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Released
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
March 3 2008 (almost 17 years ago)Rating
64
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14 reviews
- Genres: Documentary, History
- Runtime: 1 h 7 m
- Country: United States of America
- Companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Trailer Park
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Top cast
![Valerie Spencer photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//tSFdexJHD1o16W6wZTQbumNEDL7.jpg)
Valerie Spencer
Narrator (voice)
![John Landis photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//nXKdxxELgAaGecCpxAWCoj6TV3f.jpg)
John Landis
Himself
![Jonathan Kuntz photo](/movie-placeholder.webp)
Jonathan Kuntz
Himself
![Rudy Behlmer photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//tYldiJSSyaInn7POvgIXKKii1s5.jpg)
Rudy Behlmer
Himself
![Jerry Beck photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//CODHOkbPy9mKCLjQv7RwSMtoik.jpg)
Jerry Beck
Himself
![Camille Paglia photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//g0EVlGwolOZhc1tL9xyaWKuacjQ.jpg)
Camille Paglia
Herself
![Hugh Hefner photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//7Qwu5fFUR6X9tJuKJdt2Vt6OBp6.jpg)
Hugh Hefner
Himself
![Jack Valenti photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//y9wHUzUOlQoa0VBzHZ8PXncLR2V.jpg)
Jack Valenti
Himself
![Jeffrey Vance photo](/movie-placeholder.webp)
Jeffrey Vance
Himself
![Molly Haskell photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//7l4svWixtS0Qzs46O6xRv3qdyMA.jpg)
Molly Haskell
Herself
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Mark Vieira
Himself
![Leonard Maltin photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//5jQo1L8Vv10nZQQeMgSaCjLxJlB.jpg)
Leonard Maltin
Himself
![Tony Maietta photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//3OUDrnHOQ5Qd968gixwkXB9XXGG.jpg)
Tony Maietta
Himself
![Joan Crawford photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//AtEGacmejG86ug8tKTxFd7JbJJO.jpg)
Joan Crawford
Various Roles (archive footage)
![Ann Dvorak photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//w7AIhoCgeruXUzz9UCVWHA3Ztx0.jpg)
Ann Dvorak
Vivian Revere Kirkwood (archive footage)
![Clark Gable photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//qD6WJzydym7n7fCeL9PGnHe1aEV.jpg)
Clark Gable
Various Roles (archive footage)
![Greta Garbo photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//hiajoqd8tB46L059zHk6p7q5Y5Q.jpg)
Greta Garbo
Queen Christina (archive footage)
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Jean Harlow
Various Roles (archive footage)
![Miriam Hopkins photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//db15RQVblNNReZF6rHMcesVPShy.jpg)
Miriam Hopkins
Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
![Norma Shearer photo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//3sVqygC3vCn75JT5yP5Ar7uhfnz.jpg)
Norma Shearer
Various Roles (archive footage)
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