Classic Hollywood: Pre-code icons
Warren William
The tall, lanky, mustachioed actor excelled in playing sleazy characters in pre-code dramas and comedies such as 1932’s “Skyscraper Souls.”
Mae West
The blond actress-writer of such risqué comedies as 1933’s “She Done Him Wrong” never met an innuendo she didn’t like.
Marlene Dietrich
The German actress starred in daring pre-code dramas for director Josef von Sternberg, including 1932’s “Blonde Venus.”
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