139 Splendor in the Grass (1961)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
139 Splendor in the Grass (1961)
- As filmed, this film included a sequence in which Wilma Dean Loomis
takes a bath while arguing with her mother. The bickering finally becomes so
intense that Wilma jumps out of the tub and runs nude down a hallway to her
bedroom, where the camera cuts to a close-up of her bare legs kicking
hysterically on the mattress. Both the Hollywood censors and the Catholic
Legion Of Decency objected to the hallway scene, finding the bare backside
unsuitable for public display. Consequently, director 'Elia Kazan' (qv)
dropped the piece, leaving an abrupt jump from tub to bed.
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