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Originally Posted by ChronoGrl
Yeah, I realized that after hitting "Submit"... :confused: Damn forum-ing tipsy.
Haven't seen the film... Anything stick out as particularly being pre-code (besides the release date, of course)? As in, was it riddled with 1930s innuendo and the like? I'm amused/interested in what was considered "innuendo" and "risque" over the course of time in pop culture.
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Cool! I'm very intruiged in pre-code film myself.
Yes, definately. The movie is littered with scenes in which Stanwyck is shown taking her stockings off in an obviously seductive way...and it's always very provocative. Interestingly enough, there is one scene in which Stanwyck and another nurse strip down down their underwear, and end up sleeping in the same bed. Throughout the movie, Barbara is constantly hit on by numerous men, but is never interested. It's a stretch, but the constant clues could add up to a possible discreet-but-still-there gay theme.
Also, Gable hits numerous women, and knocks one out cold. Plus, a drunk man attempts to assault (and most definately had rape on the mind) when Cable gives him a good whop as well.
If you're interested in seeing a great example of true pre-code film, check out
Baby Face (1933), also with Barbara Stanwyck, which is available in a nice set (but expensive...consider a rental) called TCM Archives- Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 1. It's a fantastic film about female power and a woman who will stop at nothing to get to the head of her business...even if it means sleeping her way to the top!