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American film era (1920s–1930s)
Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement
Pre-Code_Hollywood
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up pre-Code or precode in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pre-code may refer to: Pre-Code Hollywood (1927–1934), the American film industry between
Pre-code
Film genre popular before The Hays Code
Pre-Code sex films refers to movies made in the Pre-Code Hollywood era, roughly encompassed between either the introduction of sound in the late 1920s
Pre-Code_sex_films
Pre-Code Hollywood is the era in the American film industry after the introduction of sound (talkies) in the early 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion
List_of_pre-Code_films
U.S. film studio self-censorship rules (1930–1967)
List of pre-Code films PMRC, a similar group, which sought to control musical content with the Parental Advisory sticker Pre-Code Hollywood Pre-Code crime
Hays_Code
Film genre popular before The Hays Code
from the early sound era to the enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934 is denoted as Pre-Code Hollywood. The era contained violence and crime in pictures
Pre-Code_crime_films
1933 film by Alfred E. Green
Baby Face is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green for Warner Bros. Pictures, starring Barbara Stanwyck as Lily
Baby_Face_(film)
Broadway and Hollywood actor (1894–1948)
stardom during the early 1930s. Later earning the nickname the "King of Pre-Code", he typified the cunning, often-amoral leading men of early sound cinema
Warren_William
Canadian-American actress (1902–1983)
of the Production Code in 1934. Shearer's work was seen anew, and the critical focus shifted from her noble roles to her pre-Code roles. Even for a pampered
Norma_Shearer
that the Code, lacking an aggressive enforcement body, was unable to redress. This era is known as Pre-Code Hollywood. An amendment to the Code, adopted
Film censorship in the United States
Film_censorship_in_the_United_States
1931 film by James Whale
Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code horror film directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.. It is adapted from the 1927 play Frankenstein:
Frankenstein_(1931_film)
American pre-Code romantic drama film
Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Victor Fleming, and starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Mary Astor. It is based
Red_Dust_(1932_film)
1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
Footlight Parade is a 1933 pre-Code American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics), Sammy
Footlight_Parade
1934 US pre-Code romantic drama film by Mitchell Leisen
Death Takes a Holiday is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama starring Fredric March, Evelyn Venable and Guy Standing. It is based on the 1924 Italian
Death_Takes_a_Holiday
1931 American crime film
The Maltese Falcon is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film based on the 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett and directed by Roy Del Ruth.
The Maltese Falcon (1931 film)
The_Maltese_Falcon_(1931_film)
Fountain code class
code'. This pre-code may itself be a concatenation of multiple codes, for example in the code standardized by 3GPP a high density parity check code derived
Raptor_code
Lost 1933 pre-code film
Convention City is a 1933 American pre-Code sex comedy film directed by Archie Mayo, and starring Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, Dick Powell, Mary Astor and
Convention_City
1933 film
International House is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Peggy Hopkins Joyce and W. C. Fields, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and released
International_House_(film)
American film critic
May 7, 1959) is an American film critic and the author of two books on pre-Code Hollywood. Up to December 2025, he had written approximately 5,000 reviews
Mick_LaSalle
1931 American drama film
Mata Hari is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice loosely based on the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and courtesan
Mata_Hari_(1931_film)
1932 film
American pre-Code film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Edmund Lowe. The film's title was typical of the sensationalistic titles of many pre-Code films
The Devil Is Driving (1932 film)
The_Devil_Is_Driving_(1932_film)
Lightweight markup language used in message boards
