At the time, use of the actual word would have been censored by the Hays Office.
There were problems with the censors at the Hays Office over the film's subject matter.
However, it was apparently tame enough that the Hays Office did not take action.
He paid $25,000 for the rights and spent another $50,000 on adaptations that satisfied the Hays Office.
To ensure the film would be approved by the Hays Office, changes had to be made.
This gag was deliberately written to see if it would be removed by the Hays Office.
Following its acceptance in 1933, Reed wrote a full script that was submitted to the Hays office for review.
The cartoon takes a direct shot at the then-censorship bureau known as the Hays Office.
This film was rejected by the Hays Office twice before it was finally approved.