Motion pictures classified by National Legion of Decency (1959)

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Title and Distributor Rating Year of Review Overland Express, The (Columbia) A-I 1937-38 Overland Mail (Monogram) A-I 1939-40 Overland Mail Robbery (Republic) A-I 1943-44 Overland Pacific (United Artists) A-II 1953-54 Overland Riders (Producers Releasing Corp.) A-I 1945-46 Overland Stage Coach (Producers Releasing Corp.) A-I 1942-43 Overland Stage Raiders (Republic) A-I 1937-38 Overland to Deadwood (Columbia) A-I 1941-42 Overland Telegraph (RKO) A-I 1951-52 Overland Trail (Monogram) A-I 1947-48 Overlanders, The (Eagle Lion-Universal) A-I 1946-47 Overture to Glory (Yiddish) (Executive Elite) A-I 1939-40 Ox-Bow Incident (20th Century-Fox) A-II 1942-43 Observation: The film contains a sequence wherein one of the characters "confesses" to a layman. Sacramental confession through a layman for presentation to an absent priest for forgiveness is contrary to Catholic teaching and practice. Pace That Kills, The (Willis Kent) C Pace That Thrills (RKO) A-II Pacific Adventure (Columbia) A-I Pacific Blackout (formerly Midnight Angel) (Paramount) A-I Pacific Liner (RKO) A-II Pacific Rendevous (MGM) A-I Pack Train (Columbia) A-I Pack Up Your Troubles (20th Century-Fox) A-I Paddy O'Day (20th Century-Fox) A-I Pagan Love Song (MGM) A-II Pagans (AA) A-III Pagliacci (Italian) (Continental Films) A-II Pagliacci (Italian) (Motion Picture Sales Corp.) B Objection: Suggestive costuming and sequence. Paid in Full (Paramount) B Objection: Reflects the acceptability of divorce; tends to condone use of illicit means to accomplish good end; contains material unsuitable for general motion picture audiences. Paid to Dance (Columbia) A-II Painted Desert (RKO) A-I Painted Hills, The (MGM) A-I Painted Trail (Monogram) A-I Painting the Clouds With Sunshine (Warners) A-II Paisan (Italian) (Mayer-Burstyn) B Objection: Suggestive sequences; tends to condone illicit killing. Pajama Game (War.) B Objection: Suggestive situations. Paleface, The (Paramount) B Objection: Light treatment of marriage; suggestive sequences. Pal Joey (Col.) B Objection: Suggestive costuming, dialogue and situations. Note: This rating is predicated upon a revised version of the film. 175 1938-39 1951-52 1946-47 1941-42 1938-39 1941-42 1952-53 1938-39 1936-37 1950-51 1957-58 1947-48 1949-50 1949-50 1937-38 1937-38 1950-51 1937-38 1950-51 1947-48 1956-57 1948-49 1957-58