Working Girls (1931) Review
Mae ThorpeDorothy Hall June ThorpeJudith Wood Joseph Von SchraderPaul Lukas Directed by Dorothy ArznerReleased by Paramount PicturesRuntime: 77 minutes Proof That It’s Pre-Code One of…
View ArticleFalse Faces (1932) Review, with Lowell Sherman
Dr. Silas BrentonLowell Sherman Dr. John ParkerBenton Churchill Georgia RandLila Lee Directed by Lowell ShermanReleased by World Wide PicturesRuntime: 73 minutes Proof That It’s Pre-Code…
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM in October 2020
Hey! It’s October! Finally. This year is the year I’ve decided to become a Halloween person. There aren’t many holidays for me– I’m not patriotic…
View ArticleThe Old Dark House (1932) Review, with Boris Karloff
MorganBoris Karloff PenderelMelvyn Douglas Sir PorterhouseCharles Laughton Margaret WavertonGloria Stuart Gladys AKA “Perkins”Lilian Bond Horace FemmErnest Thesiger Released by Universal...
View ArticleMovies on TCM in November 2020
Movies showing on Turner Classic Movies in November 2020.
View ArticleCity Streets (1931), with Sylvia Sydney and Gary Cooper
“Kid”Gary Cooper NanSylvia Sydney “The Big Fella”Paul Lukas Directed by Rouben MamoullianReleased by Paramount PicturesRuntime: 82 minutes Proof That It’s Pre-Code Concerns bootleggers and beer…
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For those of you still reading blogs, or specifically a blog, as I suppose you must be doing right now, hello. And I’m sorry. Those…
View ArticleDeath Takes a Holiday (1934) Review, with Fredric March
Death Fredric March Grazia Evelyn Venable Sir Guy Standing Duke Lambert Released by Paramount Directed by Mitchell Leisen Run time: 80 minutes Proof That It’s…
View ArticlePre-Code Films on TCM in January 2021
Wow, is it January already? Of 2021? I had no idea that was coming. Boy. Only one more month until TCM’s annual 31 Days of…
View ArticleEvenings for Sale (1932) Review, with Herbert Marshall and Mary Boland
Count Franz von Degenthal Herbert Marshall Jenny Kent Mary Boland Lela Fischer Sari Maritza Released by Paramount Directed by Stuart Walker Run time: 66 minutes…
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on Turner Classic Movies in February 2021
Pre-Code films on TCM in February 2021
View ArticleThe World and The Flesh (1932) Review, with Miriam Hopkins and George Bancroft
Kylenko George Bancroft Maria Miriam Hopkins Dmitri Alan Mowbray Released by Paramount Directed by John Cromwell Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code…
View ArticlePack Up Your Troubles (1932) Review, with Laurel and Hardy
Laurel Hardy Eddie’s Little Girl Jacquie Lyn Released by Hal Roach Studios Directed by George Marshall, Harry Black, Ray McCarey and Lloyd French Run time:…
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East of Fifth Avenue (1933) Review, with Wallace Ford and Mary Carlisle
Vic Howard Wallace Ford Edna Howard Mary Carlisle Kitty Green Dorothy Tree Released by Columbia Directed by Albert S. Rogell Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There are two plot...
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The Woman Racket (1930) Review, with Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet
Tom Tom Moore Julia Blanche Sweet Chris John Miljan Released by MGM Directed by Albert H. Kelley, Robert Ober, and Paul Bern Run time: 70 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Julia is a sweet gal...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM in March 2021
It’s March. Again. Somehow. Lots of good stuff coming up on TCM this month, including some nice obscurities. The night of the 14th even includes a tribute to Kay Francis. Watch some movies, stay safe...
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Forgotten Commandments (1932) Review, with Sari Maritza and Gene Raymond
Paul Ossipoff Gene Raymond Anya Sorina Sari Maritza Prof. Marinoff Irving Pichel Released by Paramount Directed by Louis Gasnier and William Schorr Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film...
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Burning Up (1930) Review, with Richard Arlen and Mary Brian
Lou Larrigan Richard Arlen Ruth Morgan Mary Brian Windy Wallace Sam Hardy Released by Paramount Directed by A. Edward Sutherland Run time: 60 minutes Burning Up: Pedal to the Metal “The only things I...
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The Keyhole (1933) Review, with Kay Francis and George Brent
Ann Kay Francis Neil George Brent Dot Glenda Farrell Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Michael Curtiz Run time: 69 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The plot involves a woman involved in...
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Blind Adventure (1933), with Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack
Richard Bruce Robert Armstrong Rose Thorn Helen Mack Holmes Roland Young Released by RKO Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack Run time: 65 minutes Blind Adventure: Foggy Bottoms “Who’s that?” “It’s the...
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