Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat is Pre‑Code Hollywood? Definition & Meaning Pre‑Code Hollywood is the era of American filmmaking between 1929 and mid‑1934, when studios produced sound films without the strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code (also called the Hays Code). During these years, films included sexual themes, violence, and characters who were neither clearly good nor… Continue reading What Is Pre‑Code Hollywood? Meaning, History & Film Examples