Sinners in the Sun (1932) Review, with Carole Lombard and Chester Morris
Doris Blake Carole Lombard Jimmie Martin Chester Morris Ridgeway Cary Grant Released by Paramount Directed by Alexander Hall Run time: 69 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Lombard plays a...
View ArticlePre-TCMFF 2020: “I live now in a world of ghosts, a prisoner in my dreams.”
Ah, TCMFF! How much I’ve missed you! And… how I still miss you. The 2020 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival was supposed to be my first long-term vacation since a wedding I attended last June. Now,...
View ArticleTCMFF 2020 Wrap-Up: “Were you working hard?”“Yeah, but not at the bank.”
So Thursday night I wanted to catch the beginning of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival: Special Home Edition, the 2020 virtual version of the annual TCM festival. (The 2020 festival had been...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM in May 2020
Yes, somehow, inexplicably, it really is May. The good news: May 2020 sees none other than Eddie G. Robinson as the TCM Star of the Month, with many of his best pre-Code roles making an apperance on...
View ArticleOnce to Every Woman (1934) Review, with Fay Wray and Ralph Bellamy
Mary Fanshawne Fay Wray Dr. Barclay Ralph Bellamy Dr. Selby Walter Connolly Released by Columbia Directed by Lambert Hillyer Run time: 70 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The movie opens with a...
View ArticleSymphony of Six Million (1932) Review, with Ricardo Cortez and Irene Dunne
Felix Ricardo Cortez Jessica Irene Dunne Magnus Noel Madison Released by RKO Directed by Gregory La Cava Run time: 94 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One lady waves Felix over and whispers a...
View ArticlePre-Code Films on TCM in June 2020
Fuck everything. If you need a good laugh, check out the number of pre-Code movies on Warner-owned HBO Max. I counted 11. Anyway, here’s some movies. Pre-Code Movies on TCM in June Please note: All...
View ArticleExpensive Women (1931) Review, with Dolores Costello and Warren William
Connie Newton Dolores Costello Neil Hartley Warren William Melville Raymond H.B. Warner Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Hobart Henley Run time: 60 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Our first...
View ArticleStepping Out (1931) Review, with Reginald Denny and Charlotte Greenwood
Sally Leila Hyams Tom Reginald Denny role Lilian Bond Released by MGM Directed by Charles Reisner Run time: 73 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You were a blushing bride– and what blushes!”...
View ArticleKept Husbands (1931) Review, with Dorothy Mackaill and Joel McCrea
Dot Dorothy Mackaill Dick Joel McCrea The Ned Sparks part Ned Sparks Released by RKO Directed by Lloyd Bacon Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The best I’ve got is that there’s a dog...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM in July 2020
I went to visit my parents the other day, and my mother smiled and asked, “So, do you still like pre-Code movies?” It hadn’t occurred to me that my last ‘Like’ review was This is the Night 2 1/2 months...
View ArticleGirls in Uniform [Mädchen in Uniform] (1931) Review, with Emilia Unda and...
ManuelaHertha Thiel IlseEllen Schwanneke Frl. von BernburgDorothea Wieck Directed by: Leontine Sagan and Carl FroelichRunning time: 88 minutes Proof That It’s a German Film Set…
View ArticleA Study in Scarlet (1933) Review
Sherlock HolmesReginald Owen Mrs. PykeAnna May Wong Eileen ForresterJune Clyde Released by: Tiffany PicturesDirected by: Edwin L. MarinRunning time: 72 minutes A Study in Scarlet:…
View ArticleFlesh (1932) Review, with Wallace Beery and Karen Morley
Wallace Beery is a dopey wrestler unwittingly ensnared in a love triangle in FLESH. #precode
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on Turner Classic Movies in August 2020
How’s everyone’s 2020 going? I have decided to have amnesia and pretend that this is January 1st now. Everything is terrible, but at least I’m…
View ArticleSecrets (1933) Review, with Mary Pickford and Leslie Howard
Mary MarloweMary Pickford John CarltonLeslie Howard SunshineNed Sparks Released by United ArtistsDirected by Frank BorzageRun time: 90 minutes Proof that It’s Pre-Code High infant mortality…
View ArticleMadame Du Barry (1934) Review, with Dolores Del Rio
Madame Du BarryDolores del Rio King Louis XVReginald Owen Armand d’AiguillonVictor Jory Directed by: William DieterleReleased by: Warner Bros.Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s…
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM in September 2020
Wow. So, uh, it’s September, huh? Really snuck up on me. I ended up getting way too into Summer Under the Stars this year and…
View ArticleWestward Passage (1932) Review, with Ann Harding and Laurence Olivier
OliviaAnn Harding NickLaurence Olivier Mrs. TruesdaleZasu Pitts Directed by Robert MiltonReleased by RKORuntime: 73 minutes Proof That It’s Pre-Code A hotelier very skeptical about a…
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