Pre-Codes Rejected For Reissue

Once the Production Code Administration (PCA) replaced the Studio Relations Committee, all films released by MPPDA member studios, including reissues, had to have a Production Code Certificate of Approval. While many films submitted for reissue were required to “eliminate” certain scenes/shots/dialogue in order to receive the Certificate, the PCA found many films that were simply “not acceptable under the provisions of the Production Code as now interpreted.” These are some of the films that the PCA would not approve for reissue.

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Pre-Code Hollywood – An era in American film history between the introduction of sound in movies (1929) and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code (commonly known as the Hays Code) in 1934. During this period, filmmakers had more freedom to explore controversial and explicit themes in their films

Pre-Code Hollywood Classic Clips