Pre-Code Hollywood: the Rules are Made to be Broken

A season of censor-defying cinema dedicated to the racy and scandalous movies produced in Hollywood before the enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

Pre-Code rom com, 1932. Wealthy Kay Francis gets more than she bargained for when she falls for elegant jewel thief William Powell.

Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP)
Jeune St Oxford

Pre-Code drama, 1933. Barbara Stanwyck seduces her way to the top, one merchant banker at a time.

Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP)
Jeune St Oxford

Pre-Code rom com, 1931. When cheeky bellhop James Cagney meets dishy maid Joan Blondell, the pair plot to rob guests at the hotel where they work.

Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP)
Jeune St Oxford

Pre-Code rom-com, 1932. Jean Harlow in one of her most notorious roles as the ultimate vamp.

Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP)
Jeune St Oxford

Pre-Code drama, 1933. Barbara Stanwyck seduces her way to the top, one merchant banker at a time.

Phoenix Picturehouse
57 Walton Street Oxford

Sun 11th January, 3:00pm

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