Complicated Women (2003)
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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.
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Jane FondaSelf - Narrator (voice)
Frances DeeSelf - Interviewee
Karen MorleySelf - Interviewee
Kitty CarlisleSelf - Interviewee
Mae MadisonSelf - IntervieweeMark VieiraSelf - IntervieweeMick LaSalleSelf - Interviewee
Molly HaskellSelf - Interviewee
Barbara StanwyckSelf (archive footage)
Bette DavisSelf (archive footage)
C. Aubrey SmithSelf (archive footage)
Chester MorrisSelf (archive footage)Keywords
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What is Complicated Women about?
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.
How long is Complicated Women?
Complicated Women has a runtime of 56 minutes.