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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

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

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DocumentaryHistory

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

67 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

03 March 2008

Country

United States of America

Cast

Valerie Spencer

Valerie Spencer

Narrator (voice)

John Landis

John Landis

Self

Jonathan Kuntz

Jonathan Kuntz

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

Jeffrey Vance

Jeffrey Vance

Self

Molly Haskell

Molly Haskell

Self

Mark Vieira

Mark Vieira

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)

Mae West

Mae West

Tira (archive footage)

Warren William

Warren William

Various Roles (archive footage)

William H. Hays

William H. Hays

Self (archive footage)

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Various Roles (archive footage)

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)

Paul Muni

Paul Muni

James Allen (archive footage)

Joseph I. Breen

Joseph I. Breen

Self (archive footage)

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

John Neville Jr. (archive footage)

Constance Bennett

Constance Bennett

Valerie West (archive footage)

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Gertie Waxted (archive footage)

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Madeleine Walters West (archive footage)

Ruth Chatterton

Ruth Chatterton

Alison Drake (archive footage)

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