Proof That It’s Pre-Code One of those gold digging pictures that we’re all so fond of: “Who said anything about love? I’m talking about money.” Ruth Donnelly, playing a mom, makes a suggestion to her daughter: “Don’t wear this. Wear your blue dress. Shows more of your… girlish laughter.” 😉 Read more…
So, part of creating this site is for me to try and branch out from just doing movie reviews. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy movie reviews, perhaps too much so. But it’s time for me to create a site about not just Pre-Code Hollywood, but my burgeoning fascination with Read more…
President Jud Hammond … Walter Huston Pendy Moloy … Karen Morley Beek … Franchot Tone Nick Diamond … C. Henry Gordon Bronson … David Landau Directed by Gregory La Cava Proof That It’s Pre-Code A movie about the President of the United States. The man elected is a complete coward, Read more…
Proof That It’s Pre-Code Well, you know, there’s a scene where Joan Blondell is having a conversation with her coworkers about how bored she is in her job… and she slowly strips throughout her diatribe. I guess that’s one way to introduce the character… Our main character, a nurse, accidentally Read more…
Hey– in an attempt to get some fun stuff in here, I’ve dug up five cool Joan Blondell pictures for you viewing pleasure. Most of these come from the Rose Joan Blondell tumblr and various eBay auctions.
Update, 2025: This post is over 13 (!) years old as I’m typing this. While we all know nothing happened in world history between 2012 and 2025, my opinions on what were and are essential pre-Codes has evolved as this site has racked up to almost 1,000 reviews in total. Read more…
Proof That It’s Pre-Code Our rather sleazy main character Jimmie, who spends most of the film two timing his wife, attends a church service where most people are deciding on how much they’re taking out of the collection. Loretta Young pokes through her dress a few times. What? I notice Read more…
Warren William takes you to some dark places as a conman with a soul!
Hello! This site is still very much a work in progress, and probably will very much be for the next month or two. Hopefully I’ll get you something amazing by the end of it– wish me luck! Danny
As soon as it gains some steam, Lawyer Man is a stunning indictment of the political and legal system of the 1930’s.