Sin In Soft Focus PreCode Hollywood Author:Mark A. Vieira Sin in Soft Focus showcases a scintillating era in film history: "pre-code Hollywood," that boldly creative period in the early 1930s when defiant producers flouted the restrictions of the censors, who tried--but failed--to ban everything from sex, profanity, and excessive violence to "lustful kissing." Lavishly illustrated with rare film... more » stills, the book captures the artistry and bravura of the era's controversial films.« less