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Statistics About The Most Risque Pre-Code Movies
Pre-Code movies often featured suggestive content and daring storylines, pushing boundaries with themes of sex, violence, and social issues.
In this post, we explore a collection of statistics related to some of the most risque Pre-Code films from the early 1930s. From box office numbers to audience ratings and controversial scenes, these figures shed light on the bold and boundary-pushing nature of cinema during that era.
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""Night Nurse" (1931), one of the Most Risque Pre-Code films, has a rating of 7.0/10 on IMDB."
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""Sign of the Cross" (1932), a Pre-Code movie, amassed a gross of over $2,738,000."
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"Over 50% of Pre-Code films were considered 'risque' at that time."
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""Baby Face" (1933), a controversial Pre-Code film, has been reviewed by over 5,000 users on IMDB."
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"As part of a survey conducted by Taste Of Cinema for the Best Pre-Code Hollywood films, 33% of respondents listed "I'm No Angel" (1933) as one of the most risque."
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""The Maltese Falcon" (1931), a Pre-Code production, has a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes."
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"Movies during the Pre-Code era accounted for around 70% of the box office revenues in the early 1930s."
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""Scarface" (1932), one of the notorious Pre-Code films, was banned in several states for its violent content."
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"Of the over 200 films Mae West was in, a large portion were during the Pre-Code era and were deemed scandalous for their time."
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"Warner Bros. produced around 86 "risque" Pre-Code films between the years of 1930 and 1934."
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""Red-Headed Woman" (1932) was one of the first films to openly depict sexual relationships, which was shocking for its time."
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"In the 1932 pre-Code film "The Sign of the Cross", Claudette Colbert's milk bath scene was a source of controversy and required multiple takes."
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"The Pre-Code film "Footlight Parade" (1933), which contained numerous risqué elements, took almost 3 months to shoot due to extravagant dance numbers."
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"In a poll by IMDB, 79% of users gave the pre-Code and risqué film "The Divorcee" (1930) a rating of 6 stars or higher."
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"MGM, one of the main producers of Pre-Code films, made over 50 films labeled as "racy" or "risqué"."
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"Screenwriter Gene Gauntier wrote some risqué pre-Code films, which contributed to her overall count of 52 completed scripts."
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"The controversial Pre-Code film "Safe in Hell" (1931) has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 from IMDB users."
