Motion pictures classified by National Legion of Decency (1959)

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Title and Distributor Rating Year of Review Bread, Love and Dreams (Italian) (Titanus) (IFE Releasing Corp.) A-II 1954-55 Notice: The classification of this film was changed on November 4, 1954 from B— Morally Objectionable in Part for All (1953-54) to A-II — Morally Unobjectionable for Adults. This classification is applicable only to prints exhibited in continental USA. Break in the Circle (Br.) (Fox) A-II 1956-57 Break the News (Rene Clair-Trio Films) A-I 1940-41 Break to Freedom (formerly Albert, R. N.) (British) (United Artists) A-I 1954-55 Breakdown (Realart Pictures) A-II 1951-52 Breakfast for Two (RKO) A-I 1936-37 Breakfast in Hollywood (United Artists) A-II 1945-46 Breaking Point, The (Warners) B 1949-50 Objection: Tends to glorify immoral actions; suggestive situations and dialogue; excessive brutality. Breaking the Ice (RKO) A-I 1937-38 Breaking Through the Sound Barrier (British) (United Artists).... A-I 1952-53 Breakthrough (Warners) A-I 1950-51 Breezing Home (Universal) A-I 1936-37 Brewsters Millions (United Artists) A-II 1944-45 Bribe, The (MGM) A-II 1948-49 Bridal Suite (MGM) A-II 1938-39 Bride and the Beast (AA) B 1957-58 Objection: This film, in the story it tells, tends to espouse the erroneous theory of reincarnation; suggestive costuming. Bride by Mistake (RKO) A-II 1943-44 Bride Came C.O.D. (Warner-First National) A-II 1940-41 Bride Comes Home, The (Paramount) A-II 1936-37 Bride for Henry, A (Monogram) A-I 1936-37 Bride for Sale (RKO) A-II 1949-50 Bride Goes Wild, The (MGM) A-II 1947-48 Bride Is Much Too Beautiful (Fr.) (Ellis) B 1957-58 Objection: Suggestive costuming. Bride of Buddha (formerly India Speaks) (J. H. Hoffberg) A-II 1941-42 Observation: Advertising on this picture has been objectionable. Bride of the Gorilla (Realart Pictures) A-II 1951-52 Bride of Vengeance (Paramount) B 1948-49 Objection: Suggestive dialogue and situations. Bride Walks Out, The (RKO) A-I 1936-37 Bride Wore Boots, The (Paramount) B 1945-46 Objection: Reflects the acceptability of divorce. Bride Wore Crutches, The (20th Century-Fox) A-I 1940-41 Bride Wore Red, The (MGM) A-II 1936-37 Brides Are Like That (Warners) A-I 1936-37 Bridge of San Luis Rey, The (United Artists) A-II 1943-44 Bridge of Sighs (Italian) (Superfilm Distributing Corp.) B 1946-47 Objection: Suggestive dance; suggestive gesture. Bridge of Sighs, The (RKO) A-II 1936-37 Bridge on the River Kwai (Col.) A-I 1957-58 Bridges at Toko-Ri, The (Paramount) A-II 1954-55 Brief Encounter (Eagle Lion-Universal) A-II 1945-46 30