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Now for something more "recent", this is the full version of Hedy Lamarr's nude scene in the film Ecstasy from 1933, which made her a star and caused huge controversy around the world. It was rumoured that Hedy herself didn't know she would have to appear nude, and was only reassured by the director, who told her they would film from afar, only to use zoom lens to catch her out. However, this is disputed by the fact that both Lupita Tovar and Adina Mandlova were approached for the role before Hedy, and both were told they would have to appear nude if they were cast, only for their boyfriends to veto it. It is more likely that once Hedy saw the final cut she realized just how much people were going to see of her and freaked out. Despite the fame (or notoriety) it gave her, Hollywood refused to touch her, while Hedy entered a ill fated marriage to a control freak who tried to buy up all the copies of the film. It was only when she fled the marriage to Britain that she was able to resume her career - 5 years later - and where she was spotted by Louis B Mayer, who cast her in Algiers (1938), and the rest is history.

The scene (or scenes, as there is another controversial scene I've added at the end of the video) involves Hedy going off on her horse and deciding to have a swim in the lake, only for said horse to bolt off after another horse, leaving Hedy to run after it stark naked trying to capture it. However, it runs into a camp of railway workers, and seeing one of them (Aribert Mog) catch hold of it, she panics and hides in the bushes, only for the horse to lead him straight to her, and completing her humiliation at being caught at such a disadvantage by a complete stranger.

The other scene caused an even bigger rumpus, and understandably considering this was the 1930's. In it Hedy and Mog share a bed for the night, and although you only see the upper half of Hedy Lamarr, it is clear Mog is performing oral sex on her, leading her to have an orgasm on screen. There was no dressing up this scene, and the cinema world was shocked by it all. I'm just glad they made the film full stop. After all, how else were we mere mortals ever going to be able to see such a beautiful woman as Hedy Lamarr naked otherwise?