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shareCheck out Stanwyck in Baby Face and Night Nurse both pre code, Baby Face pretty much is responsible for the code in the first place, it has a lot in common with Ladies They Talk About, it is super great.
shareMany years ago the Film Forum in NY ran a wonderful series called "Warner Bros. before the Code" and I saw this film.
shareThe TCM Forbidden Hollywood collections have a nice selection of pre-code films: the first volume includes Waterloo Bridge (original 1931 version, a bit racier than the Vivien Leigh one and previously very hard to find), Red-Headed Woman, and the Barbara Stanwyck classic, Baby Face. Volume 2 includes another Stanwyck film, Night Nurse, along with Three on a Match, Female, The Divorcee, A Free Soul, and a documentary on pre-code films.
Wikipedia actually has a surprising good write-up on pre-code Hollywood, and also includes a list of major titles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Code_Hollywood). Not all can be found these days, but a recent surge of interest on the subject has led to far greater availability. Many of the titles are in rotation on TCM as well.
I saw Three On A Match, Waterloo Bridge, Female, The Divorcee, and A Free Soul this year and last year. I also saw Babyface. Pre-Code films are cool. I can't wait to see more. I found most of the films at a library.
shareMae West did a bunch! :)
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