Czechoslovakian films of the 1930s, but the best known of them all was the 1933 erotic drama ""Ecstasy"", featuring Hedy Lamarr, who shocked the public by appearing nude. From the 1950s onward, Rogoz appeared in Croatian films, but the younger generations of Croatia remember him"
"Africa"" (1957). Due to the diaphanous or sheer nature of 1920s and 1930s fashions, female body parts or virtual nudity, or both, can be on display even when the performer is fully clothed. As a result, when the Hays Code came into force in 1934, studio wardrobe departments had to attire actresses in more conservative as well as contemporary dress. Though in place, the Hays Code was not enforced until 1934, spurred on in response to objections voiced by several groups to the content of Hollywood films – provoked at least partly by the notorious 1933 Czech film ""Ecstasy"", which"
"Walter Abel and Peter Lorre. Granowsky soon moved to Paris, but Lamarr stayed in Berlin and was given the lead role in ""No Money Needed"" (1932), a comedy directed by Carl Boese. Lamarr then starred in the film which made her internationally famous. In early 1933, at age 18, Lamarr was given the lead in Gustav Machatý's film, ""Ecstasy"" (""Ekstase"" in German, ""Extase"" in Czech). She played the neglected young wife of an indifferent older man. The film became both celebrated and notorious for showing Lamarr's face in the throes of orgasm as well as close-up and brief nude scenes,"
"Zvonimir Rogoz Zvonimir Rogoz (10 October 1887 – 6 February 1988) was a Croatian actor. A native of Zagreb, Rogoz became famous in Czechoslovakia between the two world wars. He appeared in many Czechoslovakian films of the 1930s, but the best known of them all was the 1933 erotic drama ""Ecstasy"", featuring Hedy Lamarr, who shocked the public by appearing nude. From the 1950s onward, Rogoz appeared in Croatian films, but the younger generations of Croatia remember him best for his private life: he fathered a child at the age of 96. This and other events became the subject of"
"film industry, Betty Blythe has a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 1708 Vine Street. Betty Blythe Betty Blythe (born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter, September 1, 1893 – April 7, 1972) was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as ""The Queen of Sheba"" (1921). She appeared in 63 silent films and 56 talking pictures (known as talkies) over the course of her career. She is famous for being one of the first actresses to appear on film in the nude, or nearly so, during the Roaring Twenties. She"
"Audrey Munson Audrey Marie Munson (June 8, 1891 – February 20, 1996) was an American artist's model and film actress, considered ""America's First Supermodel,"" and variously known as ""Miss Manhattan"", the ""Panama–Pacific Girl"", the ""Exposition Girl"" and ""American Venus"". She was the model or inspiration for more than 12 statues in New York City and was the first American movie star to appear fully nude in film, in ""Inspiration"" (1915), appearing in four silent films. Audrey Marie Munson was born in Rochester, New York, on June 8, 1891. Her father was from Mexico, New York, and she later lived there."
"some dizzy, but bookers should get busy. It's a cuckoo."" Inspiration (1915 film) Inspiration is a 1915 American silent drama film written by Virginia Tyler Hudson and directed by George Foster Platt and starring Audrey Munson. It is notable for being the first non-pornographic American film to feature full nudity of a woman. On reissue in 1918, the film was called The Perfect Model. All copies of the movie are believed to have been lost. A young sculptor searches for the perfect model to inspire his work. He finds a poverty-stricken girl who he thinks is the one he has"
"than fact by Wodehouse's biographer. The four films in which Munson appeared were thought to have been lost until a copy of ""Purity"" (1916) was recovered in France. Informational notes Citations Bibliography Audrey Munson Audrey Marie Munson (June 8, 1891 – February 20, 1996) was an American artist's model and film actress, considered ""America's First Supermodel,"" and variously known as ""Miss Manhattan"", the ""Panama–Pacific Girl"", the ""Exposition Girl"" and ""American Venus"". She was the model or inspiration for more than 12 statues in New York City and was the first American movie star to appear fully nude in film, in"
"Betty Blythe Betty Blythe (born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter, September 1, 1893 – April 7, 1972) was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as ""The Queen of Sheba"" (1921). She appeared in 63 silent films and 56 talking pictures (known as talkies) over the course of her career. She is famous for being one of the first actresses to appear on film in the nude, or nearly so, during the Roaring Twenties. She is reported to have said, ""A director is the only man besides your husband who can tell you how much"
