Things the Hays Code(1934-1968) missed in Fred and Ginger movies, a.k.a well the bitch missed that series, The Barkley’s of Broadway part 1:
“Any licentious or suggestive nudity – in fact or in silhouette; and any lecherous or licentious notice there by other characters in the picture;”
lech·er·ous=having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
Licentious= promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.
Ginger is wearing a bra, then she takes of the bra, well if that’s not “suggestive” of nudity then oh well.
Here is some fun proof Fred has seen Ginger in a bra and topless⬆️ he is literally watching her change, how do I know this, you can see his face in the mirror on the wall.
Excessive or lustful kissing, particularly when one character or the other is a "heavy".
Lustful.
LUSTFUL.
Don’t quote me on this but, I know that some directors and writers during the code era were real pissed off by the Hays code , for the lack of a better term “ film sexually frustrated”. But it was 1949 I’m not sure if any Director is instructing anyone to “ moan”. Still the Hays code wasn’t like: “ AH AH AH is that ‘excessive or lustful kissing’ *tsk tsk tsk* ya no disqualified”.
For my fellow Barkley’s/ fred and Ginger stans:
@fuckyeahfredandginger @past-lives-today @a-study-of-fred-and-ginger @somelikeiticecold
