Controversial+Films+of+1950+and+1960

In our research about influential films between 1955 and 1965, we came across a few films that were tagged as being highly controversial for the time. The 50s and 60s were still a time of conservative households, and film audiences were used to seeing wholesome films, with the exception of Alfred Hitchcock, so to be exposed to elements of sexual abuse, overt sexuality, and even homosexuality was quite scandalous!

1. //Victim//- 1961 This film earned its controversial tag because of the homosexual themes that run throughout the plot. This is supposedly the first film to say the word "homosexual" and the first to deal with that theme.

2. //BabyDoll//- 1956 This film was deemed highly controversial because of the heavy sexual themes and abuse that runs rampant throughout the plot.

Here is the original trailer for this controversial film: [|BabyDoll Trailer] 3. //Lolita//- 1962 This is another film that flaunts sexual exploitation, thus being flagged as inappropriate for most audiences.