Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood(2008)

64

1h 7m

  • 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.

Cast

  • 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)

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    Status

    Released (Mar 3, 2008)

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