The Naughty Flirt (1930) Review, with Alice White and Myrna Loy
Kay Elliott Alice White Alan Ward Paul Page Linda Gregory Myrna Loy Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Edward F. Cline Run time: 56 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One inflamed paramour...
View ArticleThe Rich Are Always With Us (1932) Review, with Ruth Chatterton, George Brent...
Caroline Ruth Chatterton Julian George Brent Malbro Bette Davis Released by First National / Warner Bros. Directed by Alfred E. Green Run time: 71 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Within the...
View ArticleThe Cuban Love Song (1931) Review, with Lawrence Tibbett and Lupe Velez
Terry Lawrence Tibbett Nenita Lupe Velez Romance Ernest Torrence O.O. Jones Jimmy Durante Crystal Karen Morley Elvira Louise Fazenda Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 86 minutes Proof...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM and Filmstruck in September 2018
Howdy, everybody. Things are looking up in September. We may no longer have Summer Under The Stars (and, again, where was my Leo Gorcey day?), but TCM still has a number of great themes coming up. Oh,...
View ArticleLilly Turner (1933) Review, with Ruth Chatterton and George Brent
Lilly Turner Ruth Chatterton Bob George Brent Dave Frank McHugh Released by Warner Bros. Directed by William Wellman Run time: 65 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Lilly goes through a number of...
View ArticleThe Lost Squadron (1932) Review, with Richard Dix, Mary Astor, and Erich Von...
Gibson Richard Dix Follette Mary Astor Von Furst Erich von Stroheim Red Joel McCrea Woody Robert Armstrong Fritz Hugh Herbert Released by RKO Directed by George Archainbaud Run time: 79 minutes Proof...
View ArticleStingaree (1934) Review, with Richard Dix and Irene Dunne
Hilda Irene Dunne Stingaree Richard Dix Mrs. Clarkson Mary Boland Sir Julian Conway Tearle Howie Andy Devine Mr. Clarkson Henry Stephenson Released by RKO Directed by William Wellman Run time: 77...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM and Filmstruck in October 2018
Happy October, everyone! Not a whole lot to note for the month, so I’ll keep this short and sweet. Lots of rare pre-Codes on TCM this month; no Universal Monster Movies from the pre-Code era. Still,...
View ArticleOutside the Law (1930) Review, with Edward G. Robinson
Connie Mary Nolan Cobra Edward G. Robinson Fingers O’Dell Owen Moore Released by Universal Directed by Tod Browning Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One gag makes you think Nolan is...
View ArticleGoldie Gets Along (1933) Review, with Lili Damita
Goldie Lili Damita Bill Tobin Charles Morton Sam Muldoon Sam Hardy Released by RKO Directed by Malcom St. Clair Run time: 67 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Stays up all night on a boat with...
View ArticleFast Life (1932) Review, with William Haines and Madge Evans
Sandy William Haines Shirley Madge Evans Burton Conrad Nagel Released by MGM Directed by Harry Pollard Run time: 83 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “If this carburetor works, we’re going to be...
View ArticleAre These Our Children? (1931) Review, with Eric Linden and Rochelle Hudson
Eddie Brand Eric Linden Flo Arlene judge Mary Rochelle Hudson Released by RKO Directed by Wesley Ruggles Run time: 84 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Kids these days are into smoking, drinking,...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM in November 2018, and a Eulogy for Filmstruck
For those of you who haven’t heard, Warner Media announced they are shutting down Filmstruck effective November 29th. Executives claim it’s part of their desire to eliminate ‘niche’ products and focus...
View ArticleThe Merry Wives of Reno (1934) Review, with Guy Kibbee and Glenda Farrell
Tom Guy Kibbee Bunny Glenda Farrell Frank Donald Woods Madge Margaret Lindsay Colonel Fitch Hugh Herbert Lois Ruth Donnelly Released by Warner Bros. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone Run time: 66...
View ArticleMy Past (1931) Review, with Bebe Daniels
Ms. Dory Macy Bebe Daniels John Thorley Lewis Stone Bob Ben Lyon Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Roy Del Ruth Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “I can’t swim with a suit on!”...
View ArticleThe Silver Cord (1933) Review, with Irene Dunne, Joel McCrea and Frances Dee
Christina Irene Dunne David Joel McCrea Mother Laura Hope Crews Robert Eric Linden Hester Frances Dee The Doctor Gustav von Seyffertitz Released by RKO Directed by John Cromwell Run time: 74 minutes...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM in December 2018
pic.twitter.com/FDiKBB4NQK — Pre-Code.com (@PreCodeDotCom) November 30, 2018 So Filmstruck is gone. I’m a little misty, a lot angry, and terribly, terribly tired. I eulogized it last month, and...
View ArticleGeorge White’s Scandals (1934) Review, with Rudy Vallee, Jimmy Durante, and...
Kitty Alice Faye Happy Jimmy Durante Jimmy Rudy Vallee Released by Fox Film Directed by George White Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You Nasty Man!” features gams galore and...
View ArticleDay of Reckoning (1933) Review, with Richard Dix and Madge Evans
John Day Richard Dix Dorothy Day Madge Evans Mamie Una Merkel Released by MGM Directed by Charles Brabin Run time: 68 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Adultery. One man asks the prison...
View ArticleThe Office Wife (1930) Review, with Dorothy Mackaill and Lewis Stone
Anne Murdock Dorothy Mackaill Lawrence Fellowes Lewis Stone Katherine Joan Blondell Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Lloyd Bacon & Michael Curtiz Run time: 59 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code...
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