Pre-Code???
Is Upperworld considered pre-code?
shareAcc to wikipedia, the new amendments to the production code were adopted June 1934, and required films released after June 30 to have a certificate of approval from the Production Code Admin. As this film was released in April, it would not have needed to meet the stricter standards.... we see "Lily Linda" (Ginger) doing her burlesque act, sung to the tune of "Shake Your Powder Puff", and chauffeur Andy Devine complains that he can never get to first base, so I would say Yes, it got in just under the wire.
This was Ginger BEFORE she got her teeth fixed, happy and fun... after this, she played a difficult, complaining, shrew in many of her parts. Roy delRuth directed Warren William in a bunch of Warner Brothers pics in the early 30s.
Agreed...the content is definitely pre-Code.
shareYes, that is exactly correct.
Although the Hays Code were written and implemented circa 1930, it wasn't enforced until June of 1934, and would last until 1967.
As she points out,
"Box office / business for
Upperworld (1934)
Production Dates
13 January 1934
Copyright Holder
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., 26 March 1934, LP4570
Release dates for
Upperworld (1934)
USA 28 April 1934
Portugal 30 November 1938"
Therefore, Upperworld fits into the early 1934 crop of Pre-Coders.
Interesting.
Yes, that is exactly correct.share
Although the Hays Code were written and implemented circa 1930, it wasn't enforced until June of 1934, and would last until 1967. (..) Therefore, Upperworld fits into the early 1934 crop of Pre-Coders.