Pre-Code Hollywood

Marlene Dietrich seduces both men and women with a single smirk. Set in the sultry sands of colonial Morocco, this romantic melodrama oozes atmosphere and longing, pairing Dietrich with a rugged young Gary Cooper.

A sparkling sex comedy from Ernst Lubitsch about a painter, a playwright, and the woman who refuses to choose between them. Miriam Hopkins, Fredric March, and Gary Cooper are irresistible in this witty ménage-à-trois that thumbs its nose at conventional romance.

Mae West is in full command as a bawdy saloon singer juggling admirers and dodging danger in 1890s New York, all while romancing a virtuous mission worker—played by a young Cary Grant in one of his earliest roles.

Banned in several states upon release, this notorious drama stars Barbara Stanwyck as a fiercely ambitious woman who seduces her way up the corporate ladder—leaving a trail of broken men behind her, including a very young John Wayne.