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adj
Prior to the introduction of the Hays Code, a set of moral guidelines for the US film industry widely applied between 1934 and 1968.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A pre-Code movie, especially one that was subsequently banned under the Hays Code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From pre- + code.
