Code?! We Don't Need No Stinking Code!

Episode 13 November 21, 2020 NaN
Code?! We Don't Need No Stinking Code!
How Bette Davis Saved My Life
Code?! We Don't Need No Stinking Code!

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Show Notes

The pre-code Hollywood movies were such a triumph in filmmaking for actresses.  We highlight the best of sexually and financially "empowered" women in early Hollywood classics featuring Mae West, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo and Barbara Stanwyck.

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