Min … Marie Dressler Bill … Wallace Beery Nancy … Dorothy Jordan Bella … Marjorie Rambeau Alec … Russell Hopton Dick … Donald Dilloway Proof That It’s Pre-Code Bill smuggles in illicit vodka in from outside the legal boundaries of the states. Alec tells Nancy that she should marry him Read more…
Jim Fitzpatrick … Walter Huston Ed Fitzpatrick … Wallace Ford Daisy … Jean Harlow Sam Belmonte … Jean Hersholt Michaels … Tully Marshall Mac … Sandy Roth Proof That It’s Pre-Code The police have tough calls to take care of, like that nude woman running around. When not bothering with Read more…
Elmer J. Butts … Buster Keaton Jimmy Potts … Jimmy Durante Schultz … Roscoe Ates Proof That It’s Pre-Code “Oh, my dress is soaking! Now I have to take it off.” followed by a woman taking off her dress. Naturally. Elmer J. Butts hides his money in the animals he Read more…
Professor Post … Buster Keaton James … Jimmy Durante Eleanor … Thelma Todd Proof That It’s Pre-Code The usual backstage women getting dressed sort of shots. Thelma Todd takes off her clothes to win a part in a Broadway play, and she does so with relish. Professor Post comments on Read more…
Elmer … Buster Keaton McCracken … Jimmy Durante Patricia … Irene Purcell Tony … Gilbert Roland Nina … Mona Maris Albine … Polly Moran Proof That It’s Pre-Code Well, this happens: The villain describes his seduction methods: “The kind of woman one finds, fondles, and forgets.” In trying to save Read more…
Harmon … Buster Keaton Margie … Anita Page Poggle … Cliff Edwards Proof That It’s Pre-Code “He’s asking if you swear–” “No, but I know all the words!” The Sidewalks of New York: Of Gutters and Goofiness I like the word ‘nadir’. “The point of greatest despair” notes the dictionary. Read more…
Reginald Irving … Buster Keaton Jeffrey … Reginald Deny Polly … Charlotte Greenwood Proof That It’s Pre-Code “You can’t judge a husband in a bathing suit!” “No, but you can get a rough idea!” Plenty of liquor to go around. Wine, mostly, since no one can spell champagne. Lots of Read more…
Elmer … Buster Keaton Nescopeck … Cliff Edwards Sgt. Brophy … Edward Brophy Proof That It’s Pre-Code Here you go: Doughboys: The Wrong Stuff Buster Keaton was a soldier in the first World War. Shortly after finding success in his first few Fatty Arbuckle shorts, he was drafted and sent Read more…
Megan Davis … Barbara Stanwyck General Yen … Nils Asther Mah-Li … Toshia Mori Jones … Walter Connolly Bob Strife … Gavin Gordon Captain Li … Richard Loo Proof That It’s Pre-Code You may not be old enough to remember this, but at one time miscegenation was illegal in many Read more…
Lulu … Barbara Stanwyck Bob … Adolphe Menjou Holland … Ralph Bellamy Proof That It’s Pre-Code Extramarital affairs, extramarital babies, and it’s the right thing to do! Forbidden: The 33 Error “The longer they no, the harder they yes!” Schadenfreude. It’s a German word that means taking pleasure in the Read more…