Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)

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A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

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Cast

Valerie Spencer
Valerie Spencer as Narrator (voice)
John Landis
John Landis as Self Age 76 · Chicago, Illinois, USA John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackso...
Rudy Behlmer
Rudy Behlmer as Self Died 2019 · San Francisco, California, USA Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an American film historian and writer. He was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry. Behlmer began his career w...
Jerry Beck
Jerry Beck as Self Age 71 · New York City, New York, USA Jerry Beck is a well-known animation historian, with ten books and numerous articles to his credit. He is also an animation producer, an industry consultant to Warner Bros., and has been an executive...
Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia as Self Age 79 · Endicott, New York, USA Camille Anna Paglia (born April 2, 1947) is an American academic and social critic. Paglia has been a professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1984. Paglia is criti...
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner as Self Died 2017 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and ar...
Cast Valerie Spencer, John Landis, Jonathan Kuntz, Rudy Behlmer, Jerry Beck, Camille Paglia, Hugh Hefner, Jack Valenti, Jeffrey Vance, Molly Haskell

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