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Thou Shalt Not
Thou Shalt Not
Over seventy years later, they’ve lost none of their power to shock, entertain, and titillate.  So-called “pre-Code” movies remain among the most vital films America has ever produced.  But why were these films so much more sexually free and socially critical than what came before or after?  Who created the Code, and what did it forbid?  And why did it finally become a Hollywood commandment?  The answer is a fascinating mix of scandal, big business and social history – a unique collision of events that resulted in one of the most dynamic – and delicious – periods in Hollywood history.

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