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651 Films

Pre-Code Films

651 Films

Hell's Heroes (1929) poster

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From pre-code.com, this list consists of every pre-code movie produced between 1930 and July 1934, and "was culled from several books on the subject".

Visit https://pre-code.com/what-is-pre-code-hollywood/ to see more on what pre-code means.

Hell's Heroes poster
DVD
Best English-Friendly:

WB DVD

Best Video:

WB DVD

English-Friendly:

WB DVD

Video:

WB DVD

The Bishop Murder Case poster
DVD
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MGM DVD

Best Video:

MGM DVD

A Devil with Women poster
Only Unofficial Sources
Best Video:

Very rare film, and last spotted was in TCM according to this comment. Hopefully the restoration is done if it's played on TCM, especially considering the print was in danger of decomposition in 1977 according to earlytalkiebuffRob

A Devil with Women poster
Only Unofficial Sources
Video:

Very rare film, and last spotted was in TCM according to this comment. Hopefully the restoration is done if it's played on TCM, especially considering the print was in danger of decomposition in 1977 according to earlytalkiebuffRob

Africa Speaks! poster
DVD
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AlphaVideo DVD

Best Video:

AlphaVideo DVD

All Quiet on the Western Front poster
1080p Blu-ray
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Germany Capelight Blu-ray

Best Video:

While there are no screen cap comparisons, Germany Capelight Blu-ray has more versions than Universal:From BR forum:The original film is 155 min but in the Universal restoration, only 133min was available (survived), and for Capelight it has

Germany 1930 dub (103 mins)

Germany 1952 dub (127 mins)

International version (133 mins)

New extended version (141 mins) with never before released footage from one of the Germany versions (+ 8 mins)

Germany TV versions in SD (tinted, silent)

English-Friendly:

Germany Capelight Blu-ray

Video:

While there are no screen cap comparisons, Germany Capelight Blu-ray has more versions than Universal:From BR forum:The original film is 155 min but in the Universal restoration, only 133min was available (survived), and for Capelight it has

Germany 1930 dub (103 mins)

Germany 1952 dub (127 mins)

International version (133 mins)

New extended version (141 mins) with never before released footage from one of the Germany versions (+ 8 mins)

Germany TV versions in SD (tinted, silent)

Animal Crackers poster
1080p Blu-ray
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US Universal or Britain Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Universal, Britain Arrow, or France ESC Blu-ray. No comparison available

English-Friendly:

US Universal or Britain Arrow Blu-ray

Video:

US Universal, Britain Arrow, or France ESC Blu-ray. No comparison available

Anna Christie poster
1080p Blu-ray
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Warner Archive Blu-ray

Billy the Kid poster
DVD
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MGM DVD

Best Video:

MGM DVD

English-Friendly:

MGM DVD

Video:

MGM DVD

The Blue Angel poster
1080p Blu-ray
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Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

All very old restoration, but Kino Lorber > Germany Universum > MoC. Kino Lorber Germany Blu-ray has more noise reduction while English version's noise reduction is kept at minimum. MoC has very week encoding and crushed blacks.

Sources:

Duane Dibbley on BR

caps-a-holic on MoC vs Germany

DVDBeaver on Kino Lorber vs MoC

Best Audio:

2001 Kino Lorber DVD or 2003 Eureka DVD

English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Video:

All very old restoration, but Kino Lorber > Germany Universum > MoC. Kino Lorber Germany Blu-ray has more noise reduction while English version's noise reduction is kept at minimum. MoC has very week encoding and crushed blacks.

Sources:

Duane Dibbley on BR

caps-a-holic on MoC vs Germany

DVDBeaver on Kino Lorber vs MoC

Audio:

2001 Kino Lorber DVD or 2003 Eureka DVD

Born Reckless poster
HD Streaming
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HD Streaming

Best Video:

HD Streaming

Born Reckless poster
HD Streaming
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HD Streaming

Video:

HD Streaming

Bride of the Regiment poster
Lost Film
Best Video:

Lost, from Wiki:

The only known surviving fragment is a 20 second long clip found in 2023. The large amount of Pre-Code content, which raised alarm even before the Code began to be enforced (in 1934) may have contributed to the film's disappearance as this would have made the film unacceptable for Associated Artists Productions in 1958 when a number of early Technicolor features were transferred to black and white film. The soundtrack, which was recorded on Vitaphone disks, survives intact.

Video:

Lost, from Wiki:

The only known surviving fragment is a 20 second long clip found in 2023. The large amount of Pre-Code content, which raised alarm even before the Code began to be enforced (in 1934) may have contributed to the film's disappearance as this would have made the film unacceptable for Associated Artists Productions in 1958 when a number of early Technicolor features were transferred to black and white film. The soundtrack, which was recorded on Vitaphone disks, survives intact.

Bright Lights poster
DVD
Best English-Friendly:

WB DVD

Best Video:

WB DVD

English-Friendly:

WB DVD

Video:

WB DVD

Call of the Flesh poster
SD Streaming
Best Video:

Streaming previously available on TCM

Video:

Streaming previously available on TCM

Captain Thunder poster
DVD
Best English-Friendly:

WB DVD

Best Video:

WB DVD

English-Friendly:

WB DVD

Video:

WB DVD

Charley's Aunt poster
Only Unofficial Sources
Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Charley's Aunt poster
Only Unofficial Sources
Video:

Unofficial DVD

Chasing Rainbows poster
DVD
Best English-Friendly:

WB DVD

Best Video:

WB DVD

English-Friendly:

WB DVD

Video:

WB DVD

Children of Pleasure poster
Only Unofficial Sources
Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Children of Pleasure poster
Only Unofficial Sources
Video:

Unofficial DVD

City Girl poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

MoC Blu-ray

Total: 651 films

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