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Released
2003 · FILM

Complicated Women

Before Hollywood had boundaries, they weren't afraid to push the limits.

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Runtime
56 min
DocumentaryTV Movie

Synopsis

The period from 1929, when movies transitioned to sound, to 1934, when the Hays Code significantly restricted film content, produced a wave of stereotype-breaking films. During this pre-code era, female characters moved beyond the traditional roles of virgins or vamps, gaining more depth and complexity. Good girls were shown having lovers, children, and careers, while bad girls were often portrayed sympathetically. These characters embraced their independence and assertiveness without hesitation or apology.

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Principal cast & crew: 27

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Andie HicksShot by Harry DawsonScored by Nigel Holton

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