Pre-code
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Prior to the introduction of the Hays Code, a set of moral guidelines for the US film industry widely applied between 1930 and 1968. not-comparable
"The Sign of the Cross, in certain senses the ultimate pre-Code movie, can still have a queasying ^([sic]) effect on viewers with its arena brutality, and its effect on 1933 audiences was that much stronger"
Example
More examples"The Sign of the Cross, in certain senses the ultimate pre-Code movie, can still have a queasying ^([sic]) effect on viewers with its arena brutality, and its effect on 1933 audiences was that much stronger"
Etymology
From pre- + code.
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