Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

DocumentaryHistory

A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

Mar 3, 200867 minReleasedEN

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Valerie Spencer

Valerie Spencer

Narrator (voice)

John Landis

John Landis

Self

Rudy Behlmer

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Jerry Beck

Jerry Beck

Self

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

Self

Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner

Self

Jack Valenti

Jack Valenti

Self

Molly Haskell

Molly Haskell

Self

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self

Tony Maietta

Tony Maietta

Self

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Various Roles (archive footage)

Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak

Vivian Revere Kirkwood (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Various Roles (archive footage)

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Queen Christina (archive footage)

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Various Roles (archive footage)

Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

Ivy Pearson (archive footage)

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Various Roles (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Various Roles (archive footage)

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