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One of my early reactions was that while I knew this was published in 1931, it read 1920s to me, that is, pre-Depression. But then I realized that it fit right in with the pre-Code movies of the early 1930s, before people got moral and never had sex or drank. Like the early talkies, I think Nightlife combined elements of escapism and nihilism, reflecting the desperation of the time.
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