1932
Okay America! (1932) Review, with Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres is a tough-talking gossip columnist out to save the nation in Okay America! (32).
1932
70,000 Witnesses (1932) Review, with Phillips Holmes
“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…
1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) Review, with Joan Bennett and Donald Cook
Vivienne Ware Joan Bennett John Sutherland Donald Cook Dolores Divine Lilian Bond Released by Fox Directed by William K. Howard Run time: 56 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “What I sucker I was. I thought that sugar daddy meant he was going to take me abroad for a Read more…
1933
The Keyhole (1933) Review, with Kay Francis and George Brent
Kay Francis and George Brent do their best to lift this One Way Passage ripoff.
1932
False Faces (1932) Review, with Lowell Sherman
Dr. Silas BrentonLowell Sherman Dr. John ParkerBenton Churchill Georgia RandLila Lee Directed by Lowell ShermanReleased by World Wide PicturesRuntime: 73 minutes Proof That It’s Pre-Code Dr. Brenton (Sherman) assails himself with a bevy of women. We see one arrive in his apartment and we cut to a short while later Read more…
1932
Flesh (1932) Review, with Wallace Beery and Karen Morley
Wallace Beery is a dopey wrestler unwittingly ensnared in a love triangle in FLESH. #precode
1931
Stepping Out (1931) Review, with Reginald Denny and Charlotte Greenwood
Sally Leila Hyams Tom Reginald Denny role Lilian Bond Released by MGM Directed by Charles Reisner Run time: 73 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You were a blushing bride– and what blushes!” “Awright, I’ll go around without a stitch of clothes! Without a stitch of clothes! Like Lady Read more…
1931
Expensive Women (1931) Review, with Dolores Costello and Warren William
Connie Newton Dolores Costello Neil Hartley Warren William Melville Raymond H.B. Warner Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Hobart Henley Run time: 60 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Our first shot of our heroine is of her in the bathtub, scrubbing up. Connie gets a call from her Read more…
1933
Gambling Ship (1933) Review, with Cary Grant
Ace Corbin Cary Grant Eleanor Benita Hume Manning Jack La Rue Released by Paramount Directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Max Marcin Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Benita Hume pops out of the shower at one point and (it’s difficult to capture in a screenshot) Read more…
1932
Hell’s House (1932) Review, with Bette Davis and Pat O’Brien
Jimmy Mason Junior Durkin Matt Kelly Pat O’Brien Peggy Gardner Bette Davis Released by Allied Artists (?) Directed by Howard Higgin Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One early scene has Jimmy Mason (Durkin) trying to pick the right door to knock on, and he plays Read more…