In the 1930s, women played the leading roles in Hollywood. Metoo did not exist, the bosses of the studios were men but the actresses were anything but jugs. To convince yourself of this, you have to read the fascinating book by Antoine Sire, Hollywood, the city of women (Institut Lumière / Actes Sud). And (re) see the ten "pre-code" films that Warner has the good idea of showing in theaters this summer under the title Forbidden Hollywood .
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The name “pre-code” refers to works shot before the establishment of the code of morality formalized by William Hayes in 1934. The Catholic Hayes draws up a long list of prohibitions: nudity, prolonged kissing scenes, adultery , religion, drugs, alcohol, mixed unions between blacks and whites, violence, misery, dance, jazz ... Hollywood must avoid any scene likely to "excite the public" .
Rich and powerful
This censorship valid throughout the United States is created on the initiative of the majors, hitherto subject to
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