Bad Girl 1931

Updated with 2024 winners.

A curated collection of pre-code movies that are cited as 'inspiring' the hayes code and/or just look like a good ol' time. Lots of badass lady stories.

Sources: pre-code.com, tasteofcinema.com, meandering around google

Source:
Years 1931-2018 come from:
The New York Times: Book of Movies
the essential 1,000 films to see
2019 ed

Years after 2018 come from NYT website.

work in progress
There are discrepancies between the website and the book, particular for years after 2003. Please leave a comment for any errors you find.

Movies I need to see

Academy award winners and nominees best film all catagories,

Nominees and Winners

Winners and nominees (Winners first)

1927/28: 1, 2, 3

1928/29: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

1929/30: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

1930/31: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

1931/32: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

1932/33: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

1934: 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
1935: 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60

1936: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70

1937: 71 ,72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80

1938:
 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
1939:
 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100
1940:
 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
1941:
 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120
1942:
 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
1943:
 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140
1944:
 141, 142, 143, 144, 145
1945:
 146, 147, 148, 149, 150
1946:
151, 152, 153, 154, 155
1947:
 156, 157, 158, 159, 160
1948:
 161, 162, 163, 164, 165
1949:
 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
1950:
 171, 172, 173, 174, 175
1951:
 176, 177, 178, 179, 180
1952:
 181, 182, 183, 184, 185
1953:
 186, 187, 188, 189, 190
1954:
 191, 192, 193, 194, 195
1955:
 196, 197, 198, 199, 200
1956: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205
1957:
 206, 207, 208, 209, 210
1958:
 211, 212, 213, 214, 215
1959:
 216, 217, 218, 219, 220
1960:
 221, 222, 223, 224, 225
1961:
 226, 227, 228, 229, 230
1962:
 231, 232, 233 ,234, 235
1963:
 236, 237, 238, 239, 240
1964:
 241, 242, 243, 244, 245
1965:
 246, 247, 248, 249, 250
1966:
 251, 252, 253, 254, 255
1967:
 256, 257, 258, 259, 260
1968:
 261, 262, 263, 264, 265
1969:
 266, 267, 268, 269, 270
1970:
 271, 272, 273, 274, 275
1971:
 276, 277, 278, 279, 280
1972:
 281, 282, 283, 284, 285
1973:
 286, 287, 288, 289, 290
1974:
 291, 292, 293, 294, 295
1975:
 296, 297, 298, 299, 300
1976:
 301, 302, 303, 304, 305
1977:
 306 ,307, 308, 309, 310
1978:
 311, 312, 313, 314, 315
1979:
 316, 317, 318, 319, 320
1980:
 321, 322, 323, 324, 325
1981:
 326, 327, 328, 329, 330
1982:
 331, 332, 333, 334, 335
1983:
 336, 337, 338, 339, 340
1984:
 341, 342, 343, 344, 345
1985:
 346, 347, 348, 349, 350
1986:
 351, 352, 353, 354, 355
1987:
 356, 357, 358, 359, 360
1988:
 361, 362, 363, 364, 365
1989:
 366, 367, 368, 369, 370
1990:
 371, 372, 373, 374, 375
1991:
 376, 377, 378, 379, 380
1992:
 381, 382, 383, 384, 385
1993:
 386, 387, 388, 389, 390
1994:
 391, 392, 393, 394, 395
1995:
 396, 397, 398, 399, 400
1996:
 401, 402, 403, 404, 405
1997:
 406, 407, 408, 409, 410
1998:
 411, 412, 413, 414, 415
1999:
 416, 417, 418, 419, 420
2000:
 421, 422, 423, 424, 425

2001:
 426, 427, 428, 429, 430
2002: 431, 432, 433, 434, 435
2003:
 436, 437, 438, 439, 440
2004:
 442, 442, 443, 444, 445
2005: 446, 447, 448, 449, 450
2006:
 451, 452, 453, 454, 455
2007:
 456, 457, 458, 459, 460
2008:
 461, 462, 463, 464, 465
2009:
 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475
2010:
 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485
2011:
 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494
2012:
 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503
2013:
 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512
2014:
 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520
2015: 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528
2016:
 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537
2017:
 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546
2018:
 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554
2019:
 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563
2020/21: 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571
2022: 573, 572, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581
2023: 586, 582, 583, 584, 585, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591
2024: 598, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 599, 600, 601

This is a list of all winners of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay since 1927.

Movies released during the 1930s to watch

List of Nominees and Winners.

• ACTOR

WALLACE BEERY "The Champ" - WINNER
FREDRIC MARCH "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" - WINNER
ALFRED LUNT "The Guardsman"

• ACTRESS

HELEN HAYES "The Sin of Madelon Claudet" - WINNER
MARIE DRESSLER "Emma"
LYNN FONTANNE "The Guardsman"

• ART DIRECTION

"TRANSATLANTIC" Gordon Wiles - WINNER
Lazare Meerson
"ARROWSMITH" Richard Day

• CINEMATOGRAPHY

"SHANGHAI EXPRESS" Lee Garmes - WINNER
"ARROWSMITH" Ray June
"DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE" Karl Struss

• DIRECTING

"BAD GIRL" Frank Borzage - WINNER
"THE CHAMP" King Vidor
"SHANGHAI EXPRESS" Josef Von Sternberg

• OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

"GRAND HOTEL" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - WINNER
"ARROWSMITH" Samuel Goldwyn Productions
"BAD GIRL" Fox
"THE CHAMP" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"FIVE STAR FINAL" First National
"ONE HOUR WITH YOU" Paramount Publix
"SHANGHAI EXPRESS" Paramount Publix
"THE SMILING LIEUTENANT" Paramount Publix

• SHORT SUBJECT (CARTOON)

"FLOWERS AND TREES" Walt Disney, Producer - WINNER
"IT'S GOT ME AGAIN" Leon Schlesinger, Producer
"MICKEY'S ORPHANS" Walt Disney, Producer

• SHORT SUBJECT (COMEDY)

"THE MUSIC BOX" Hal Roach, Producer - WINNER
"THE LOUD MOUTH" Mack Sennett, Producer
"SCRATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN" RKO Radio

• SHORT SUBJECT (NOVELTY)

"WRESTLING SWORDFISH" Mack Sennett, Producer - WINNER
"SCREEN SOUVENIRS" Paramount Publix
"SWING HIGH" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

• SOUND RECORDING

Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department - WINNER
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department

• WRITING (ADAPTATION)

"BAD GIRL" Edwin Burke - WINNER
"ARROWSMITH" Sidney Howard
"DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE" Percy Heath, Samuel Hoffenstein

• WRITING (ORIGINAL STORY)

"THE CHAMP" Frances Marion - WINNER
"LADY AND GENT" Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt
"THE STAR WITNESS" Lucien Hubbard
"WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD?" Adela Rogers St. Johns, Jane Murfin

The Dirty Thirties: Home to dust bowl farmers, reedy-voiced folk singers and rail-riding hobos. Life pretty much sucks unless you're lucky enough to be a rich socialite, in which case you can expect to be involved in a wacky screwball comedy

This is a list of all winners of the Academy Award for Best Director since 1927.

This list contains all movies that have been nominated for Best Picture in the Academy Awards.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture#Winners_and_nominees

all the academy awards nominees for best picture since 1927

Todo el mejor cine de la historia

Updated with 2024 winners.