1932
A Passport to Hell (1932) Review, with Elissa Landi
Elissa Landi is a woman with a past who seduces a dolt in colonial Africa on the eve of World War I. And it gets more complex from there.
1930
A Lady to Love (1930) Review, with Vilma Bánky and Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson displays his MAGNIFICENT. ACTING. TALENT. in this misbegotten talkie from 1930.
1932
A Fool’s Advice (1932) (AKA Meet the Mayor) Review, with Frank Fay
Well, would you put a good movie on the shelf for five years?
TCMFF
#TCMFF 2021 – Interview with Bruce Goldstein about Pre-Code Hollywood
An interview with Film Forum programmer and pre-Code progenitor Bruce Goldstein about the joys of pre-Code Hollywood (and also The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three).
TCMFF
#TCMFF 2021 – Interview with Alan K. Rode about DOCTOR X (1932)
An interview with author and film historian Alan K. Rode about the restoration and background of 1932’s DOCTOR X.
1932
No One Man (1932) Review, with Carole Lombard and Ricardo Cortez
Penelope ‘Nep’ Newbold Carole Lombard Bill Hanaway Ricardo Cortez Dr. Karl Bemis Paul Lukas Released by Paramount Directed by Lloyd Corrigan Run time: 71 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “It’s pretty dull here in Palm Beach– unless you’re interested in marriage or divorce.” Penelope (Lombard) is a 22-year-old Read more…
TCM Schedules
Pre-Code Movies on TCM in May 2021
It’s May of 2021– do you know what classic movies are up on TCM?
1933
Crime of the Century (1933) Review, with Wynne Gibson and Stuart Erwin
Can anyone stop Jean Hersholt from committing the perfect murder– or will they commit it themselves?!
1932
The Devil’s Brother (1932) Review, with Laurel & Hardy
Stanlio Stan Laurel Ollio Oliver Hardy Lady Pamela Thelma Todd Released by MGM Directed by Hal Roach Run time: 90 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Thelma Todd spends much of this movie reaching down the front of her dress or doing her best to strip down to her Read more…
1930
Numbered Men (1930) Review, with Bernice Clare and Conrad Nagel
It’s a singing, dancing– I’m sorry? They were all cut out? Oh. Well, here’s a rather implausible prison movie then I guess.