Psycho (1960) Was the First Film to Show a Toilet Flushing on Screen
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Which 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film was the first to show a toilet flushing on screen?
Alfred Hitchcock was famous for pushing boundaries, and Psycho (1960) broke one of Hollywood's most bizarre unwritten rules. Psycho was the first mainstream American film to show a toilet being flushed on screen. Prior to this, Hollywood films avoided showing toilets at all — it was considered vulgar.
This seemingly small detail caused significant controversy at the time. The Hays Code (Hollywood's censorship guidelines) had long restricted such 'indecent' imagery. Hitchcock cleverly included it as part of a tense scene, forever changing what could appear on movie screens.
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