A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1929-1934 - before the Hollywood Production Code was enforced.
These 2021 Sundance Film Festival headliners became household names thanks to some unforgettable roles early in their careers.
Here are some well-known faces from Sundance over the years, as they brought their early movies to the festival.
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Title: Complicated Women (TV Movie 2003)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Jane Fonda | ... | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| Frances Dee | ... | Self | |
| Kitty Carlisle | ... | Self - Interviewee (as Kitty Carlisle Hart) | |
| Molly Haskell | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Mick LaSalle | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Mae Madison | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Karen Morley | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Mark Vieira | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Fred Astaire | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Robert Barrat | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| John Barrymore | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lionel Barrymore | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Wallace Beery | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Charles Bickford | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Virginia Bruce | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Jane Fonda narrates the story of the years between the ascent of talkies until late in 1934, when the Hays Office cracked down on what it perceived as immorality in Hollywood movies. The emphasis is on how women were portrayed, and focuses on how they were much more liberated and equal (or superior) to men, until 1935 when they once again took subservient roles to their male co-stars. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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Music by Ralph Rainger
Lyrics by Sam Coslow
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6 May 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mujeres liberadas See more »Filming Locations:
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Terrific little documentary on pre-code movies, and more specifically the role of women in them, but this subject cannot be done justice to in a mere 55 minutes (it's too short). One omission I noticed: Clara Bow. Ironically, the most telling moment of the entire program may be a scene from a POST-Code film at the very end! *** out of 4.