Penguin (B. Meredeth) violates HAYS CODE in film "On Our Merry Way" (1948)

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:LOL: As a fan of old films, I am used to seeing man & wife in separate beds, but in this film, Burgess Meredith's character was in a queen or king sized bed with his wife. At 1st, I thought he was a little boy sleeping with mama, but was very surprised to see otherwise! I know of occasional violations of THE CODE, but this! :whistle: O.k., this is rather tame by today's standards, and even seems ridiculous in the case of married couples, way back then, but this is the 1st time I have seen a CODE film with such a scene.
 
Is it possible that they got away with it because there was a cover up...?
 
Ursa major said:
Is it possible that they got away with it because there was a cover up...?
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The Hayes codes started to fall by the wayside in the late 50's and were gone by the late 1960's.
 
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