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Pre-Code Classics Shine Again in “Forbidden Hollywood” Volumes 4 and 5 from Warner Archive

Posted on September 11, 2012 by willmckinley

“For me, the real ‘Classic Era’ in Hollywood was the mid-1930s until about 1959,” host Robert Osborne said at the third annual TCM Classic Film Festival in April. Coincidentally, those years also bookend the period during which the Motion Picture … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Film, Pre-Code Film | Tagged Barbara Stanwyck, Classic film, First National PIctures, FOOTLIGHT PARADE, Forbidden Hollywood Volume 4, Forbidden Hollywood Volume 5, HARD TO HANDLE, James Cagney, JEWEL ROBBERY, Joan Blondell, Joseph Breen, Kay Francis, LADIES THEY TALK ABOUT, LAWYER MAN, Loretta Young, MAN WANTED, MISS PINKERTON, Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Pre-Code Film, Robert Osborne, TCM, The Breen Office, The Code, The Hays Office, THE MIND READER, The Motion Picture Production Code, THEY CALL IT SIN, Turner Classic Movies, Warner Archive Collection, Warner Bros, Warren William, Will H. Hays, Will Hays, William Powell | 8 Comments
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