Complicated Women Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood

Name: Complicated Women Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood
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ISBN: 9780312284312

ISBN-10: 0312284314

ISBN-13: 9780312284312

Edition: 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Mick LaSalle, Mick Lasalle

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Between 1929 and 1934, women in American cinema took lovers, had babies out of wedlock, and enjoyed their sexuality. Then, in July 1934, the draconian Production Code came into force. This work takes the reader on a tour of pre-code Hollywood.

Book details

List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 12/19/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836



Introduction



The Ingenue Gets a Life



Like a Virgin



I Said, "Yes"



Not Too Young and Not Too Nice



"I'm in an Orgy, Wallowing"



Shopgirls and Sex Vultures



Getting Away with Murder



The Ghastly Job of Living Together



The Censors Strike Back



The Great Garbo and Norma Who?



Garbo's Granddaughters



Norma in the New Millennium


Epilogue



Complicated Women on Television and Video


Acknowledgments


Bibliography


Index