[Alex Murphy]

While I disagree with the tone and spin of the article, this retelling of Breen's influence over Hollywood makes for fascinating reading.

When Breen died in 1965, Variety aptly summed up his legacy: “More than any single individual, he shaped the moral stature of the American motion picture.

[ClearCase_guy]

This is not a simple matter, IMO.

Do I like censorship? No, I do not.
Do I want the government to decide what I can read or watch? No, I do not.

Were a lot of the movies made under the code, great movies? Yes, a lot of them were.
Nowadays, you can do anything. Has our culture gone down the toilet? Yes, it mostly has.

I love the free market. But trash sells. Today, we drown in a sea of trash culture. I wish our culture could rise to a slightly higher level.

I have no recommendations. It's not a simple matter.