Pre-Code Classic Clips 62
A delightful collection of pre-Code movie moments highlighting the wit, glamour, romance and mischief of Hollywood’s most daring era…
8th October 2026
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A Pre-Code(ish) Celebration of the Founding Fathers
Bold, witty and just a little mischievous, this pre-Code era look at America’s founders reveals history through Hollywood’s uniquely playful lens…
6th October 2026
Look! More Gams!
By popular demand, more Pre-Code gams stride into view, showcasing Hollywood’s playful glamour, cheeky charm and unapologetically leggy allure…
5th October 2026
Cat Fights in the Pre-Code Era
Claws come out in Pre-Code Hollywood as fierce rivalries, sharp dialogue and unforgettable screen feuds showcase cinema’s wilder rebellious years…
2nd October 2026
Pre-Code: Couples Sharing Beds
Separate beds became Hollywood’s unwritten standard, yet married couples occasionally shared screens and mattresses despite popular Production Code myths…
1st October 2026
Iconic Lines in Pre-Codes
Before Hollywood got a strict telling-off, pre-Code films packed screens with cheeky wit, daring dialogue and enough sass to make censors sweat….
29th September 2026
Just Out of Range Framing
Pre‑Code filmmakers pushed boundaries with clever lighting, fabrics, silhouettes and framing tricks that hinted at nudity without breaking the rules…
28th September 2026
Homosexuality in Pre-Codes: “Coded” Lesbians
How Pre-Code Hollywood hid lesbian characters in plain sight: coded costumes, lingering gazes and sly innuendo that shaped early queer cinema….
24th September 2026
The Sissy: Gay Coding in Pre-Code Films
Pre-Code Hollywood’s “sissy” characters: coded queerness played for laughs, tension and sly social commentary before censorship silenced them….
23rd September 2026
Art Deco Costumes in Pre-Codes
Discover how Art Deco costumes shaped pre-Code Hollywood: luxurious geometric patterns, sleek silhouettes and bold high-contrast glamour….
22nd September 2026
Art Deco in Pre-Code Vol. 1
Discover how Art Deco shaped early 1930s Hollywood: sleek geometric sets, chrome finishes and mirrored glamour in pre-Code classics….
21st September 2026
Jean Harlow’s Bombshell: Hollywood’s First Meta Film
Jean Harlow’s Bombshell (1933) turns Hollywood inside out with sharp satire, wild self-awareness and screwball energy that still feels razor-fresh today….
20th September 2026
“Get a Look At Them Gams”
A cheeky pre Code peek at vintage glamour where early Hollywood flaunted attitude style and a surprising John Wayne cameo amid the gams…
18th September 2026
Pre-Codes in Color
A quick dive into early color experiments from tinting and hand‑tinting to the bold arrival of two‑strip and three‑strip Technicolor shaping pre‑Code visuals…
17th September 2026
Homosexuality in Pre-Codes: Cartoons Vol. 3
Explore the 1930s “sissy” archetype: coded queer comic relief in film and animation before Hollywood’s Production Code tightened its grip….
16th September 2026
10 More Essential Pre-Codes
Ten essential pre-Code Hollywood gems bursting with unruly charm, sharp edges and the cinematic mischief that defined Tinseltown’s wildest era….
15th September 2026
Betty Boop’s Under Where?
A cheeky pre‑Code delight where Betty’s playful mischief and vintage cartoon charm collide in a brisk burst of risqué humour and classic animation energy…
14th September 2026
Jean Malin & Hollywood’s Pansy Craze
Discover how drag icon Jean Malin and the Pansy Craze shaped pre-Code Hollywood, bringing early queer visibility to clubs and the silver screen….
13th September 2026
Homosexuality in Pre-Codes: The “Sissy” Vol. 2
Explore the ‘sissy’ archetype in 1930s Pre-Code Hollywood: coded queer humour, gender play and comic relief before censorship reshaped cinema….
11th September 2026
Hoochie Coochie
A cheeky dive into the era when “muscle dancing” tiptoed around censors, blending shimmying chaos, studio warnings and irresistible pre‑Code mischief…
9th September 2026
Pre-Code Love
A playful nod to Hollywood’s wild pre‑Code era celebrating mischievous romance, unruly charm and the rule‑breaking spark that defined cinema before censorship tightened its grip…
8th September 2026
“I always wanted to meet a specialist . . . in ladies’ underwear.”
A playful pre‑Code moment unfolds as glamorous mischief, sharp wit and cheeky fashion intrigue collide in this stylish clip from Our Blushing Brides…
4th September 2026
Cartoon Fun From the Pre-Code Era
A bundle of vintage cartoon clips bursting with cheeky humour, wild antics and the freewheeling creativity animators unleashed before Hollywood tightened the rulebook…
3rd September 2026
Production Code’s Banned Words
A dive into Hollywood’s old rulebook where forbidden phrases, studio panic, and vintage censorship collide in a wonderfully odd slice of cinematic history…
2nd September 2026
The Extra Girl (1923)
A spirited Pre Code comedy following Sue Graham’s chaotic Hollywood adventure where runaway lions con artists and studio mishaps collide with her dreams of stardom and survival…
1st September 2026
Pre-Code Classic Clips Vol. 61
A breezy blast of pre‑Code mayhem, serving up another round of wild charm, sharp wit, and unruly cinematic energy from Hollywood’s most delightfully unrestrained era…
31st August 2026
Pre-Code Peepers
A playful dip into pre‑Code cinema spotlighting cheeky voyeurism bold character beats and the era’s mischievous freedom before Hollywood tightened the rulebook…
27th August 2026
“Naughty” Pre-Codes +1
A cheeky dive into mischievous pre‑code cinema celebrating flirty chaos sharp wit and the playful rule‑breaking spirit that defined Hollywood’s most delightfully unruly era…
24th August 2026
Homosexuality in Pre-Codes: Cartoons Vol. 2
A sharp look at pre‑Code animation’s queer‑coded characters exploring how playful exaggeration, comedic tropes and early Hollywood attitudes shaped these lively cartoon portrayals…
21st August 2026
Pre-Code Booze (AB) Vol. 1
A lively look at early Hollywood’s wild, unrestrained drinking scenes, capturing the cheeky humour, rebellious spirit and pre‑Code mischief that poured freely before censorship tightened…
19th August 2026
