What does pre-Code mean?

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  1. Prior to the introduction of the Hays Code, a set of moral guidelines for the US film industry widely applied between 1930 and 1968.
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Both are known as the pre-Code era, although a loose, laxly administered set of standards was already in place for both media.
The looser pre-code restrictions of the time also allowed Mae to roll out her double and triple entendres with staggering sang-froid.
Now, though, TCM has put out a new collection of pre-Code movies from Columbia Pictures, which showcases a different array of actors and a handful of movies that haven't been circulating as much on the pre-Code circuit.
Even the boldest among the pre-Code women ultimately depended on men and marriage.

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