Motion pictures classified by National Legion of Decency (1959)

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Title and Distributor Rating Year of Review Lovers' Net (Fr.) (Times) B 1956-57 Objection: Suggestive situations and costuming. Lovers of Verona, The (French) (Souvaine Selective Pictures, Inc.) C Objection: The story told in this film condones and glorifies illicit actions. Moreover, this picture in treatment is seriously contrary to traditional standards of morality and decency. It contains sequences offensive to religion. Lover's Return (French) (Lopert Films) C Objection: This film, in the story it tells, condones immoral motives and actions. It is disrespectful toward religion and contains suggestive sequences. Loves of Carmen, The (Columbia) A-II Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (20th Century-Fox) A-I Love Slaves of the Amazon (U-I) B Objection: Suggestive sequence, costuming and dance. Loving You (Para.) B Objection: Suggestive actions and dialogue; light treatment of marriage. Lower Depths, The (French) (Mayer-Burstyn) B Loyola, The Soldier Saint (English Version) (Simplex Religious Classics) A-I Lucia di Lammermoor (Italian) (Grandi Film Dist.) A-II Luck of Roaring Camp (Monogram) A-I Luck of the Irish (Guaranteed Picture Co.) A-I Luck of the Irish, The (20th Century-Fox) A-I Luckiest Girl in the World (Universal) A-II Lucky Cisco Kid (20th Century-Fox) A-I Lucky Devils (Universal) A-I Lucky Jordan (Paramount) B Objection: Suggestive lines and scenes. Glorification of the criminal. Lucky Legs (Columbia) A-LT Lucky Losers (Monogram) A-II Lucky Me (Warners) A-I Lucky Nick Cain (20th Century-Fox) A-II Lucky Night (MGM) B Lucky Partners (RKO) A-II Lucky Stiff, The (United Artists) A-II Lucky Terror (First Division) A-I Lucrezia Borgia (French) (La Compagnie du Dineam) C Lucy Gallant (Para.) A-I Lullaby of Broadway (Warners) A-II Lulu Belle (Columbia) B Objection: Reflects the acceptability of divorce. Lumberjack (United Artists) A-I Lure of the Islands (Monogram) A-II Lure of the Sila (IFE Releasing Corp.) B Objection: Suggestive situations and costuming. Note: The classification of this film is applicable only to prints shown in continental United States and its possessions. Lure of the Swamp (Fox) A-II 138 1950-51 1951-52 1947-48 1941-42 1957-58 1956-57 1937-38 1951-52 1948-49 1936-37 1936-37 1947-48 1936-37 1939-40 1940-41 1942-43 1941-42 1949-50 1953-54 1950-51 1938-39 1936-37 1948-49 1936-37 1936-37 1955-56 1950-51 1947-48 1943-44 1941-42 1953-54 1956-57