Complicated Women

Complicated Women

6.7 | 2003-05-06 | Documentary TV Movie

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.

Featured Crew

Hugh Munro Neely Director
Hugh Munro Neely Writer
Andie Hicks Writer
Keith Lawrence Producer
Hugh Munro Neely Editor
Hugh Munro Neely Producer
Andie Hicks Editor
Nigel Holton Original Music Composer
John J. Flynn Producer
Harry Dawson Director of Photography

Cast

Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Self - Narrator (voice)
Frances Dee
Frances Dee
Self - Interviewee
Karen Morley
Karen Morley
Self - Interviewee
Kitty Carlisle
Kitty Carlisle
Self - Interviewee
Mae Madison
Mae Madison
Self - Interviewee
Mark Vieira
Mark Vieira
Self - Interviewee
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
Self - Interviewee
Molly Haskell
Molly Haskell
Self - Interviewee
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Self (archive footage)

Images

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