She Should Have Stayed in Bed had censorship problems in New York and was withheld from theatrical release. At the time, nudity was allowed in films if it is shown in the context of normal everyday activities. The plot of She Should Have Stayed in Bed focused on the activities of a voyeuristic photographer who sometimes took candid photos of nude women in their apartments. The New York censorship board rejected this film because this type of Peeping Tom activities are not part of normal everyday life.