ABSTRACT
Itwasafreewheelingageformovies,frankandfun,anditendedwithacrack-
downoncinematicmoralitybytheMotionPictureProductionCodeandthe
RomanCatholicLegionofDecency.Theshorthandforthaterais"pre-Code,"and
asusualthetermisinaccurateevenasthenostalgiaiscomprehensible.
