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The National Legion of Decency, also known as the Catholic Legion of Decency, was a Catholic group founded in 1934 by Archbishop of Cincinnati, John T. McNicholas, as an organization dedicated to identifying objectionable content in motion pictures on behalf of Catholic audiences.
This is a list of films condemned by the National Legion of Decency, a United States Catholic organization. The National Legion of Decency was established in 1933 and reorganized in 1965 as the National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures (NCOMP). Under each of these names, it rated films according to their suitability for viewing, assigning a ...
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Mar 3, 2016 · A new Turner Classic Movies series honors films that were deemed salacious, immoral or downright lewd by the Catholic Legion of Decency. Condemned is hosted by respected critic Sister Rose...
The answer: that stern old guardian of movie morals, the Roman Catholic National Legion of Decency. Despite its reputation as a censorious successor to Comstock, the Legion has lately...
Aug 25, 2022 · They opposed any federal censorship and instead chose to refer to their own rating system, decades before the MPAA was formed, to advertise for public awareness. So, in 1934, Archbishop John T. McNicholas from Cincinnati helped establish The Catholic Legion of Decency.
Jul 8, 2011 · The Legion of Decency, founded in 1933 by Archbishop of Cincinnati John T. McNicholas, was an organization behind this influence by opposing immoral or irreverent content. Sunday, May 26,...
Abstract. This collection contains correspondence from the national Legion of Decency as well as correspondence dealing with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The collection also includes lists of numerous movies ratings as well as official publications form the Legion.