"Inspiration (1915 film) Inspiration is a 1915 American silent drama film written by Virginia Tyler Hudson and directed by George Foster Platt and starring Audrey Munson. It is notable for being the first non-pornographic American film to feature full nudity of a woman. On reissue in 1918, the film was called The Perfect Model. All copies of the movie are believed to have been lost. A young sculptor searches for the perfect model to inspire his work. He finds a poverty-stricken girl who he thinks is the one he has been looking for. When she wanders off, he visits all"
"The White Ecstasy (film) The White Ecstasy (German: Der weisse Rausch) is a 1931 German mountain film written and directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Hannes Schneider, Leni Riefenstahl, Guzzi Lantschner, and Walter Riml. The film is about the skiing exploits of a young village girl (played by Riefenstahl), and her attempts to master the sport of skiing and ski-jumping aided by the local ski expert (played by Schneider). Filmed on location in Sankt Anton am Arlberg, the film was one of the first to use and develop outdoor film-making techniques and featured several innovative action-skiing scenes. Two Tyrolean skiing"
"Suddenly Naked Suddenly Naked is a 2001 drama film directed by Anne Wheeler, written by Elyse Friedman, and starring Wendy Crewson and Peter Coyote. Jackie York is a famous novelist with a secret: she is suffering from writer's block and is unable to write her much-anticipated novel. After being used and then dumped by a wannabe movie director, Jackie can't get back to work. So, Jackie concocts a mess of lies to cover up her loneliness and to protect her secret. Jackie then meets a man named Patrick McKeating, a writer who opens her up to new possibilities. However, Patrick"
"sexually transmitted infections. In the course of presenting the message, nudity at times made an appearance. These films, which emerged in the 1930s, were obliged to play in independent theaters or traveled across the United States in ""roadshow"" fashion. They were normally low-budget, and described as sensationalized exploitation films. Using this framework, brief nude scenes of women appeared in ""Maniac"" (1934) and ""Sex Madness"" (1937), and nude swimming sequences in ""Marihuana"" (1936) and ""Child Bride"" (1938). ""Child Bride"" was controversial because it included a topless and skinny dipping scene by 12-year-old Shirley Mills, which was described by Allmovie as ""gratuitous"
"of Dickinson's best known and most sexually provocative movie roles followed, that of the tawdry widow Wilma McClatchie from the Great Depression romp ""Big Bad Mama"" (1974) with William Shatner and Tom Skerritt. Although well into her forties at the time, she appeared nude in several scenes, which created interest in the movie and a new generation of male fans for Dickinson. A 1966 ""Esquire"" cover gained Dickinson additional fame and notoriety, her having posed in nothing but a sweater and a pair of panty hose. The photo became so iconic, that while celebrating the magazine's 70th anniversary in 2003,"
"was highly controversial in its time largely because of a nude swimming scene by Hedy Lamarr as well as perhaps the first non-pornographic film to portray sexual intercourse, although never showing more than the actors' faces. It has also been called the first on-screen depiction of a female orgasm. The restrictions of the production code were strictly enforced from 1934 until the early 1960s to restrict nudity in films produced by the studios. United States produced films were also under the scrutiny of moral guardians, such as the Catholic Legion of Decency, which had an influence on the content and"
"on location in Africa, and she controversially appeared topless during the first half of the movie. The movie was a box office success. However, none of her following 10 films over the next six years were as successful. Michael suffered injuries in a car accident during this time period. She returned to acting, but stopped again in 1965. She suffered a bout of depression and, unusually, moved from West Germany to Communist East Germany. Michael sometimes returned to film and television acting later in her life, but only rarely. However, despite her lack of screen time after the 1960s, she"
