Pre-Code Hollywood

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Pre-Code Hollywood refers to the brief era in American cinema between the introduction of sound and the strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code in 1934, known for its relatively frank depictions of sex, violence, and social taboos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film era ⓘ
historical period in American cinema ⓘ
alsoKnownAs pre-Code era ⓘ
censorshipContext preceded the creation of the Production Code Administration in 1934 ⓘ
characteristic ambiguous moral endings ⓘ
depictions of social taboos ⓘ
portrayal of criminal antiheroes ⓘ
portrayal of drug and alcohol use ⓘ
portrayal of extramarital affairs ⓘ
portrayal of prostitution ⓘ
relatively frank depictions of sex ⓘ
relatively frank depictions of violence ⓘ
socially critical themes ⓘ
strong and sexually independent female characters ⓘ
use of risqué dialogue and innuendo ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endEvent strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code ⓘ
endPeriod 1934 ⓘ
followedBy strict censorship under the Hays Code ⓘ
industry Hollywood film industry ⓘ
linked to: Hollywood
influencedBy changing social attitudes in the late 1920s and early 1930s ⓘ
economic pressures of the Great Depression ⓘ
transition from silent films to talkies ⓘ
legacy influenced later depictions of adult themes in American cinema ⓘ
subject of extensive film scholarship and retrospectives ⓘ
medium sound film ⓘ
namedAfter Hollywood ⓘ
notableFigure Barbara Stanwyck ⓘ
Edward G. Robinson ⓘ
James Cagney ⓘ
Jean Harlow ⓘ
Mae West ⓘ
notableFilm Baby Face ⓘ
Gold Diggers of 1933 ⓘ
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ⓘ
Little Caesar ⓘ
Red-Headed Woman ⓘ
Scarface (1932 film) ⓘ
She Done Him Wrong ⓘ
The Public Enemy ⓘ
Trouble in Paradise (1932 film) ⓘ
linked to: Trouble in Paradise
oversightBody Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
oversightOfficial Will H. Hays ⓘ
precedes Classical Hollywood cinema under strict Production Code enforcement ⓘ
regulationFramework Hays Code ⓘ
Motion Picture Production Code ⓘ
regulationStatus period of lax enforcement of the Production Code ⓘ
startEvent introduction of synchronized sound in American cinema ⓘ
startPeriod late 1920s ⓘ

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Cleopatra (1934 film) → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Mystery of the Wax Museum → era → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Red Dust → era → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
The Gay Divorcee → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Flying Down to Rio → aspectOf → Pre-Code Hollywood cinema ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Frankenstein (1931 film) → studioEra → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
subject linked to: Frankenstein (1931)
Morning Glory (1933 film) → partOf → Hollywood pre-Code era ⓘ
subject linked to: Morning Glory
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
It Happened One Night → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
The Lost Jungle → era → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
The Mysterious Mr. Wong → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Applause → era → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Daughter of the Dragon → hasCensorshipContext → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Love Me Tonight → filmRatingEra → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Queen Christina (1933 film) → productionEra → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
subject linked to: Queen Christina
Island of Lost Souls (1932 film) → era → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Tempest (1928 film) → era → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Bright Eyes (1934 film) → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film) → era → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
The Sign of the Cross → era → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Warren William → era → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Duck Soup → distributorEra → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Flight Commander → productionEra → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Lee Tracy → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
The Power and the Glory (1933 film) → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Grand Hotel → filmEra → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Hot Pepper → era → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
The Cat's-Paw → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Lady for a Day → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Platinum Blonde → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
The Miracle Woman → partOf → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
The Richest Girl in the World → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Blessed Event → hasFilmRatingEra → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
The Kid from Spain → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Death Takes a Holiday → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
The Shadow of the Eagle → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
The Hurricane Express → isPartOfFilmEra → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
The Galloping Ghost → productionEra → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Wonder Bar → partOf → pre-Code Hollywood era ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Barbara Willis → filmEra → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Blonde Venus → filmEra → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Morocco (1930 film) → partOf → Hollywood pre-Code era ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
The Spoilers (1930 film) → hasProductionEra → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Hell's Angels (1930 film) → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Bombshell (1933 film) → hasFilmRatingEra → pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Honor Among Lovers → isPartOf → pre-Code Hollywood era ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
One Night of Love → motionPictureRating → Pre-Code Hollywood film ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Eve Trowbridge → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
Flying High → partOf → pre-Code Hollywood cinema ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
Cleopatra (1934 film) → era → Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
subject linked to: Cleopatra