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

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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.

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Valerie Spencer

Narrator (voice)

John Landis

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Jonathan Kuntz

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Rudy Behlmer

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Jerry Beck

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Camille Paglia

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Hugh Hefner

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Jack Valenti

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