BBCode ("Bulletin Board Code") is a lightweight markup language used to format messages in many Internet forum software. It was first introduced in 1998
BBCode
1930 film
Regiment (also known as The Lady of the Rose in the UK) is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by John Francis Dillon and filmed entirely in Technicolor
Bride_of_the_Regiment
1933 film by Mervyn LeRoy
Gold Diggers of 1933 is an American pre-Code musical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics). The film's
Gold_Diggers_of_1933
Signal processing technique
quantized CSI to the transmitter based on a pre-defined threshold. Dirty paper coding is a coding technique that pre-cancels known interference without power
Precoding
British actor (1873–1937)
World War I, he became a noted actor in theater and then subsequently in pre-code Hollywood. He is known mainly for his roles playing authority figures,[citation
Guy_Standing_(actor)
Voluntary code to self-regulate the content of comic books in the United States
comic-book publisher and the code authorities, EC Comics' William Gaines reprinted the story "Judgment Day", from the pre-code Weird Fantasy #18 (April 1953)
Comics_Code_Authority
1931 film
The Phantom is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Alan James. A reporter goes in search of a deranged masked killer hiding in an insane
The_Phantom_(1931_film)
1934 film noir directed by Chester Erskine
Midnight is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film, the first directed by Chester Erskine, and starring Sidney Fox, O.P. Heggie, Henry Hull and Margaret Wycherly
Midnight_(1934_film)
British-American actress (1903–1990)
British-American actress, most active during the silent-film era and into the pre-Code era of the early 1930s. Mackaill was born at 20 Newstead Street in the
Dorothy_Mackaill
1930 film
The Doorway to Hell is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Lew Ayres and James Cagney in his second film role. The
The_Doorway_to_Hell
1932 film
Hell's Highway is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Rowland Brown. The film centers around brutal conditions in a prison of the Southern
Hell's_Highway_(1932_film)
1933 film by Sam Wood
Hold Your Man is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by an uncredited Sam Wood and starring Jean Harlow and Clark Gable, the third of
Hold_Your_Man
1933 American film directed by Alexander Hall
Torch Singer is a 1933 American pre-Code Paramount Pictures film directed by Alexander Hall and George Somnes and starring Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez
Torch_Singer
Early history of the American film studio
to the common man. The studio was one of the most prolific producers of Pre-Code pictures and had a lot of trouble with the censors once they started clamping
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923–1967)
Warner_Bros._Pictures_(1923–1967)
1932 pre-Code drama film
Call Her Savage (also known as Red Headed Savage), is a 1932 pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon. The film was based on the book of the
Call_Her_Savage
1932 American film
Shanghai Express is a 1932 American pre-Code film about a group of train passengers held hostage by a warlord during the Chinese Civil War. It was directed
Shanghai_Express_(film)
1933 film
Neighbors' Wives is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Dorothy Mackaill, Tom Moore and Mary Kornman. Dorothy
Neighbors'_Wives
1931 film
Little Caesar is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It stars Edward G. Robinson
Little_Caesar_(film)
1933 film by Stephen Roberts
The Story of Temple Drake is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue. It tells the
The_Story_of_Temple_Drake
1933 film by Frank R. Strayer
The Vampire Bat is a 1933 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Dwight Frye
The_Vampire_Bat
1933 film by Phil Rosen, Wilfred Lucas
The Sphinx is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery drama film directed by Phil Rosen. The film was remade by William Beaudine as Phantom Killer in 1942. A
The_Sphinx_(1933_film)
1933 American film
Design for Living is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch from a screenplay by Ben Hecht, based on the 1932 play of
Design_for_Living_(film)
1932 - 1933 film series
Baby Burlesks was a series of Pre-Code short films produced by Educational Pictures in the early 1930s. The series featured three-year-old Shirley Temple
Baby_Burlesks
1931 film
The Cheat is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott and starring Tallulah Bankhead and Harvey Stephens. The film is a remake of
