Despite only lasting four short years from 1930 to 1934, the pre-code era of Hollywood’s Golden Age produced films that pushed the boundaries of cinema and storytelling, even by today’s standards.

About 20 years ago I was in a kind of partnership with another film historian who told me that, no, there wasn’t a market for a book on pre-code movies. I can only wonder what he thinks today after ...

The Gunfight at the OK Corral was one of the most infamous shootouts in Wild West history, so it’s no surprise that there have been plenty of Western movies depicting this notorious confrontation.