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

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

2008
1h 7m
6.4(14 votes)
Documentary
History

Overview

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

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Valerie Spencer

Narrator (voice)

Valerie Spencer
Directing

John Landis

Self

John Landis
Acting

Jonathan Kuntz

Self

No Image
Acting

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Rudy Behlmer
Acting

Jerry Beck

Self

Jerry Beck
Acting

Camille Paglia

Self

Camille Paglia
Acting

Hugh Hefner

Self

Hugh Hefner
Acting

Jack Valenti

Self

Jack Valenti
Acting

Jeffrey Vance

Self

No Image
Acting

Molly Haskell

Self

Molly Haskell
Acting

Mark Vieira

Self

No Image
Acting

Leonard Maltin

Self

Leonard Maltin
Acting

Tony Maietta

Self

Tony Maietta
Acting

Joan Crawford

Various Roles (archive footage)

Joan Crawford
Acting

Ann Dvorak

Vivian Revere Kirkwood (archive footage)

Ann Dvorak
Acting

Clark Gable

Various Roles (archive footage)

Clark Gable
Acting

Greta Garbo

Queen Christina (archive footage)

Greta Garbo
Acting

Jean Harlow

Various Roles (archive footage)

Jean Harlow
Acting

Miriam Hopkins

Ivy Pearson (archive footage)

Miriam Hopkins
Acting

Norma Shearer

Various Roles (archive footage)

Norma Shearer
Acting

Barbara Stanwyck

Various Roles (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck
Acting

Mae West

Tira (archive footage)

Mae West
Acting

Warren William

Various Roles (archive footage)

Warren William
Acting

William H. Hays

Self (archive footage)

William H. Hays
Acting

Walter Huston

Various Roles (archive footage)

Walter Huston
Acting

Wallace Ford

Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)

Wallace Ford
Acting

Paul Muni

James Allen (archive footage)

Paul Muni
Acting

Joseph I. Breen

Self (archive footage)

Joseph I. Breen
Acting

Joel McCrea

John Neville Jr. (archive footage)

Joel McCrea
Acting

Constance Bennett

Valerie West (archive footage)

Constance Bennett
Acting

Myrna Loy

Gertie Waxted (archive footage)

Myrna Loy
Acting

Loretta Young

Madeleine Walters West (archive footage)

Loretta Young
Acting

Ruth Chatterton

Alison Drake (archive footage)

Ruth Chatterton

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