Some of them were actually made back then (and remade later):

Posted by Forrestal from elvis.siteprotect.com (64.26.0.37) on Thursday, March 07, 2002 at 1:01am :

In Reply to: Movies set in the 30's & 40's posted by MK from dialup-63.210.113.213.Dial1.LosAngeles1.Level3.net (63.210.113.213) on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 at 10:54pm :

Modern Times
The Great Dictator (Anybody remember Chaplin?)
My Man Godfrey
Madam Satan (by Cecil B. DeMille) - it has a Zepplin in it!
Little Caesar (The era of the gangster film has begun)
The Public Enemy (Cagney, more gangsta stuff)
And some adventure movies:
Lost Horizon
King Kong
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Mummy
Tarzan
Captain Blood
Island of Lost Souls
Mutiny on the Bounty
China Seas

Lots of escapist (and propganda too) stuff can be found among movies that deal with then current problems and issues. Just look at all those screwball comedies I didn't list.

-Forrestal

PS: Censorship was still a hot issue in the 30's. Religious organizations, backed by William Randolph Hearst, pressured the movie industry.

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You're overlooking "Bring Up Baby"! - Brett Maverick Lambert 11:57am 03/07/2002

I meant "Bringing Up Baby"! (nm) - Brett Maverick Lambert 11:58am 03/07/2002

I forgot "Gasbags" as well! - Forrestal 1:44pm 03/07/2002

Actually I ment movies about the 30's & 40's, but made later. - MK 8:14am 03/07/2002

Re: Actually I ment to say meant :-) (nm) - MK 8:15am 03/07/2002

I can think of two classics... - graml 6:43am 03/07/2002

Nobody mentioned the popular Fox! - Forrestal 12:54pm 03/07/2002

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