Motion pictures classified by National Legion of Decency (1959)

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1951-52 1940-41 1951-52 1949-50 1936-37 1953-54 1955-56 1943-44 1941-42 1956-57 1950-51 1944-45 1946-47 Title and Distributor Rating Year of Review Model and the Marriage Broker, The (20th Century-Fox) B Objection: Although this film in the story it tells indicts some evils consequent on divorce, nevertheless, it presents the marriage bond as dissoluble; it is opposed to traditional Christian teaching. Model Wife (Universal) A-II Models, Inc. (Mutual Prod.) B Objection: Tends to condone immoral actions; reflects the acceptability of divorce; suggestive sequences. Modern Marriage, A (Monogram) A-II Modern Times (United Artists) A-I Mogambo (MGM) B Objection: Light treatment of marriage; suggestive situations. Mohawk (Fox) A-II Mojave Firebrand (Republic) A-I Mokey (MGM) A-I Mole People (U-I) A-I Molly (formerly The Goldbergs) (Paramount) A-I Molly and Me (20th Century-Fox) A-II Mom and Dad (Hygienic Productions) C Objection: This film deals with a subject most objectionable for presentation in entertainment motion picture theatres. Moreover, the treatment of the subject as presented in the film is most objectionable for entertainment motion picture audiences. It ignores completely essential and supernatural values associated with questions of this nature. Monastery (World Pictures) A-I Money and the Woman (Warner-First National) B Objection: The film contains questionable ethics and sanctions divorce. Money from Home (Paramount) A-I Money Madness (Film Classics Inc.) A-II Money to Burn (Republic) A-I Money, Women and Guns (U-I) A-I Monkey Business (20th Century-Fox) B Objection: Suggestive situations, costuming and dialogue; reflects the acceptability of divorce. Monkey on My Back (UA) B Objection: This picture contains a sequence which is judged to be morally unacceptable for general entertainment motion picture purposes. Monsieur Beaucaire (Paramount) A-II Monsieur Verdoux (United Artists) B Objection: Reflects erroneous moral philosophy and moral skepticism. Monsieur Vincent (French) (Lopert Films, Inc.) A-I Monolith Monsters (U-I) A-I Monsoon (United Artists) B Objection: Suggestive sequences; tends to condone illicit actions and deny free will. This rating applies only to prints shown in the United States. 154 1937-38 1939-40 1953-54 1947-48 1939-40 1957-58 1951-52 1956-57 1945-46 1946-47 1947-48 1957-58 1952-53