1930s in film

This included the creation of the Hays Code, which was the first large scale attempt at organized censorship of Hollywood films.

Actor Errol Flynn, best known for his role as Robin Hood, saw his first starring part in Captain Blood.

The meteoric but short film career of Jean Harlow, The Blonde Bombshell,[2] was completely contained in the 1930s.

A number of actors from the previous decade continued to be well regarded, such as Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo.

Due to this delay in enforcement capability, the Pre-Code era of Hollywood is technically considered to last until 1934, despite the code itself being unveiled in 1930.

According to an amendment made on June 13, 1934, all films released after July 1 of that year had to receive a PCA certificate of approval.

After this, the code was stringently enforced, though various forbidden subjects became less taboo and thus regulations regarding them were gradually relaxed.