Documentary History
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Written by
Steven C. Smith
Barbara Stanwyck
Various Roles (archive footage)
Joan Crawford
Various Roles (archive footage)
Joel McCrea
John Neville Jr. (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Various Roles (archive footage)
Loretta Young
Madeleine Walters West (archive footage)
Myrna Loy
Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
Greta Garbo
Queen Christina (archive footage)
Wallace Ford
Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
Paul Muni
James Allen (archive footage)
Mae West
Tira (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Various Roles (archive footage)
Hugh Hefner
Self
Miriam Hopkins
Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
Walter Huston
Various Roles (archive footage)
Constance Bennett
Valerie West (archive footage)
Norma Shearer
Various Roles (archive footage)
Leonard Maltin
Self
Warren William
Various Roles (archive footage)
Ann Dvorak
Vivian Revere Kirkwood (archive footage)
Ruth Chatterton
Alison Drake (archive footage)
Rudy Behlmer
Self
Joseph I. Breen
Self (archive footage)
Molly Haskell
Self
Tony Maietta
Self
Jerry Beck
Self
Camille Paglia
Self
Jack Valenti
Self
Valerie Spencer
Narrator (voice)
William H. Hays
Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Kuntz
Self
Jeffrey Vance
Self
Mark Vieira
Self

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