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The Women of Pre-Code Films: A Gallery

June BrewsterJune Brewster
Marlene DietrichMarlene Dietrich
Joan BlondellJoan Blondell
Ginger RogersGinger Rogers
Polly WaltersPolly Walters
Rochelle HudsonRochelle Hudson
Googie Withers in 1938Googie Withers in 1938
Lya de Putti in Sorrows of Satan (1926)Lya de Putti in Sorrows of Satan (1926)
Wynne Gibson in "If I Had a Million" (1932)Wynne Gibson, “If I Had a Million”
Polly WaltersPolly Walters
Thelma ToddThelma Todd
Lucille LundLucille Lund
Betty LawfordBetty Lawford
Lupe VelezLupe Velez
Marjorie WhiteMarjorie White
Dorothy Burgess in What Price Decency (1933)Dorothy Burgess, What Price Decency
Evelyn Brent from "Lust in My Heart"Evelyn Brent from “Lust in My Heart”
Edna Mae Jones and Vivian Faulkner, Hips Hips HoorayEdna Mae Jones and Vivian Faulkner, Hips Hips Hooray
Lili DamitaLili Damita
Adrienne DoreAdrienne Dore
Chorus Girls promotional photo for 42nd Street (1933)Chorus Girls promo for 42nd Street
Adrienne DoreAdrienne Dore
Muriel EvansMuriel Evans
Carole LombardCarole Lombard
Fay WrayFay Wray
Grace Bradley (1933)Grace Bradley (1933)
Joan BlondellJoan Blondell
Miriam HopkinsMiriam Hopkins
Fifi D'Orsay in They Just Had to Get Married (1932)Fifi D’Orsay, They Just Had to Get Married
Adrienne DoreAdrienne Dore
Sally Blane in Boys Will Be BoysSally Blane in Boys Will Be Boys
Ginger Rogers in Rafter RomanceGinger Rogers in Rafter Romance
Jean HarlowJean Harlow
Sally Blane in Boys Will Be Boys (1932)Sally Blane in Boys Will Be Boys
Ginger RogersGinger Rogers
Nancy CarrollNancy Carroll

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