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Classic Hollywood Films From the Height of the Hays Code Era (1934-1962)

The Hays code came into effect in 1934 and wasn't repealed until 1968, but in effect it stopped being fully enforced as early as 1963. In all that time, Hollywood continued to make great movies, despite the reactionary restrictions it had imposed on itself. Here are some of them.
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It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
1
99%8.1
A Night at the Opera (1935)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
2
97%7.8
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
3
98%7.8
Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times (1936)
4
98%8.5
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
5
98%7.6
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
6
100%7.9
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
7
44%7.2
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
8
94%7.9
Room Service (1938)
Room Service (1938)
9
69%6.6
You Can't Take It With You (1938)
You Can't Take It With You (1938)
10
95%7.8
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
11
90%8.1
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
12
85%8.1
Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
13
100%7.9
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
14
98%8.0
Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
15
95%7.7
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
16
100%8.1
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
17
92%8.4
His Girl Friday (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
18
99%7.8
Pinocchio (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
19
100%7.4
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
20
100%8.1
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
21
100%8.1
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
22
99%8.3
Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo (1941)
23
98%7.2
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
24
7.5
High Sierra (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
25
92%7.5
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
26
100%8.0
Meet John Doe (1941)
Meet John Doe (1941)
27
92%7.6
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
28
100%7.9
Bambi (1942)
Bambi (1942)
29
91%7.3
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
30
99%8.5
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
31
89%7.7
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
32
97%7.5
Saboteur (1942)
Saboteur (1942)
33
86%7.2
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
34
96%8.2
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
35
71%6.9
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
36
88%7.4
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
37
91%8.0
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
38
100%7.8
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
39
85%7.9
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
40
97%8.3
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