The History Of Sex In Cinema

November, 1966

The History of Sex in CinemaBy 1950, Hollywood had become painfully aware that it was no longer the principal purveyor of entertainment to the American public. That dubious honor now belonged to the burgeoning television industry, and it became crystal-clear to even the most myopic film tycoon that, as television antennas sprouted across the land, box-office takes from the cinemas were shrinking accordingly. For a time it appeared that the magic box in the parlor would provide some rival sexual...