Motion pictures classified by National Legion of Decency (1959)

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Title and Distributor Rating Man in the Trunk, The (20th Century-Fox) A-I Man in the Vault (RKO) A-II Man in the White Suit, The (British) (Universal-International).... A-I Man Is Armed (Rep.) A-II Man Made Monster (Universal) A-II Man of Affairs (Gaumont-British) A-I Man of a Thousand Faces (U-I) B Objection: Reflects the acceptability of divorce. Man of Conquest (Republic) A-II Man of Courage (Producers Releasing Corp.) A-II Man of Evil (British) (United Artists) B Objection: Suggestive sequences; inadequate moral compensation; dueling is accepted as a proper and justifiable medium for solving personal disputes. Man of the Forest (En Skogarnas Man) (Swedish) (Sandrew Bauman) A-II Man of the Hour (L'homme du Jour) (French) (Les Films Marquis-Trio Films) B Objection: Some suggestiveness in songs, dialogue and situations. Man of the People (MGM) A-I Man of the West (UA) B Objection: The highly moral nature of this story is substantially marred by excessive brutality and unnecessary suggestiveness. Man on a Tightrope (20th Century-Fox) A-II Man on Fire (MGM) B Objection: Although this picture presents some strong indictment against divorce, nevertheless, the solution of the plot tends to negate a positive thesis by reason of a sympathetic treatment and justification of remarriage. Man on the Eiffel Tower, The (RKO) A-II Man on the Flying Trapeze (Paramount) A-I Man on the Prowl (U-I) B Objection: Tends to justify the use of an immoral principle in plot solution. Man on the Run (Monogram) A-II Man or Gun (Rep.) A-II Man-Proof (MGM) A-II Man They Could Not Hang, The (Columbia) B Man to Men (French) (Siritzky International Pictures Corp.) A-I Man to Remember, A (RKO) A-I Man Trap, The (Republic) A-I Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo, The (20th CenturyFox) A-II Man Who Came to Dinner (Warner-First National) B Objection: A few suggestive lines. Man Who Cheated Himself, The (20th Century-Fox) A-II Man Who Could Cheat Death (Para.) A-III Man Who Could Work Miracles, The (United Artists) A-II Man Who Cried Wolf, The (Universal) A-I Man Who Dared, The (Warners) A-I Man Who Dared, The (Columbia) A-II Man Who Died Twice (Rep.) A-II 144 Year of Review 1941-42 1956-57 1951-52 1956-57 1940-41 1936-37 1956-57 1938-39 1942-43 1947-48 1940-41 1940-41 1936-37 1958-59 1952-53 1956-57 1949-50 1936-37 1957-58 1950-51 1957-58 1937-38 1938-39 1948-49 1937-38 1942-43 1936-37 1941-42 1950-51 1958-59 1936-37 1936-37 1938-39 1945-46 1957-58