"then try to put a blouse on at the same time"". Charles Casillo, author of ""Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon"", says the footage was preserved by ""Misfits"" producer Frank E. Taylor and has been, as of 2018, in the possession of his son, Curtice Taylor, since 1999. The distinction of being the first mainstream American actress to appear nude in a starring role went to actress Jayne Mansfield in the 1963 film ""Promises! Promises!"", though her pubic area is never visible on film. The film was banned in Cleveland and some other cities, though later the"
"breasts. The scene is regarded as the first female nude scene in a mainstream postwar English-language feature film, and notably the first such scene for a British film. The movie was panned by critics at the time and it reportedly destroyed Powell's directing career in the UK. The film is now seen as a cult classic; Martin Scorsese re-released it in 1979. Another 1960 release, the American horror film ""Macumba Love"", featured a brief topless scene of June Wilkinson frolicking in the ocean. This segment, which caused a sensation at the time, only was seen in the European release of"
"Code, though some did create controversy. The 1931 Greek film ""Daphnis and Chloe"" by Orestis Laskos featured the first nude scene in a European fiction film, showing Chloe bathing in a fountain. Gustav Machatý's ""Extase"" (1933) with Hedy Lamarr was condemned by Pope Pius XI. It was very controversial on its release in the United States and is credited with contributing to the repressive regime under the Hays Code. Leni Riefenstahl's ""Olympia"" (1938), which was produced as Nazi propaganda and a documentary of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, has an opening sequence noted for its idealized, non-exploitive use"
"Nothing At All"". On March 20, 1972, at age 50, Maxwell was found dead in her home by her 15-year-old son, who had arrived home from school. The cause was an apparent heart attack; she had been treated for hypertension and pulmonary disease. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Jack Benny were honorary pallbearers at her funeral. Marilyn Maxwell Marvel Marilyn Maxwell (August 3, 1921 – March 20, 1972) was an American actress and entertainer. A sex symbol of the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in several films and radio programs, and entertained the troops during World War II"
"Lois Wilde Edithia Lois Wilde (August 14, 1907 – February 16, 1995) was an American actress, model, dancer, and beauty contest winner. She was most famous for appearing in B-Western and Action movies, and also known for her appearance in ""Undersea Kingdom"" (1936). By the time she was 15 years old, Wilde was working as a model and was a ballet dancer at the Metropolitan Opera House. Artists for whom she posed included Howard Chandler Christy, Arnold Genthe, and Renee Prahar. On Broadway, Wilde performed in ""Zigfeld Follies of 1923"" and ""was once voted the most beautiful girl in the"
"remained a well known German film icon. Her last onscreen appearance was in a 1996 German television musical about her life, entitled ""Liane."" Michael died of heart failure in Gartz, Brandenburg, four days shy of her 67th birthday. Marion Michael Marion Michael (17 October 1940 – 13 October 2007) was a German film actress and singer. She was best known for her role in the 1956 film, ""Liane, Jungle Goddess"". She was also the second German actress to appear nude on film, after Hildegard Knef when she starred in the German film ""The Sinner"" in the 1950s. Michael was born"
"played by Audrey Munson, at work. Munson appeared nude again in a similar role in the 1916 film ""Purity"". A feature of these films was that Munson was a tableau vivant, not being required to move, and only her backside and breasts were in view. Annette Kellermann, the famous Australian swimming star, appeared fully nude in an active role in Fox's ""A Daughter of the Gods"" in 1916. Though shot from the front, most of Kellerman's body is covered by her long hair. Kellerman had appeared in several lost films prior to 1912, but whether she did nude scenes in"
"she appeared fully nude, the first woman to do so in an American motion picture. The censors were reluctant to ban the film, fearing they would also have to ban Renaissance art. Munson's films were a box office success, although the critics were divided. The studio hired a lookalike named Jane Thomas to do Munson's acting scenes, while Munson did the scenes where she posed nude. Her second film, ""Purity"" (1916), made in Santa Barbara, California, is the only one of her films to survive, being rediscovered in 1993 in a ""pornography"" collection in France and acquired by the French"
