[Leaning Right]

> “In retrospect, I thought, ‘Why did that scene have to be nude? Why was that normal?’... <

In all seriousness, she does have a point. All those great movies from the 1940s and 50s, none of them required their female leads to strip down. It really is exploitive. It would be like a store owner requiring his check-out clerks to work topless. It just isn’t necessary.

On the other hand, it’s a free country. You don’t like the script, you don’t take the role. So while I kinda agree with Van Houten, I won’t be protesting anywhere about it.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Well, remember back in the forties and fifties the movie industry was governed by the Hays code , so nudity was prohibited anyway. So was profanity.

[Tax-chick]

I agree.

[yesthatjallen]

In all seriousness, she does have a point. All those great movies from the 1940s and 50s, none of them required their female leads to strip down. It really is exploitive. It would be like a store owner requiring his check-out clerks to work topless. It just isn’t necessary.

I agree. Many films today include superfluous nudity, violence, and foul language.

I believe this is done to titillate, create 'buzz', and appeal to the largest lowest common denominator.

I wonder how many film editors and directors have a private stash of deleted scenes and unused footage.

[avenir]

The ladies in 40's-50's films smoldered under bosom-bustin, tight fitting evening wear. I recently watched I WALK ALONE (1947) with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. Kristine Miller and Lizabeth Scott were both stunning in that movie.