The softcore and hardcore movies of Joe Sarno that have been cut or banned in Australia. He directed some of these under the name Karl Andersson.
The X-rating, for hardcore sex, was introduced in February 1984.
The Seduction of Inga
Directed by Joseph W. Sarno / 1968 / Sweden – USA / IMDb
In December 1973, a 2423.00-meter (88:19) print of THE SEDUCTION OF INGA was censored by 47.85-meters (01:45) for an R-rating.
The cuts were made to remove ‘indecency’.
MGM-BEF Film Distributors were the applicant.
Daddy, Darling
Directed by Joseph W. Sarno / 1970 / Denmark – USA / IMDb
In November 1971, an 8586-feet (95:24) feet print of DADDY, DARLING was banned because of ‘indecency’.
A censored 8286-feet (92:04) version was passed with an R-rating in April 1972.
In both cases, Consolidated Exhibitors was the applicant.
Bibi: Confessions of Sweet Sixteen
Directed by Joseph W. Sarno / 1974 / Sweden – Switzerland – West Germany / IMDb
In November 1974, a 2606.00-meter (94:59) print of BIBI: CONFESSIONS OF SWEET SIXTEEN was banned because of ‘indecency’.
A ‘reconstructed version’ 2386.00-meter (86:58) version was passed with an R-rating in April 1976.
MGM BEF Film Distributors were the applicant.
Banned in Queensland
On 30 March 1979, the censored R-rated version of BIBI: CONFESSIONS OF SWEET SIXTEEN was prohibited by the Queensland Films Board of Review.
The distributor was G.U.O. (Film Distributors).
Confessions of a Young American Housewife
Directed by Joseph W. Sarno / 1974 / USA / IMDb
In September 1977, a 2260.00-meter (82:23) print of CONFESSIONS OF A YOUNG AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE was banned because of ‘indecency’.
A reduced 1810.00-meter (65:08) version lost a further 42.4-meter (01:32) before being awarded an R-rating in June 1978.
Natan Scheinwald Productions was the applicant.
Video release
In the early 1980s, K&C Video issued CONFESSIONS OF A YOUNG AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE on their Starbase Video label.
Please e-mail us if you can confirm which version this tape contains.
A Touch of Genie
Directed by Joseph W. Sarno / 1974 / USA / IMDb
In July 1977, a 1739.90-meter (63:25) print of A TOUCH OF GENIE was banned because of ‘indecency’. This running time indicates that it was cut before submission.
The Films Board of Review upheld the decision in August 1977.
Lestrig Trading (aka Lestrig Films) was the applicant.
Butterflies
Directed by Joseph W. Sarno / 1975 / West Germany – Sweden / IMDb
In April 1976, a 3154.45-meter (114:59) print of BUTTERFLIES was banned because of ‘indecency’.
A censored 2386.00-meter (86:58) version lost a further 35.70-meters (01:18) of ‘indecency’ before being awarded an R-rating in July 1976.
Consolidated Exhibitors were the applicant.
Caballero Home Video
In February 1984, a censored 74-minute video was passed with an R-rating.
This was followed in September 1984 by a 92-minute tape that was passed with the newly introduced X18+ rating. This was awarded for sex, which was found to be:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
In both cases, Caballero Home Video was the applicant.
Inside Jennifer Welles
Directed by Jennifer Welles – Joseph W. Sarno / 1977 / USA / IMDb
In July 1978, a 2212.30-meter (80:38) print of INSIDE JENNIFER WELLES was banned because of ‘indecency’. The running time indicates it had been precensored.
A 2043.00-meter (74:28) ‘reconstructed version’ was refused for the same reason in September 1978.
An appeal to the Films Board of Review failed in November 1978.
In all cases, 14th Mandolin was the applicant.
All About Gloria Leonard
Directed by Gloria Leonard – Joseph W. Sarno / 1978 / USA / IMDb
In May 1980, a 1981.70-meter (72:14) print of ALL ABOUT GLORIA LEONARD was banned because of sex, which was said to be:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
The running time indicates it had been precensored.
A 1898.18-meter (69:11) ‘reconstructed version’ was passed with an R-rating in September 1980. The sex was now found to be:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
14th Mandolin was the applicant. They released it on their King of Video label.
Banned in Queensland
On 11 December 1981, the censored R-rated version of ALL ABOUT GLORIA LEONARD was prohibited by the Queensland Films Board of Review.
The distributor was 14th Mandolin.
X-rated, R-rated & banned videos
This was followed in December 1983 by a 90-minute tape, which was Refused Registration because of sex, which was:
Frequency: Infrequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
Video Classics was the applicant.
The X-rating was introduced in February 1984. That month saw both 14th Mandolin, and Video Classics receive that classification for 72-minute tapes. The sex was again found to be:
Frequency: Infrequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
The Video Classics tape was released on their Xtra Hard label.
14th Mandolin resubmitted the film in January 1985 in what appears to be a precensored version. The 66-minute tape received an R-rating for sex, which was said to be:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
Presumably, this was released on their Pink Video label.
West Australian Police submission
In December 2004, a 141-minute VHS titled EXPENSIVE TASTE – ALL ABOUT GLORIA LEONARD – WA POLICE 65/38707 was banned by the OFLC.
December 2004
– Classification Board
Film 1(a) The film is classified RC in accordance with the National Classification Code, Films Table, 1. (a) as films that ‘depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified.’
The West Australian Police was the applicant.
Presumably, the second title on the video is Maria Lease’s EXPENSIVE TASTES (1978). This had previously received an X-rating in February 1984 after Blake Films had submitted a 71-minute tape.
In the case of the 2004 refusal, it is unclear which of the two films was to blame.