"Exposed (1983 film) Exposed is a 1983 American drama film written, produced and directed by James Toback. It stars Nastassja Kinski, Rudolf Nureyev, Harvey Keitel, Ian McShane and Bibi Andersson. The subject of her professor's romantic designs, Elizabeth Carlson a college girl from Wisconsin, packs up and moves to New York City, finding a job as a waitress while she attempts to launch a career as a fashion model. As her career takes off, she meets Daniel Jelline, a violinist, who aggressively stalks Elizabeth until they begin an affair. When work takes her to Paris, however, Elizabeth encounters a terrorist"
"of male and female nudity. Another film from Germany, ""Liane, Jungle Goddess"" (1956), featured Marion Michael as a topless female variant on the Tarzan legend. Alessandro Blasetti's ""La cena delle beffe"" (""Dinner of fun"", 1941) had Clara Calamai in what is credited as being the first topless scene in an Italian film. It was soon followed by similar scenes in the Italian films ""La corona di ferro"" (""The Iron Crown"", 1941) and ""Carmela"" (1942). Other noteworthy European films which contained nudity include Italian film ""Era lui... sì! sì!"" (1951, with then-15 year old Sophia Loren in a harem scene), two"
"putting across a movie that only got made by a miracle anyway."" Toback says the film had a ""mixed"" reception. This movie was filmed on UVM campus in Burlington, VT. Exposed (1983 film) Exposed is a 1983 American drama film written, produced and directed by James Toback. It stars Nastassja Kinski, Rudolf Nureyev, Harvey Keitel, Ian McShane and Bibi Andersson. The subject of her professor's romantic designs, Elizabeth Carlson a college girl from Wisconsin, packs up and moves to New York City, finding a job as a waitress while she attempts to launch a career as a fashion model. As"
"according to David Bret, author of ""Joan Crawford: Hollywood Martyr"", it was not until her 1953 film ""Torch Song"" that she was seen as a ""complete gay icon, primarily because it was shot in color."" Bret explains that seeing the actress' red hair, dark eyes and ""Victory Red"" lips linked her to ""gaydom's other sirens: Dietrich, Garland, Bankhead, Piaf, and new recruits Marilyn Monroe and Maria Callas."" Actress Lucille Ball was also a prominent icon from this period. In Lee Tannen's book ""I Loved Lucy: My Friendship with Lucille Ball"", the author describes his experience when he witnessed Lucille Ball"
"Fannie Ward Fannie Ward, a.k.a. Fanny Ward (February 22, 1872 – January 27, 1952) was an American actress of stage and screen, known for comedic roles as well as ""The Cheat"", a sexually-charged 1915 silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Ward's curiously ageless appearance, however, is what drove her celebrity. An obituary described her as ""an actress who never quite reached the top in her profession ... [and who] tirelessly devoted herself to appearing perpetually youthful, an act that made her famous"". Ward was born as Fannie Buchanan in St. Louis, Missouri, the only daughter of John Buchanan, a"
"nude, is the context of a number of films. In ""La Belle Noiseuse"" (""The Beautiful Liar"", 1991) the painter's model motivates him again after a period of lack of inspiration of the artist. Similarly, in ""Titanic"" (1997) Kate Winslet poses nude for Leonardo DiCaprio. These films show the close relationship between film and the traditional art nude in art in films such as ""The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"" (1988), where Uma Thurman poses as Botticelli's ""The Birth of Venus"", and ""Goya in Bordeaux"" (1999), where Maribel Verdú poses as Goya's ""The Naked Maja"". Another scenario for nudity in film involves"
"Cissy Fitzgerald Cissy Fitzgerald (1 February 1873 – 10 May 1941) [as Mary Kate Kipping] was an English-American vaudeville actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in numerous silent and sound films. She appeared in her first film almost at the beginning of film in 1896 appearing in a self-titled short film shot by Thomas Edison. She did not appear in films again until 1914 where she signed with the Vitagraph company and was quite popular in feature films and her own series of ""Cissy"" short films. Very little of Fitzgerald's silent material survives today but she can be seen in"
"brutal surroundings. The film's cult status is largely due to O’Sullivan wearing one of the most revealing costumes in screen history at that time; a halter-top and a loincloth that leave her thighs and hips exposed. Because Jane is a ‘lady’ from England (not Baltimore, as in Burroughs' novel), with manners and poise, her wearing such a provocative outfit is particularly naughty and symbolic of her sexual freedom. In this pre-Code film Jane sleeps in the nude, swims nude with Tarzan, is constantly touched by Tarzan, has a scene in which she is stranded in the jungle without clothes on,"