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Sin in soft focus
pre-code Hollywood
By Vieira, Mark A.
- ISBN
- 978-0-81094-475-6
- Publisher
- New York : Harry N. Abrams, c1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1999
Emboldened by a 1930 Production Code that required only voluntary compliance, film studios lured Depression-hardened audiences with bullet-riddled gangster sagas; hot jungle tales; horror films; sexy, sophisticated dramas; and lurid depictions of drug abuse, fallen women, and "white slavery." Eventually, challenged by state film boards and decency groups, Hollywood finally agreed to a 1934 Code (with enforcement powers) that endu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
