The film Customs agents burned over Hedy Lamarr
Long before the internet, moral guardians lost their absolute minds over a blurry, black-and-white depiction of a woman enjoying herself. US Customs agents were so terrified by Hedy Lamarr's facial expressions in the 1933 film 'Ecstasy' that they literally confiscated the reels at the border and set them on fire to protect American purity.

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