Date and Time for this Past Event
- Sunday, Jun 16, 2024 10am - 11:45pm
Details
"Pre-Code: Sex and Censorship" electrifies the first AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend. Immerse yourself in the thrilling era of pre-Code cinema, a fleeting moment from the late 1920s to 1934 when films defied convention before the Hays Code stifled Hollywood's boldness. These movies, lighthearted or dramatic, showcased complex women and flawed heroes struggling against social injustice, and unflinching explorations of sex, ambition and crime. Witness legendary stars ignite the screen: Clara Bow, James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Cary Grant, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell, Spencer Tracy, Warren William, Anna May Wong and Josephine Baker. Festival guests, including film historians Richard Koszarski, Steven C. Smith, Farran Smith Nehme, Katie Gee Salisbury and David Stenn, will introduce each film.
CHRISTOPHER BEAN aka HER SWEETHEART in 35mm
Special Features: Introduction by film historian Farran Smith Nehme
A rare opportunity to see this long-unseen rollicking classic comedy, that has never been reissued, shown on television or released on disc. Art dealers interested in the paintings of the deceased artist Christopher Bean descend on the home of a rural doctor (Lionel Barrymore) to find that the one surviving painting is with the maid (Marie Dressler). The sudden interest unleashes greed and exposes the family's long-hidden secrets. Comedienne Marie Dressler was named the film industry's top money-making star for 1932 and 1933 in an industry poll; this film was her final screen appearance, as she died the following year.
