Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
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Top Cast
Valerie Spencer
Narrator (voice)
John Landis
Self
Jonathan Kuntz
Self
Rudy Behlmer
Self
Jerry Beck
Self
Camille Paglia
Self
Hugh Hefner
Self
Jack Valenti
Self
Jeffrey Vance
Self
Molly Haskell
Self
Mark Vieira
Self
Leonard Maltin
Self
Tony Maietta
Self
Joan Crawford
Various Roles (archive footage)
Ann Dvorak
Vivian Revere Kirkwood (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Various Roles (archive footage)
Greta Garbo
Queen Christina (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Various Roles (archive footage)
Miriam Hopkins
Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
Norma Shearer
Various Roles (archive footage)
Crew
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