26 Feb 2000
James Bond Down River
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Top Billed Cast
Valerie Spencer Narrator (voice)
Jonathan Kuntz Self
Rudy Behlmer Self
Jerry Beck Self
Camille Paglia Self
Hugh Hefner Self
Jack Valenti Self
Jeffrey Vance Self
Molly Haskell Self
Mark Vieira Self
Leonard Maltin Self
Tony Maietta Self
Joan Crawford Various Roles (archive footage)
Ann Dvorak Vivian Revere Kirkwood (archive footage)
Clark Gable Various Roles (archive footage)
Greta Garbo Queen Christina (archive footage)
Jean Harlow Various Roles (archive footage)
Miriam Hopkins Ivy Pearson (archive footage)
Norma Shearer Various Roles (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck Various Roles (archive footage)
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