Movie: Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

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Valerie Spencer
Valerie Spencer

Narrator (voice)

John Landis
John Landis

Self

Jonathan Kuntz
Jonathan Kuntz

Self

Rudy Behlmer
Rudy Behlmer

Self

Jerry Beck
Jerry Beck

Self

Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia

Self

Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner

Self

Jack Valenti
Jack Valenti

Self

Jeffrey Vance
Jeffrey Vance

Self

Molly Haskell
Molly Haskell

Self

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