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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
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
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
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)
1933 film
Elmer, the Great is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Joe E. Brown and Patricia Ellis. Elmer Kane is a rookie ballplayer
Elmer,_the_Great
1933 film by W. S. Van Dyke
Penthouse is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film starring Warner Baxter as a lawyer and Myrna Loy as a call girl who helps him with a murder case. The
Penthouse_(film)
1932 film
The Mouthpiece is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film starring Warren William and directed by James Flood and Elliott Nugent. It was produced and
The_Mouthpiece
1932 film by Mervyn LeRoy
Three on a Match is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and stars Joan Blondell
Three_on_a_Match
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
1932 film
You Said a Mouthful is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Robert Lord and Bolton Mallory. The film stars Joe E
You_Said_a_Mouthful
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)
1932 film
Hell's Highway is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Rowland Brown. The film centers around brutal conditions in a prison of the Southern United
Hell's_Highway_(1932_film)
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)
1931 film
Sit Tight is a 1931 American Pre-Code musical comedy film, directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Rex Taylor, edited by James Gibbon, and produced and distributed
Sit_Tight
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
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
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
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
1932 film by Howard Hawks
The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster action film directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Hawks and
Scarface_(1932_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
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
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
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
1929 film
The Bishop Murder Case is a 1929 American pre-Code mystery film directed by David Burton (credited for stage direction) and Nick Grinde (credited for screen
The_Bishop_Murder_Case_(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
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
1932 film
The Beast of the City is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film featuring cops as vigilantes and known for its singularly vicious ending. Written by W
The_Beast_of_the_City
1932 film
Two Seconds is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Vivienne Osborne and Preston Foster
Two_Seconds
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
History of Warner Bros. Pictures
History_of_Warner_Bros._Pictures
1929 pre-Code American musical comedy film
On with the Show! is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code musical film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. Filmed in two-color Technicolor, the
On_with_the_Show!
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
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
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
1930 film directed by George W. Hill
The Big House is a 1930 American pre-Code prison drama film directed by George Hill, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and starring Chester Morris, Wallace
The_Big_House_(1930_film)
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
1929 film
Disraeli is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code historical film directed by Alfred E. Green, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, and adapted by
Disraeli_(1929_film)
1931 film
The Lady Refuses is a 1931 American pre-Code melodrama film, directed by George Archainbaud, from a screenplay by Wallace Smith, based on an original story
The_Lady_Refuses
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)
1931 film
Little Caesar is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Edward G. Robinson, Douglas
Little_Caesar_(film)
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 by Mervyn LeRoy, Busby Berkeley
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
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)
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)
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
1930 film
Roadhouse Nights is a 1930 American pre-Code gangster film. A number of sources including Sally Cline in her book Dashiell Hammett Man of Mystery claim
Roadhouse_Nights
1939 film by Edwin L. Marin
starring Walter Pidgeon and Virginia Bruce. It is a milder remake of the pre-Code Penthouse (1933). Walter Pidgeon as Christopher Durant Virginia Bruce as
Society_Lawyer
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
1932 film
The Savage Girl is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Harry L. Fraser. An explorer, Jim, is solicited by Amos, a rich, drunken man to capture animals
The_Savage_Girl_(film)
1931 film
Smart Money is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring Edward
Smart_Money_(1931_film)
1930 film directed by William A. Seiter
Going Wild is a 1930 Warner Brothers pre-Code comedy film based on the 1910 play The Aviator by James Montgomery and directed by William A. Seiter. The
Going_Wild
1933 film
The Gay Nighties is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film featuring Clark & McCullough and directed by Mark Sandrich. Clark & McCullough, as Hives and Blodgett
The_Gay_Nighties
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
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,
Guy_Standing_(actor)
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
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
How've You Bean? is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle, the last short film released before his death. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
How've_You_Bean?
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)
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)
1930 film
Ingagi is a 1930 pre-Code pseudo-documentary exploitation film directed by William S. Campbell. It purports to be a documentary about "Sir Hubert Winstead"
Ingagi
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
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
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
System of rules to convert information into another form or representation
In communications and information processing, a code is a system of rules to convert information—such as a letter, word, sound, image, or gesture—into
Code
1932 film directed by Clarence Brown
Letty Lynton is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and Nils Asther. The film was directed by Clarence Brown
Letty_Lynton
Transmission of language with brief pulses
Morse code is a telecommunications method which encodes text characters as standardized sequences of two different signal durations, called dots and dashes
Morse_code
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
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)
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 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)
1931 film
Trader Horn is a 1931 American pre-Code adventure film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Harry Carey and Edwina Booth. It is the first non-documentary
Trader_Horn_(1931_film)
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)
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)
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
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
1932 American film
Admission Free is a 1932 Pre-Code Fleischer Studios Talkartoon animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring Bimbo and Koko the Clown. Betty Boop
Admission_Free
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 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 Last of the Mohicans is a 1932 American pre-Code Mascot movie serial based on the 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. Harry
The Last of the Mohicans (1932 serial)
The_Last_of_the_Mohicans_(1932_serial)
American stage and film actor (1901–1961)
1961) was an American stage and film actor who had a prolific career in pre-Code Hollywood films and on Broadway. Cook is perhaps best known for his film
Donald_Cook_(actor)
1930 film by Raoul Walsh
The Big Trail is a 1930 American epic pre-Code Western early widescreen film shot on location across the American West starring 23-year-old John Wayne
The_Big_Trail
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
Good News is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Nick Grinde, and starring Bessie Love, Cliff Edwards, and Penny Singleton. The film was
Good_News_(1930_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
1933 musical film
42nd Street is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics). The film's numbers
42nd_Street_(film)
1934 film by Alexander Hall
Little Miss Marker (also known as The Girl in Pawn) is an American pre-Code 1934 comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Hall. It was written by William
Little Miss Marker (1934 film)
Little_Miss_Marker_(1934_film)
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)
1930 film by Benjamin Stoloff
Soup to Nuts is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film written by cartoonist, sculptor, author, and inventor Rube Goldberg and directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Soup_to_Nuts
1931 film
Gentleman's Fate is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by Leonard Praskins. The film stars John Gilbert, Louis Wolheim
Gentleman's_Fate
1933 film by Arthur Hoerl
The Shadow Laughs is a 1933 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Arthur Hoerl and starring Hal Skelly, Rose Hobart and Harry T. Morey. Hal Skelly
The_Shadow_Laughs
1930 film by Robert Z. Leonard
The Divorcee is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It was written by Nick Grindé, Zelda Sears, and John Meehan, based on
The_Divorcee
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)
1932 film
Her Mad Night is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Conway Tearle, Irene Rich and Mary Carlisle. It is also known
Her_Mad_Night
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
1934 film by Alfred L. Werker, Sidney Lanfield
The House of Rothschild is a 1934 American pre-Code historical drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Arliss, Loretta Young and Boris
The_House_of_Rothschild
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