Motion pictures classified by National Legion of Decency (1959)

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Title and Distributor Rating Year of Review Hollywood Burlesque (Continental Films) C 1948-49 Objection: This picture in the type of entertainment it presents offends Christian and traditional standards of morality and decency. It contains immodest costuming, dancing and dialogue. Hollywood Canteen (Warners) A-II 1944-45 Hollywood Cavalcade (20th Century-Fox) A-I 1938-39 Hollywood Cowboy (RKO) A-I 1936-37 Hollywood Hotel (First National) A-II 1937-38 Hollywood or Bust (Para.) B 1956-57 Objection: Suggestive costuming and situations. Hollywood Round-up (Columbia) A-I 1937-38 Hollywood Story, The (Universal-International) A-II 1950-51 Hollywood Varieties (Lippert Prod.) B 1949-50 Objection: Suggestive sequences. Holy Matrimony (20th Century-Fox) A-II 1942-43 Holy Year, 1950 (20th Century-Fox) A-I 1949-50 Holy Year at the Vatican, The (Astor Pictures) A-I 1949-50 Holy Terror (20th Century-Fox) A-I 1936-37 Rome Before Dark (War.) B 1958-59 Objection: Tends to arouse by a strong emotional appeal the acceptance of divorce and justification of remarriage. Home in Indiana (20th Century-Fox) A-II 1943-44 Home in Oklahoma (Republic) A-I 1946-47 Home in San Antone (Columbia) A-I 1948-49 Home in Wyomin' (Republic) A-I 1941-42 Home of the Brave (United Artists) A-I 1948-49 Home on the Prairie (Republic) A-I 1938-39 Home on the Range (Republic) A-I 1945-46 Home Sweet Homicide (20th Century-Fox) A-I 1945-46 Homecoming (MGM) A-II 1947-48 Homesteaders, The (Allied Artists) A-I 1952-53 Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (Republic) A-I 1946-47 Homestretch (20th Century-Fox) B 1946-47 Objection: Reflects the acceptability of divorce; suggestive scenes and situations. Hometown Story (formerly Headline Story) (MGM) A-II 1950-51 Homicide (Warners) A-II 1948-49 Homicide Bureau (Columbia) A-I 1938-39 Homicide for Three (Republic) B 1948-49 Objection: Suggestive sequence. Hondo (Warners) A-I 1953-54 Honeychile (Republic) A-I 1951-52 Honeymoon (RKO) A-II 1946-47 Honeymoon Ahead (Universal) A-II 1944-45 Honeymoon Deferred (Universal) A-II 1939-40 Honeymoon for Three (Warner-First National) A-II 1940-41 Honeymoon in Bali (Paramount) A-II 1938-39 Honeymoon Lodge (Universal) A-II 1942-43 Honeymoon's Over, The (20th Century-Fox) A-II 1939-40 Hong Kong (Paramount) A-I 1951-52 Hong Kong Affair (AA) A-I 1957-58 Hong Kong Confidential (UA) A-I 1958-59 102