Pre-code Hollywood was the brief time in the American Film Industry when the motion picture production code was not being enforced. Wes explores how the films of this time period have influenced modern TV and film. A few of the films Wes discusses in this episode are "The Public Enemy" (1931), "Safe in Hell" (1931), and "It Happened One Night" (1934). He also talks about the career of Warren William, who was an actor known as "The King of Pre-Code".If you have any questions or have a topic you would like to be covered on a future episode, please email us at thebasementdiariespodcast@gmail.com, we'd love to hear from you! Stay tuned for The Basement Diaries on Tuesday, May 7th. and the next Checking in with Wes on May 17th. You can catch up on past episodes at thebasementdiariespod.com. Thanks for listening!