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Before the Hays Code slammed the door, Hollywood told bolder stories. Morocco (1930), now in the public domain, preserves a fleeting vision of a Hollywood before the hammer of the censor fell.

Learn why pre-Code films still matter ⤵⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2026/01/20/in-praise-of-pre-hays-morocco-and-the-public-domain/

Split image: movie poster for "Morocco" with illustrated images of stars Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich on the left; on the right, a black-and-white film scene with Dietrich wearing a tuxedo seated on a rail before an audience.