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1931

Gold Dust Gertie (1931) Review

Gold Dust Gertie is about a gold digger in 1933. What a weird coincidence.

By Danny, 14 yearsNovember 6, 2011 ago
1932

Scarface: Shame of a Nation (1932) Review

The Pre-Code Follies: No, it’s not the one that’s on all of the t-shirts and dorm room walls. It’s the original Scarface. You know, the really fucking good one. From Danny.

By Danny, 14 yearsSeptember 20, 2011 ago
1931

Laugh and Get Rich (1931) Review, with Hugh Herbert and Edna May Oliver

Pre-Code Follies: Is this the prequel to Get Rich or Die Trying? No. No it’s not. From Danny.

By Danny, 14 yearsSeptember 3, 2011 ago
1933

Private Detective 62 (1933) Review, with William Powell

Pre-Code Follies: It’s another round with William Powell being so-damned-charming-it-hurts in a movie that’s so-damn-boring-that-writing-a-description-of-it-is-also-boring. From-Danny.

By Danny, 14 yearsAugust 13, 2011 ago
1933

Parachute Jumper (1933) Review, with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis, and Frank McHugh

Pre-Code Follies: Narcotics, gay guys, and the middle finger. From Danny.

By Danny, 14 yearsMay 19, 2011 ago
1932

Call Her Savage (1932) Review, with Clara Bow

Pre-Code Follies: Clara Bow caps off her career in one weird little movie. From Danny.

By Danny, 14 yearsApril 15, 2011 ago
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Bed of Roses (1933) Review, with Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea

Pre-Code Follies: Pre-Code prostitute prerogatives! From Danny

By Danny, 14 yearsMarch 24, 2011 ago
1932

Three on a Match (1932) Review, with Ann Dvorak, Joan Blondell, and Bette Davis

Review: Three on a match means one will die soon. And, man, do they ever. From Danny

By Danny, 15 yearsSeptember 12, 2010 ago
A Free Soul (1931)
1931

A Free Soul (1931) Review, starring Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable and Leslie Howard

Review: Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. From Danny

By Danny, 15 yearsJuly 15, 2010 ago
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1930

The Divorcee (1930) Review, with Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, and Robert Montgomery

Review: Danny kicks off a weekend of Pre-Code films with the film that kicked them off: Norma Shearer’s The Divrocee.

By Danny, 15 yearsJuly 1, 2010 ago

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