The 1946 John Huston movie that was banned for 36 years: “It was quite a campaign”

The 1946 John Huston movie that was banned for 36 years: “It was quite a campaign”Censorship has plagued Hollywood for decades. You can hardly argue against the banning of movies featuring genuine acts of rape, child sexual assault, torture, and murder. They said it violated the patients’ privacy, even though all the men filmed had signed releases,” Huston said. The film showed “men who couldn’t walk recovering the use of their legs; one fellow regained the power of speech,” he said. In the end, though, Huston was able to argue for the movie’s release several decades on with the help of a few industry figures, such as Ray Stark and the Motion Picture Association’s Jack Valenti.