Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 5

After the dawn of sound and before the Production Code, Hollywood ran wild and free. Fearlessly and frankly tackling subjects and scenes that would quickly become forbidden to a generation of filmmakers, these seldom-seen pre-Code wonders are both revelatory and sin-sational. This fifth volume takes a walk on the wild side with a foursome that sees Jimmy Cagney (1933's Hard to Handle), Warren William (1933's The Mind Reader), Barbara Stanwyck (1933's Ladies They Talk About) and Joan Blondell (1932's Miss Pinkerton) in tales of swindlers, crooks and crimebusters.

[@63mckenzie]

Stanwyck had bigger balls than most of the Hollywood men.

[@tomc8115]

Mess with Pre Code Stanny and win a world of hurt. It's that simple. 😉 If you like this movie, also check out Baby Face and Night Nurse.

[@noramouse]

Love Barbara Stanwyck just they way she "swaggered"!!

[@MrJm323]

Well, ....just don't call her "Babs". (I heard she didn't like that.)

[@jackmansell183]

It does things to me Lori

[@binklebabe4725]

Lori Antonacchio Missy is my all-time goddess!

[@janeporter818]

Ikr!

[@ddrums001]

It’s the very first episode of Orange is the new black!

[@robertbennett848]

It's funny how the director tells them to walk like they are tough men. Hilarious.

[@SeamusAndrewMurphy]

Yeah, but it's the same way Harpo Marx would swagger when he was 'getting" tough,,,so, maybe Hollywood didn't do tough so well.

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

I’d like to open a Bubble Gum concession stand in that place.

[@RainDrifter]

Pre-code is like what the internet is now: before the authorities step in and start censoring everything!

[@mebeingU2]

Lots of James Cagney in those moves!

[@SteveSmith-os5bs]

They all kind of swagger like John Wayne in a. Cowboy movie.

[@infernalmajesty845]

One of my favorite movies!

[@anthonyparro425]

She was chewing gum at the beginning of ‘Ladies of Leisure’, too, before she fell for him.

[@robertsmith5970]

Tuneful dance band music and lace trimmed frocks ! I wonder if women's prisons of the early 30's were quite so pleasant?

[@immaggiethesenilegoldenret7918]

Just as rough as today.

[@frederickcombs8661]

AND WOMEN HAVEN'T CHANGED ONE BIT

[@jcamisa50]

Tough cookie that girl.

[@jslasher1]

Don't we just love our Sapphic sisters.

[@llongone2]

When she walks over with that smirk, you just know some girl is getting her ass kicked.

[@immaggiethesenilegoldenret7918]

Tell ‘em, Barbara!! 👍🏻 Love how she decked that b*tch!! 😂👍🏻😂

[@tammydickey7737]

Swell Sisters

[@biav]

gotta love barbara standyke

[@kevinwoplin9322]

Thats a real right hook.. you learn that growning up dirt poor in Brooklyn like she did

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Barb was a true jewel of an actress 👏 ❤ rare jewel

[@theravyshow2570]

Being a prison gal one had to chew a lot of gum!!!!

[@harrisassment8937]

Reform school for lesbians flappers?

[@thwb4661]

Now I think Pre Code is a bullshit law. It deprived movies to show realism.

[@doomo]

What the fuk are you TRYING to say?

[@pegbutwin7189]

“Scram!”

[@TheJohn201044]

Ca-ca-ca-cat fight!!!!!

[@PamelaTaylor]

She was a.beauty

[@chickenlegsTV]

yeah, there were no strong female characters back then...shame

[@dennisojohnson]

what is the title of that movie?

[@tomc8115]

Ladies They Talk About

[@lisaaugustin3223]

I guess Barbara Stanwyck was a little man too !!!!

[@homoconstance8057]

She was "favorite Hollywood lesbian"

[@danielthoman7324]

@@homoconstance8057 how do you know that did you know her

[@doomo]

@@homoconstance8057 not even. Very standard ans totally right wing.

[@cyberspore00]

Pre-kumbaya-era Girls Catholic School.

[@artivism4068]

Don't fuck with Barbara Stanwyck!@ She from the streets dun!

[@capacola262743]

i love this movie!

[@jackmansell183]

S u b L i m e .NO ZOUT

[@elderlypoodle9181]

SCRAM!!!!! 😆

[@michaelmiller1215]

Wtf?

[@philo2808]

Was Barb a lezzy?

[@duaneleerussell157]

Phil O oh yes

[@philo2808]

Duane Lee Russell I know she was married to Robert Taylor who was bisexual.

[@philo2808]

Daniel Natal thanx, they also said Barb's husband Robert Taylor was bisexual.

[@stuartashbourne-martin9629]

Phil O no she was not a lazy she was a lesbian she had a long term affair with Claudette Colbert and don't make homophobic comments either without gays and lesbians in the cinema they wouldn't be a cinema so up yours Joan Crawford

[@philo2808]

Stuart Ashbourne-Martin joan crawford used to chase betty davis around the movie set.betty shouting I dont do that lezzy stuff.

[@kat35lulu88]

Boring

[@chazkennedy2919]

wow , well that was 2 :33 of my life Id like to get back

[@ThePoobears]

lol poor little dears stumbled and fell...... this is comedy not like the garbage today..

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

todays' idea of comedy: Kathy Griffin holding the fake severed head of Trump...like....hardy harr harrrr, z z z z z

[@doomo]

@@fabianpatrizio2865 Like Trumps entire career.