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Warren William
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Warren William Krech was an American stage and screen actor, who achieved Hollywood stardom during the early 1930s. Later earning the nickname the "King of Pre-Code", he typified the cunning, often-am
William in Goodbye Again (1933)
William in Goodbye Again (1933)
Dave the Dude (William) and Apple Annie (May Robson) in Lady for a Day (1933)
Dave the Dude (William) and Apple Annie (May Robson) in Lady for a Day (1933)
William as Perry Mason in The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935), with Genevieve Tobin and Patricia Ellis
William as Perry Mason in The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935), with Genevieve Tobin and Patricia Ellis
Pre-Code Hollywood
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Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code c
Warren William
…September 24, 1948) was an American stage and screen actor, who achieved Hollywood stardom during the early 1930s. Later earning the nickname the "King of Pre-Code", he typified the cunning, often-amoral leading men of early sound cinema. According to one critic, "no other actor embodied the classy mix of charm…
In this 1931 publicity photo, Dorothy Mackaill plays a secretary-turned-prostitute in Safe in Hell, a pre-Code Warner Bros. Pictures film.
In this 1931 publicity photo, Dorothy Mackaill plays a secretary-turned-prostitute in Safe in Hell, a pre-Code Warner Bros. Pictures film.
Pre-Code films such as The Public Enemy (1931) were able to feature criminal, anti-hero protagonists.
Pre-Code films such as The Public Enemy (1931) were able to feature criminal, anti-hero protagonists.
Will H. Hays was recruited by the studios in 1922 to help clean up their "Sin City" image after a series of scandals, especially the Roscoe "Fatty" Ar
Will H. Hays was recruited by the studios in 1922 to help clean up their "Sin City" image after a series of scandals, especially the Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle manslaughter trial.
This 1932 promotional photo of Joan Blondell was later banned under the then-unenforceable Motion Picture Production Code.
This 1932 promotional photo of Joan Blondell was later banned under the then-unenforceable Motion Picture Production Code.