A progressive era in Hollywood film-making in the early 1930's and a lax code of censorship allowed sin to rule the movies. Violence, actresses with dresses open (and no panties), two men kissing, ...
About 20 years ago I was in a kind of partnership with another film historian who told me that, no, there wasn’t a market for a book on pre-code movies. I can only wonder what he thinks today after ...
Despite only lasting four short years from 1930 to 1934, the pre-code era of Hollywood’s Golden Age produced films that pushed the boundaries of cinema and storytelling, even by today’s standards.