The_Cheat_(1931_film)
American actress (1906–1979)
beauty pageant, she embarked on a film career, establishing herself as a Pre-Code staple of Warner Bros. Pictures in wisecracking, sexy roles, appearing
Joan_Blondell
1930 film
Madam Satan or Madame Satan is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film in black and white with Multicolor sequences. It was produced and directed
Madam_Satan
1930 film
The Love Trader is an early talkie pre-Code American romantic drama film preserved at the Library of Congress. It was directed by Joseph Henabery and starred
The_Love_Trader
1931 film
Arrowsmith is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Ford and starring Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, and Myrna Loy. It was
Arrowsmith_(film)
1932 film
American Madness is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston as a New York banker embroiled in scandal. At
American_Madness
1931 American film
The Criminal Code is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic crime drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Walter Huston and Phillips Holmes. The screenplay
The_Criminal_Code
1932 romantic pre-Code film
One Way Passage is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic film starring William Powell and Kay Francis as star-crossed lovers, directed by Tay Garnett and released
One_Way_Passage
1933 film by Stephen Roberts
One Sunday Afternoon is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Gary Cooper and Fay Wray. Based on
One Sunday Afternoon (1933 film)
One_Sunday_Afternoon_(1933_film)
1932 film by Ernst Lubitsch
Trouble in Paradise is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis,
Trouble in Paradise (1932 film)
Trouble_in_Paradise_(1932_film)
1932 film
Daring Danger is a 1932 American pre-Code Western directed by D. Ross Lederman. Tim Madigan (Tim McCoy), a cowboy coming to the aid of Gerry Norris (Alberta
Daring_Danger_(1932_film)
regarded, such as Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo. The Hays Code and the end of the Pre-Code era In response to a number of scandals in the 1920s, the studios
1930s_in_film
1932 film
Street of Women is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Kay Francis, Roland Young and Gloria Stuart. A man's
Street_of_Women
1932 film
Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 pre-Code American action adventure film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and starring
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film)
Tarzan_the_Ape_Man_(1932_film)
1932 film
Attorney for the Defense is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Edmund Lowe, Evelyn Brent, and Constance Cummings
Attorney_for_the_Defense
Film by Howard Hawks
The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Hawks and Howard
Scarface_(1932_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Appendix:Variations of "pre" in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pre or PRE may refer to: Preston railway station, UK National Rail code PRE Preston railway station
Pre
1932 film
Doctor X is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery horror film produced jointly by First National and Warner Bros. Pictures. Based on the 1931 play Doctor X
Doctor_X_(film)
1934 film by Jack Conway, Cedric Gibbons
Tarzan and His Mate is a 1934 American pre-Code action adventure film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by Cedric
Tarzan_and_His_Mate
2022 television documentary series
conflict themes; the second considers Pre-Code Hollywood and films made in the early years of the Production Code Administration, especially work by F
Queer_for_Fear
1931 film
A House Divided is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Walter Huston, Douglass Montgomery (billed as Kent Douglass)
A_House_Divided_(1931_film)
1932 film
Blonde Venus is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and Cary Grant. It was produced, edited and directed by
Blonde_Venus
1931 film by William A. Wellman
The Public Enemy (Enemies of the Public in the UK) is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film
The_Public_Enemy
1933 film by Frank Borzage
Man's Castle is a 1933 pre-Code American film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young. Well-dressed Bill takes pity on Trina
Man's_Castle
1929 film
Glorifying the American Girl is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film produced by Florenz Ziegfeld that highlights Ziegfeld Follies performers.
