Lt. Bob Denton … John Wayne Evelyn … Laura La Plante Bonnie … June Clyde Proof That It’s Pre-Code In a men’s locker room, you sometimes see men’s hinders lurking in the background. A Mexican prostitute keeps accusing a jerkwad of being a “Poco hombre!” which probably ain’t super risque, Read more…
Nick … Edward G. Robinson Jack … James Cagney Marie … Noel Francis Proof That It’s Pre-Code Nick has a bevy of ladies who catch his eye. One earlier in the picture needs $100 for something, but who knows what she needs that cash for. Wink. “I’ll win so much Read more…
Breckenridge Lee Richard Barthelmess Marcia Fay Wray Breezy Reegis Toomey Proof That It’s Pre-Code Sweet drinkin’. Sweet, sweet premarital sex. The Finger Points: It Points for Thee “You can’t kill a reporter.” That’s the mantra of The Finger Points, a pre-Code drama that’s one of the earliest of Warner’s ‘ripped Read more…
Professor Echo … Lon Chaney Harry Earles … Twiddledee Hercules … Ivan Linow Rosie … Lila Lee Hector … Elliot Nugent The Prosecutor … John Miljan Proof That It’s Pre-Code The film opens with a dancer who “broke the sultan’s thermometer!” The fat lady has not seen her “… feet!” Read more…
Cassie … Jean Harlow Gladys … Mae Clarke Dot … Marie Prevost Proof That It’s Pre-Code Drinking by the ill-mannered, with one upper crust youth noting, “Most of the girls around here like to compete to see who can get blotto first!” Several colorful euphemisms for the rear end, including Read more…
Karl Brenner … Richard Barthelmess Lotti Brenner … Marian Marsh Martha Brenner … Lucille LaVerne Proof That It’s Pre-Code One very suspicious surgery, and the fact that our hero is in love with his sister. Mind you, he’s adopted, but really. Alias The Doctor: Bond of Brothers The word ‘convoluted’ Read more…
Count Dracula … Bela Lugosi Jonathan Harker … David Manners Mina Seward … Helen Chandler Dr. Van Helsing … Edward Van Sloan Renfield … Dwight Frye Lucy … Frances Dade Proof That It’s Pre-Code There’s this crazy theory going around that there’s a sexual subtext to vampires. Have you heard Read more…
Dr. Mirakle … Bela Lugosi Pierre Dupin … Leon Ames Camille … Sydney Fox Proof That It’s Pre-Code There’s a carnival at the beginning where we learn the dancing girls like you as much as you’re willing to pay. “Profession?” “Yes.” … prostitute murder. … bestiality. … prostitute crucifixion with Read more…
Dr. Eric Gorman … Lionel Atwill Evelyn Gorman … Kathleen Burke Charles Ruggles … Peter Yates Dr. Jack Woodford … Randolph Scott Jerry Evans … Gail Patrick Roger Hewett … John Lodge Proof That It’s Pre-Code Several extremely gruesome murders involving mauling and human embroidery. A husband likes making love Read more…
Legendre … Bela Lugosi Madeline Parker … Madge Bellamy Neil Parker … John Harron Charles Beaumont … Robert Frazer Dr. Bruner … Joseph Cawthorn Coach Driver … Clarence Muse Proof That It’s Pre-Code A hypnotized woman is the plaything of devious men, who use the living dead to exact terror Read more…