Pre-Code: Hollywood Before Censorship
In the mid 1930s, all of Hollywood was subjected to censorship guidelines known as “The Hays Code.” The code prohibited profanity, suggestive nudity, graphic or realistic violence.
These risqué films are part of the reason why.
September 29-October 5, 2023
Night Nurse
- Fri, Sep 29
- Sat, Sep 30
- Sun, Oct 1
- Mon, Oct 2
- Tue, Oct 3
- Wed, Oct 4
- Thu, Oct 5
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: William A. Wellman Run Time: 72 min. Release Year: 1931
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Blanche Friderici, Clark Gable, Joan Blondell
This suspenseful and thrilling pre-code masterwork stars Barbara Stanwyck as a night nurse takes a private job. When she discovers something sinister is afoot in the house where she cares fro two sick children, she steps in to try and save them.
Freaks
- Fri, Sep 29
- Sat, Sep 30
- Sun, Oct 1
- Mon, Oct 2
- Tue, Oct 3
- Wed, Oct 4
- Thu, Oct 5
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: Tod Browning Run Time: 62 min. Release Year: 1932
Starring: Daisy Earles, Harry Earles, Henry Victor, Olga Baclanova, Wallace Ford
This legendary horror film still frightens and shocks almost a century after its release. A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance and show her what it means to be a true freak.
Baby Face
- Fri, Sep 29
- Sat, Sep 30
- Sun, Oct 1
- Mon, Oct 2
- Tue, Oct 3
- Wed, Oct 4
- Thu, Oct 5
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: Alfred E. Green Run Time: 76 min. Release Year: 1933
Starring: Alphonse Ethier, Barbara Stanwyck, Donald Cook, George Brent, Henry Kolker
A fascinating look into Depression-era feminism, this 1933 classic remains shockingly fresh and original. A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.
Wings
- Sat, Sep 30
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: William A. Wellman Run Time: 141 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1927
Starring: Charles Rogers, Clara Bow, El Brendel, Jobyna Ralston, Richard Arlen
Youth, hitting the clouds! Laughing at danger! Fighting, loving, dodging death! That's "WINGS"
School of Rock
- Tue, Oct 3
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: Richard Linklater Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 2003
Starring: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Miranda Cosgrove, Sarah Silverman
He just landed the gig of his life: 5th grade.