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.
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.
Edward G. Robinson displays his MAGNIFICENT. ACTING. TALENT. in this misbegotten talkie from 1930.
Well, would you put a good movie on the shelf for five years?
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…
Can anyone stop Jean Hersholt from committing the perfect murder– or will they commit it themselves?!
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…
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.
Hate life? Learn about 1934’s WONDER BAR with Al Jolson.
Lew Ayres is a tough-talking gossip columnist out to save the nation in Okay America! (32).
“Buck” Buchan Phillips Holmes Dan McKenna David Landau Johnny Moran Charlie Ruggles Released by Paramount Directed by Ralph Murphy Run time: 71 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Bootlegging plays a big part of the film, from the college kid who peddles booze to the constantly-sauced reporter Johnny Moran Read more…