Perversion for Profit is a 1965
Eastmancolor propaganda film financed by
Charles Keating and narrated by news reporter
George Putnam. The film argues that sexually explicit materials corrupt young viewers and readers, leading to acts of violence and "perverted" attitudes regarding sex—including inclination toward
homosexuality. Although
Perversion for Profit is serious in its suggestion that pornography could erode the integrity of American culture, Peter L. Stein of the
San Francisco Chronicle wrote in a 2003 review that it was "shrill and sometimes comical".