Motion pictures classified by National Legion of Decency (1959)

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Title and Distributor Rating Manhattan Butterfly (Imperial Distributing Corp.) A-II Manhattan Heartbeat (20th Century -Fox) A-II Manhattan Merry-go-Round (Republic) A-I Manhattan Shakedown (Kenneth J. Bishop-Warwick) A-II Maniacs on Wheels (British) (International Releasing Organ.) B Objection: Reflects the acceptability of divorce. Manila Calling (20th Century-Fox) A-II Mannequin (MGM) B Manon (French) (Discina International Films Corp.) C Objection: This picture condones immoral actions. It seriously offends Christian and traditional standards of morality and decency; contains material morally unfit for entertainment motion picture audiences. Manpower (Warner-First National) A-II Man's Best Friend (Principal) A-I Man's Country (Monogram) A-I Man's Hope (Spanish) (Lopert Films, Inc.) B Objection: Suicide is presented as justifiable. Man's World (Columbia) A-II Many Rivers to Cross (MGM) B Objection: Suggestive sequence. Maracaibo (Para.) A-III Mara Maru (Warners) A-II Marauders, The (United Artists) A-I Marauders, The (MGM) B Objection: Low moral tone; excessive brutality. Marcelino (Sp.) (UMPO) A-I Marcia Nuziale, La (Italian) (French Film Co.) A-II Mardi Gras (Fox) A-II Margaret of Cortona (Ital.) (Crown Pics.) A-I Note: This classification is applicable only to prints shown in Continental U. S. A. Margie (Universal) A-I Margie (20th Century -Fox) A-I Margin for Error (20th Century-Fox) A-II Maria (Spanish) (Atlas Film Exchange, Inc.) A-I Maria Candelaria (Spanish) (CLASA Films) A-II Maria, Die Magd (German) (Tobis Rota) A-I Maria Uona (German) (Terra Prod.) A-II Maria Mover (Hungarian) (Victor Gardler) A-I Marie Antoinette (MGM) A-II Marie du Port (French) (Belon-Fouike International Prod.) C Objection: This picture in the story it tells condones illicit actions. Moreover, in treatment it seriously offends Christian and traditional standards of morality and decency. Marie-Louise (Praesens Films-Mayer-Burstyn) A-I Marine Raiders (RKO) A-I Marines Are Here, The (Monogram) A-I Marines Fly High (RKO) A-I Marjorie Morningstar (War.) A-III Mark of the Gorilla (Columbia) A-I Mark of the Hawk (U-I) A-I 146 Year of Review 1936-37 1939-40 1937-38 1939-40 1951-52 1941-42 1937-38 1950-51 1940-41 1936-37 1937-38 1946-47 1941-42 1954-55 1957-58 1951-52 1946-47 1954-55 1956-57 1936-37 1958-59 1955-56 1940-41 1945-46 1942-43 1940-41 1944-45 1936-37 1947-48 1936-37 1937-38 1951-52 1945-46 1945-46 1937-38 1939-40 1957-58 1949-50 1957-58