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Danny is a writer who lives with his lovely wife, adorable children, and geriatric yet yappy dog. He blogs at pre-code.com, a website dedicated to Hollywood films from 1930 to 1934, and can be found on Twitter @PreCodeDotCom.
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Pre-Code Movies on TCM in December 2016 and Other Site News

Pre-Code.Com Site News for December 2016 IT’S MYRNA LOY O’CLOCK, PEOPLE. Yes, with Myrna Loy as TCM’s star of the month, they went all out, from many (many) of her obscure early works to an entire day of her collaborations with William Powell (the 23rd). It’s a bonanza for pre-Code Read more…

By Danny, 9 yearsNovember 28, 2016 ago
1930

Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) Review, with Alice White and Jack Mulhall

Dixie Dugan Alice White Jimmie Doyle Jack Mulhall Donny Harris Blanche Sweet Released by First National/Warner Brothers | Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Run time: 80 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “The moment he meets a girl, he starts feeling her ribs!” “You know what great pictures he’s always Read more…

By Danny, 9 yearsNovember 25, 2016 ago
1930

Those Three French Girls (1930) Review, with Fifi Dorsay and Reginald Denny

Charmaine Fifi Dorsay Larry Reginald Denny Owly Cliff Edwards Diane Yola D’Avril Madelon Sandra Ravel Yank Edward Brophy Released by MGM | Directed by Harry Beaumont Run time: 73 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Unsurprisingly, we’re introduced to the titular girls in their nighties. We were buddies in Read more…

By Danny, 9 yearsNovember 21, 2016 ago
1931

The Guilty Generation (1931) Review, with Leo Carrillo, Constance Cummings, Robert Young, and Boris Karloff

Mike Palmero Leo Carillo Maria Palmero Constance Cummings Marco Ricca Robert Young Released by Columbia | Directed by Rowland V. Lee Run time: 81 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Are you really honorable?” “Nope!” “I’m so relieved!” Bootleggers and speakeasies. “Why don’t you go out and meet some Read more…

By Danny, 9 yearsNovember 18, 2016 ago
1933

Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933) Review, with Constance Cummings, Paul Kelly, and Russ Columbo

Joan Constance Cummings Frank Paul Kelly Clark Russ Columbo Sybil Smith Blossom Seeley Hugh O’Connell Chuck Haskins Tex Kaley Texas Guinan Released by 20th Century Pictures | Directed by Lowell Sherman Run time: 91 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One character, Sybil, is a former burlesque queen, and Read more…

By Danny, 9 yearsNovember 14, 2016 ago
1932

The Phantom President (1932) Review, with George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, and Jimmy Durante

T.K. Blair / Doc Varney George M. Cohan Curly Cooney Jimmy Durante Felicia Hammond Claudette Colbert Released by Paramount | Directed by Norman Taurog Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Cohan puts on blackface for a number. Yay. Sidney Toler puts on yellow face once more. Read more…

By Danny, 9 yearsNovember 7, 2016 ago
1933

State Fair (1933) Review, with Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, and Lew Ayres

Abel Will Rogers Margy Janet Gaynor Pat Lew Ayres Wayne Norman Foster Melissa Louise Dresser  Emily Sally Eilers Released by Fox Films | Directed by Henry King Run time: 97 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Wayne is having sex with an acrobat, but he tells his family that Read more…

By Danny, 9 yearsNovember 4, 2016 ago
1933

Emergency Call (1933) Review, with William Boyd, William Gargan, and Wynne Gibson

Joe William Boyd Steve William Gargan Mabel Wynne Gibson Released by RKO | Directed by Edward L. Cahn Run time: 65 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Mabel’s last name is Weenie, which annoys her to no end. Steve delights in it, saying to her at various points: “I Read more…

By Danny, 9 years ago
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Pre-Code Movies on TCM in November 2016 and Other Site News

Pre-Code.Com Site News for November 2016 Good news, everyone! It looks like I’m moving to Central California in mid-February of next year. That means that I will be closer to LA (yay!) and further away from Coco’s Curry (boo!). This hopefully will mean more research opportunities for the site, but Read more…

By Danny, 9 years ago
1932

Attorney for the Defense (1932) Review, with Edmund Lowe, Evelyn Brent, and Constance Cummings

Burton Edmund Lowe Val Lorraine Evelyn Brent Ruth Barry Constance Cummings Released by Columbia | Directed by Irving Cummings Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The woman Burton sleeps with is cheating on him. Frustrated, he tells the other man, “It may relieve you to know Read more…

By Danny, 9 yearsOctober 24, 2016 ago

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