Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Jun 15, 2024 6:45pm - 8pm
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.
HOOP-LA in 35mm w/ THE PILL POUNDER
Special Features: Introduction by film historian David Stenn, author of “Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild”
Clara Bow's film career ended on a high note in this role as Lou, a tough carnival dancer who attracts crowds for her sensual performances. Annoyed at her boss (Preston Foster), she accepts a bet to seduce his sensitive son (Richard Cromwell). She is ultimately successful when she takes him to a lake and goes for a nude nighttime swim. Bow's presence is magnetic in her final role before she decided to retire from movies at the age of 28. HOOP-LA is an excellent melodrama set against a gritty carnival backdrop from top director Frank Lloyd, who won the best director Oscar® for another of his three 1933 films, CAVALCADE. DIR Frank Lloyd; SCR Bradley King, Joseph Moncure March, from Kenyon Nicholson's play "The Barker";
