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

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 8M

Synopsis

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

Actors

Valerie Spencer
Valerie Spencer
Narrator (voice)
John Landis
John Landis
Himself
Jonathan Kuntz
Jonathan Kuntz
Himself
Rudy Behlmer
Rudy Behlmer
Himself
Jerry Beck
Jerry Beck
Himself
Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia
Herself
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
Himself
Jack Valenti
Jack Valenti
Himself
Jeffrey Vance
Jeffrey Vance
Himself
Molly Haskell
Molly Haskell
Herself
Mark Vieira
Mark Vieira
Himself
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
Himself
Tony Maietta
Tony Maietta
Himself
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
Himself (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)
Tony Maietta
Tony Maietta
Himself--Interviewee
Joseph I. Breen
Joseph I. Breen
Himself (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)

Crews

Steven C. Smith
Steven C. Smith
Writer
Steven C. Smith
Steven C. Smith
Producer
Aaron Campbell
Aaron Campbell
Editor
Todd Hooker
Todd Hooker
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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