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Complicated Women (2003)

Complicated Women (2003)

TV Movie Documentary

Before Hollywood had boundaries, they weren't afraid to push the limits.

Release Date: 2003, May 6
Directors: Hugh Munro Neely
Countries: United States of America
Production: Timeline Films
Cast: Douglass Dumbrille, Kitty Carlisle, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, Olin Howland, Lee Phelps, Lionel Barrymore, Joan Blondell, Jane Fonda, Fred Astaire, Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper

Overview:

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.

Keywords:

hollywood movie business pre-code