resilient
determined and showing fortitude in difficult circumstances.
Pre-Code
The term 'pre-code' refers to films that were made whilst there was no substantive legislation concerning what could appear on screen. Consequently, many of these films made between 1929 and 1934 contain scenes that were later classed as immoral, such as promiscuous sexual behavior, drug abuse, and other "less-than-savory" topics.
Leitmotif
A recurring theme in a work of cinema, music or literature.
plight
Struggle.
Slapstick
A form of comedy that emphasizes comical physical action.
Pugilist
Someone who boxes; a boxer.
monument
statue or building meant to commemorate a public figure or an event.
Rolls-Royce
A British luxury automobile.
Burn up the town
Have fun and be reckless.
swell
excellent, good.
flapper
A fashionable young woman in the 1920s who upturns convention and has a good time.
street sweeper
A person whose job it is to clean up the streets in a city.
rent
A tenant's regular payment to a landlord.
possession
taking control of something.
eviction
The act of expelling someone from a home or property.
easy money
Money obtained for very little work.
rabbit foot
A lucky totem.
tramp
A vagrant or beggar.
intertitles
Filmed, printed text edited into the midst of photographed action in a silent film.
bowler hat
hard felt hat originally popular in London.
