Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood’s Untamed Era, 1930-1934 (2025)
ISBN: 9798894140551
Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood’s Untamed Era, 1930-1934 (2025)
ISBN: 9798894140551
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With unparalleled freedom in the Golden Age of Hollywood, movies produced during the "pre-Code" era between 1930 and 1934 boldly confronted a wide range of provocative subjects, including sexual freedom, the glorification of outlaws, racial taboos,...
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ISBN
9798894140551
Author
Danny Reid, Kim Luperi
Pages
240
Binding
Soft cover
Publisher
RUNNING PRESS
Date of publication
2025
Format
Book
Language
English
...and class consciousness. Films of the period include beloved classics like Grand Hotel(1932) and King Kong(1933) but also lesser-known gems like I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932) and Ann Vickers (1933). These films, produced at the height of the Great Depression, pushed the limits of contemporary social norms at a time when Hollywood studios were desperate to attract audiences-by any means necessary.