Glorifying_the_American_Girl
1930 film
Harmony at Home (a.k.a. She Steps Out) is a 1930 pre-Code domestic-comedy film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film
Harmony_at_Home
1931 film
Safe in Hell is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Dorothy Mackaill and Donald Cook, with featured performances
Safe_in_Hell
1934 film by Archie Mayo
Gambling Lady is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Archie Mayo, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and Pat O'Brien. Mike
Gambling_Lady
1932 film
Merrily We Go to Hell is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner for Paramount Pictures, starring Sylvia Sidney
Merrily_We_Go_to_Hell
1929 film by Roy Del Ruth
The Desert Song is a 1929 American pre-Code sound (All-Talking) operetta film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring John Boles, Carlotta King, Louise Fazenda
The_Desert_Song_(1929_film)
1930 film
Puttin' On the Ritz is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Harry Richman, Joan Bennett, and James Gleason. The
Puttin'_On_the_Ritz_(film)
1930 film
Holiday is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film which tells the story of a young man who is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition
Holiday_(1930_film)
1933 film by Lowell Sherman
Morning Glory is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film which tells the story of an excited would-be actress and her journey to stardom. As well as, her gains
Morning_Glory_(1933_film)
1934 film by Edgar G. Ulmer
The Black Cat is a 1934 American pre-Code horror film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. It was Universal Pictures'
The_Black_Cat_(1934_film)
1933 film by Howard Christie
Sing Sinner Sing is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Howard Christie. Leila Hyams plays a singer who is accused of her husband's
Sing_Sinner_Sing
1931 film
Bad Sister is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The screenplay by Edwin H. Knopf, Tom Reed, and Raymond L. Schrock is based
Bad_Sister_(1931_film)
1932 film
The Sport Parade is a 1932 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Dudley Murphy and starring Joel McCrea, Marian Marsh, William Gargan, Robert
The_Sport_Parade
1929 film by Sam Taylor
Coquette is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring Mary Pickford, who won the second Academy Award for Best Actress for
Coquette_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
or variants may also refer to: The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film), a Pre-Code film adaptation of the short story The Most Dangerous Game (2022 film)
The Most Dangerous Game (disambiguation)
The_Most_Dangerous_Game_(disambiguation)
1932 film
Bachelor Mother is a 1932 pre-Code action film directed by Charles Hutchison. A conniving young man is brought up on charges of reckless driving. To "prove"
Bachelor_Mother_(1932_film)
1932 film
The Monster Walks is a 1932 American Pre-Code black-and-white horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer. The film opens with Ruth Earlton and her fiancé
The_Monster_Walks
1931 American film by Robert Z. Leonard
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) is a 1931 American pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed and produced by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Greta Garbo
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Susan_Lenox_(Her_Fall_and_Rise)
1930 film
War Nurse is a 1930 American pre-Code war film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Robert Montgomery, Anita Page, June Walker and Robert Ames. During
War_Nurse
1930 film
Up the River is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford and starring Claire Luce as well as Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart in their
Up_the_River
1933 short film by James Parrott
Twice Two is a 1933 American pre-Code Laurel and Hardy short film. It is the first wedding anniversary of Stan, who wed Oliver's sister Fannie, and Oliver
Twice_Two
1930 film directed by Irving Cummings
A Devil with Women is a 1930 American pre-Code film starring Victor McLaglen, Mona Maris, and Humphrey Bogart, and directed by Irving Cummings, notable
A_Devil_with_Women
1933 film by Wesley Ruggles
I'm No Angel is a 1933 American pre-Code semimusical romantic comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Mae West and Cary Grant. West received
I'm_No_Angel
Swedish actor (1897–1981)
Greta Garbo, and his portrayal of the title character in the controversial pre-Code Frank Capra film, The Bitter Tea of General Yen. Born Nils Anton Alfhild
Nils_Asther
1930 film
For the Defense is a 1930 pre-Code crime drama film starring William Powell as a lawyer whose ethics are challenged when the woman whom he loves kills
For_the_Defense_(1930_film)
1929 film
The Battle of Paris (a.k.a. The Gay Lady) is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film. The Battle of Paris is a movie set during World War 1. The film follows
The_Battle_of_Paris
1932 film directed by Raoul Walsh
Me and My Gal is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic crime comedy-drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett, directed by Raoul Walsh and released
Me_and_My_Gal
1933 film by Charles Brabin
The Secret of Madame Blanche is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Charles Brabin and written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The
The_Secret_of_Madame_Blanche
Class of codes in coding theory
encoding and decoding complexity through a pre-coding stage of the input symbols. Triangular network coding achieve linear encoding and decoding using
Fountain_code
1930 film
Shadow of the Law is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring William Powell, Richard Tucker, and Regis Toomey. Mechanical
Shadow_of_the_Law_(1930_film)
1933 film
The Barber Shop is a 1933 short American pre-Code comedy film starring W.C. Fields, directed by Arthur Ripley, and produced by Mack Sennett. It was written
The_Barber_Shop
American actor (1882–1956)
actor, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1925 to 1942. A star of pre-Code Hollywood, he is best known as the tough guy lead in four Josef von Sternberg
George_Bancroft_(actor)
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