Judge Ben Lindsey Likes Flapper Movies

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[@christopherwilson2606]

People are as beautiful then, as they are now. I'm so thankful for those who took pictures- then, so we can appreciate it now.

[@JJONNYREPP]

Judge Ben Lindsey Likes Flapper Movies 3.2.25 0041am people aint beautiful now. that's why we keep harking back to retro fashions and culture... sex cases and the loss of the art of love. hmmmmmmmm... ugly people are becoming predatory as we speak...

[@mattclements1348]

Love this channel

[@JamesGilbert_]

It's really interesting to know how even a century ago there were still people of prior generations who weren't so adamant about newfangled trends being the death of youth.

[@paulohenriquenettodealcant6578]

An important record concerning this matter!❤😅

[@GGiblet]

Another important article - thank you!

[@alandesouzacruz5124]

I agree with Mr Lindsey

[@markpurington8659]

Imagine if Hollywood had hired Judge Lindsey as Decency Czar, in 1934, rather than Will Hays…

[@steve2474]

Will Hays was hired to be the Chairman of the Motion Pictures and Distributors Association all the way back in 1922. He was not hired by Hollywood in 1934 to be the "Decency Czar". He was hired to help Hollywood improve its image following the Arbuckle so-called scandal back in in the early 1920s. His job was to help persuade state and local censor boards not to ban individual films outright. His approach was to persuade the studio to implement self censorship rather than advocate for federal censorship. At the time there was a huge concern of boycotts and having funding (investments and bank loans) sharply reduced due to large pockets of public concern over picture content. He had to balance the two groups and for a dozen years kept those who advocated for federal censorhip at bay. A lot of the movies from the late 1920s until the 1930s were filled with innuendos, double entendres, scantily clad women, women undressing, etc. Public outcry steadily grew, led by a man named Joseph Breen, and the pressure grew at which point the studios caved and agreed to full censorship. With the nations in the lowest parts of the great depression, I can see where that would have been a real concern for the studios at the time.

[@LL-bl8hd]

Flappers! 😲😱 How scandalous! 😳

[@michaelmcgee8543]

Remember back in the '20s, short black-and-white films known as stags were illegally distributed underground. They either had nudity or actual sex. Remember the short that used the Rudolph Valentino set of the sheik with extras? Although not in good shape, it's watchable.

[@DaveSchmrdr75]

Yes, that's it! These are INSTRUCTIONAL films! I knew it!

[@jenniferkubik478]

Look at how quickly people got married in the silent movies. What the judge says is true though. Relationships aren't as they are portrayed, even with the flappers of those times.