Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

Due to its treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LQBTQ) topics—including cross-dressing—the 1959 film "Some Like It Hot" was made without the blessing of the Hays Code, a set of standards for self-censorship that had been widely used in Hollywood for decades. The movie's overwhelming commercial success became a major factor in the abandonment of the code.

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