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Funny story.
Any movie made before the MPAA system was implemented was grandfathered in as "G"
There were some wild pre-Code movies that are legally G.
Gotta love those pre-code G-rated pornos.
On November 1, 1968, the voluntary MPAA film rating system took effect,[2] with three organizations serving as its monitoring and guiding groups: the MPAA, the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), and the International Film Importers & Distributors of America (IFIDA).[15] Only films that premiered in the United States after that date were affected by this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_film_rating_system#References
If a movie wasn't rated it was open to all audiences, hence "G."
Wait. Fucking NATO is why I couldn't watch the dark knight in theaters?