Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood, (Paperback)

from DameMuriel

So, this guy isn't a great writer but this book provides lots of interesting details about some obscure films I'll probably never get a chance to see. Nick LaSalle, is, like me, obsessed with Norma Shearer and her crossed eyes. We love you Norma.

from lauriebrown54

The author is calling the five years between when talkies became the thing and the enforcement of the Production Code- 1929 to 1934. It's a time that many don't even know existed; they think that strong women who had sex, had out of wedlock babies, got divorced, didn't exist until the late 60s. T...

from lauriebrown54

The author is calling the five years between when talkies became the thing and the enforcement of the Production Code- 1929 to 1934. It's a time that many don't even know existed; they think that strong women who had sex, had out of wedlock babies, got divorced, didn't exist until the late 60s. T...