TCM Archives - Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2 (The Divorcee / A Free Soul / Night Nurse / Three on a Match / Female)
starring: Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck
directed by: Clarence Brown, Michael Curtiz
directed by: Clarence Brown, Michael Curtiz
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Rating: 
- Some good movies, somewhat over hyped
Hollywood came into it's own in the 30's after the code was in place.
Not until the late 50's was the "Code" really challenged.
But even in the 20 and early 30's what we see in ordinary European films of today would have been banned? Sin isn't new, but I guess modern civilization has gotten much better at it than in these more innocent days.
My objection with this collection is not the good films in it,
but the presumptive "sale of sin" label given these films.
Rating: 
- DON'T watch the documentary first!!
This is an incredible set of five very entertaining films, and a great look at some popular stars that have been rarely seen. BUT....DO NOT watch the documentary, "HOU SHALT NOT: SEX, SIN AND CENSORSHIP IN PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD", before you watch the films! The documentary is great - great info, fun footage (especially Cagney stuff) - but it also goes over these specific films in this set in great detail, and gives away tons of spoilers, including the endings!! So make sure you don't watch this first!! ... Read More
Rating: - More fun!
This is Volume Two of TCM's popular series,and it's even better than the first one.The films vary in quality."Female","Three On A Match",and
"Night Nurse" are typical low-budget WArner Bros.programmers of the
early Thirties-well-made,fast-moving fun."The Divorcee" and "A Free Soul",
on the other hand,are big-budget,full-scale MGM star vehicles-strong scripts,excellent performances,fine direction.Norma Shearer was never better(she won the Oscar for "Divorcee"),Lionel Barrymore was ... Read More
Rating: - More TCM uncenored gems
Five more diverse pictures from a unique period in American film, when the advent of sound, and economic gloom blew away the opulence of the silent screen and left the studios no option but to turn out films with plots full of sex, sin, adultery, often from the female viewpoint.
The installation of sound cameras made the films less cinematic, but stronger in pace and plot.
The Divorcee, with Norma Shearer is a good example of exploring different roles, and displaying society with the flaws ... Read More
Rating: - Love and sex,pre-Code style
There were a few years in movie making when sound was first introduced but the Production Codes had not yet been in force.These codes would severely limit the ability of movies to depict the real world:sex, violence and corruption were toned down - often to the point of sheer blandness.Crime could never pay, authority figures were always forces of good and even married couples were confined to twin beds.There were those few years, however, from the late-1920s to 1934 which was known as the pre ... Read More
- Some good movies, somewhat over hypedHollywood came into it's own in the 30's after the code was in place.
Not until the late 50's was the "Code" really challenged.
But even in the 20 and early 30's what we see in ordinary European films of today would have been banned? Sin isn't new, but I guess modern civilization has gotten much better at it than in these more innocent days.
My objection with this collection is not the good films in it,
but the presumptive "sale of sin" label given these films.
- DON'T watch the documentary first!!This is an incredible set of five very entertaining films, and a great look at some popular stars that have been rarely seen. BUT....DO NOT watch the documentary, "HOU SHALT NOT: SEX, SIN AND CENSORSHIP IN PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD", before you watch the films! The documentary is great - great info, fun footage (especially Cagney stuff) - but it also goes over these specific films in this set in great detail, and gives away tons of spoilers, including the endings!! So make sure you don't watch this first!! ... Read More
- More fun!This is Volume Two of TCM's popular series,and it's even better than the first one.The films vary in quality."Female","Three On A Match",and
"Night Nurse" are typical low-budget WArner Bros.programmers of the
early Thirties-well-made,fast-moving fun."The Divorcee" and "A Free Soul",
on the other hand,are big-budget,full-scale MGM star vehicles-strong scripts,excellent performances,fine direction.Norma Shearer was never better(she won the Oscar for "Divorcee"),Lionel Barrymore was ... Read More
- More TCM uncenored gemsFive more diverse pictures from a unique period in American film, when the advent of sound, and economic gloom blew away the opulence of the silent screen and left the studios no option but to turn out films with plots full of sex, sin, adultery, often from the female viewpoint.
The installation of sound cameras made the films less cinematic, but stronger in pace and plot.
The Divorcee, with Norma Shearer is a good example of exploring different roles, and displaying society with the flaws ... Read More
- Love and sex,pre-Code styleThere were a few years in movie making when sound was first introduced but the Production Codes had not yet been in force.These codes would severely limit the ability of movies to depict the real world:sex, violence and corruption were toned down - often to the point of sheer blandness.Crime could never pay, authority figures were always forces of good and even married couples were confined to twin beds.There were those few years, however, from the late-1920s to 1934 which was known as the pre ... Read More
