King Vidor’s 1946 Western, Duel in the Sun, had to undergo heavy editing to pass censors and was still banned in several states.
The Big Picture Few movies are as sadistic as King Vidor's 1946 psychological Western, Duel in the Sun. The characters have chaotic lives, forbidden romances, and dysfunctional families, and at the end of the film each of them is in a worse place than before. The film even has an unhelpful gun-toting preacher who is supposed to help with the chaos. This Golden Age of Hollywood's star-studded film, while brilliant in some areas, is perhaps a result of the post-World War II trauma.
Still, Duel in the Sun retained a seductive dance by Pearl's mother who, again, committed adultery by going out with a man from the crowd she had wooed with her dance. The film also seemed not to uphold the sanctity of marriage as espoused by the code. It portrayed dysfunctional marriages like that between Pearl's parents and her foster ones. In both marriages, the partners were unhappy, and at least one of them was in love with someone other than their marital partner.
The History of Movie Censorship and Ratings in Hollywood The current rating system — which is based on providing as much information as possible about films so that the audience can make up their minds on whether the movies are suitable — came into effect in 1968, but this wasn't always the case. The advent of motion pictures at the turn of the 20th century was mind-boggling.
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