Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934) Review, with Ricardo Cortez
Robert Mitchell Ricardo Cortez Dorothea Barbara Robbins Jimmy John Beal Released by RKO | Directed By Worthington Miner Proof That It’s Pre-Code-ish A husband and wife have separated and she is clearly...
View ArticleA Couple of Tidbits, 6/12
Just a few quick items I wanted to mention. First, I did an interview I did with Brad Avery went up over on Smug Film. It’s mostly me enthusing about pre-Code movies (gasp, shock), but I talk about a...
View ArticleCleopatra (1934), with Claudette Colbert and Warren William
Cleopatra Claudette Colbert Julius Caesar Warren William Marc Antony Henry Wilcoxon Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed By Cecil B. DeMille Proof That It’s Pre-Code-ish The film’s title card is...
View ArticleSit Tight (1931) Review, with Winnie Lightner and Joe E. Brown
Jojo Joe E. Brown Winnie Winnie Lightner Tom Paul Gregory Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By Lloyd Bacon Proof That It’s Pre-Code Everyone is drinkin’ at speakeasies. A lot of the characters...
View ArticleI Cover the Waterfront (1933) with Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyon
Joe Miller Ben Lyon Julie Kirk Claudette Colbert Eli Kirk Ernest Torrence One Punch McCoy Hobart Cavanaugh Ortegus Maurice Black John Phelps Purnell Pratt Released by Reliance...
View ArticlePre-Code Retro – Fedora (1978) Review with William Holden, Part of the Billy...
Dutch William Holden Antonia Fedora Marthe Keller Fedora The Countess Hildegard Knef Doctor Vando Jose Ferrer Miss Balfour Frances Sternhagen Himself Michael York Released by Allied Artists | Directed...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM and GetTV in July 2014 and Other Site News
Pre-Code.Com Site News for July 2014 Hey guys! Lots of news for this month. First, and the most obvious one you’ll notice today, is that I’m adding Get TV to the schedules I put up every month. Get TV...
View ArticleFour Frightened People (1934) Review, with Claudette Colbert
Judy Jones Claudette Colbert Stewart Corder William Gargan Arnold Ainger Herbert Marshall Mrs. Mardick Mary Boland Montague Leo Carillo The Chief Tetsu Komai Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed...
View ArticleAnnouncing THOUGHTS ON THE THIN MAN book project!
Hey. I’m putting together a book about The Thin Man series of movies. I know there are some excellent writers out there, and I need contributors! I got the idea from the Columbo fan book project I...
View ArticleLady Killer (1933) Review, with James Cagney and Mae Clarke
Dan Quigley James Cagney Myra Mae Clarke Lois Underwood Margaret Lindsay Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By Roy Del Ruth Proof That It’s Pre-Code “I’m not a madam!” “Well… I wouldn’t know about...
View ArticleNo More Orchids (1932), with Carole Lombard and Walter Connolly
Annie Holt Carole Lombard Tony Gage Lyle Talbot Bill Walter Connolly Grandma Holt Louise Closser Hale Jerome Cedric C. Aubrey Smith Prince Carlos Jameson Thomas Released by Columbia | Directed By...
View ArticleWriting and The Meaning of (My) Life
I have an Amazon author’s page. I’ve gone to it probably a dozen times in the last two days just to look. Mind you, I know nothing new is about to pop up on there– I certainly haven’t written any new...
View ArticleFeet First (1930), with Harold Lloyd
Harold Horne Harold Lloyd Barbara Barbara Kent Charcoal, the Janitor Willie Best Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed By Clyde Bruckman Proof That It’s Pre-Code Someone gets called a ‘pansy’....
View ArticlePre-Code Retro – The Boy Friend (1971) Review, with Twiggy
“Pre-Code Retro” is my semi-regular examination of post-1934 media that is heavily influenced by or is significantly related to pre-Code Hollywood cinema. Polly Browne Twiggy Tony Brockhurst...
View ArticleMovie Crazy (1932) Review, with Harold Lloyd
Harold Hall Harold Lloyd Mary Sears Constance Cummings Vance Kenneth Thompson Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed By Clyde Bruckman Proof That It’s Pre-Code When Harold dons a magician’s coat...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM & GetTV in August 2014 and Other Site News
Pre-Code.Com Site News for August 2014 By the time you read this I will be down to less than two weeks of grad school left. Get the cake ready. Participants in The Thin Man book project should take...
View ArticleState’s Attorney (1932) Review, with John Barrymore
Tom Cardigan John Barrymore June Perry Helen Twelvetrees Vanny Powers William Boyd Released by RKO | Directed By George Archainbaud Proof That It’s Pre-Code Our lead character has a fridge full...
View ArticleEx-Lady (1933) with Bette Davis
Helen Bette Davis Don Gene Raymond Nick Monroe Owsley Hugo Frank McHugh Iris Claire Dodd Peggy Kay Strozzi Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By Robert Florey Proof That It’s Pre-Code A woman...
View ArticleUnion Depot (1932) Review, with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Blondell
Chick Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Ruth Joan Blondell Scrap Iron Guy Kibbee Bushy Sloan Alan Hale The Drunk Frank McHugh Kendall David Landau Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By Alfred E. Green Proof...
View ArticleTaxi! (1932) Review, with James Cagney and Loretta Young
Matt Nolan James Cagney Sue Riley Nolan Loretta Young Skeets George E. Stone Pop Riley Guy Kibbee Ruby Leila Bennett Buck Gerard David Landau Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By Roy Del Ruth...
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