The read
It runs a compact 56m.
Synopsis
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Hugh Munro NeelyDirector
- Hugh Munro NeelyWriter
- Andie HicksWriter
- Nigel HoltonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jane FondaSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Frances DeeSelf - Interviewee
- Karen MorleySelf - Interviewee
- Kitty CarlisleSelf - Interviewee
- Mae MadisonSelf - Interviewee
- Mark VieiraSelf - Interviewee
- Mick LaSalleSelf - Interviewee
- Molly HaskellSelf - Interviewee
- Barbara StanwyckSelf (archive footage)
- Bette DavisSelf (archive footage)
- C. Aubrey SmithSelf (archive footage)
- Chester MorrisSelf (archive footage)
Stills
Themes
movie businesshollywoodpre-code