Pre-Code.Com
  •  Home
  • What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
    • What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
    •  What is The Production Code?
    • A Timeline of the Pre-Code Hollywood Era
  •  The Movies
    •  The Essential Pre-Codes
    •  List of Pre-Code Films
    •  Academy Award Nominees and Winners
    •  Review List and Site Index
    •  Highest Grossing Films
  •  Discover
    •  Actors
    •  Actresses
    •  The Studios
      •  Warner Brothers
      •  MGM
      •  Paramount Pictures
      •  Fox Films
      •  RKO
  • The Pre-Code Companion
  • TCMFF

Miscegenation

All Reviews

Wonder Bar (1934) Review, with Al Jolson, Kay Francis and Dolores Del Rio

Hate life? Learn about 1934’s WONDER BAR with Al Jolson.

By Danny, 2 yearsApril 16, 2021 ago
1931

The Cuban Love Song (1931) Review, with Lawrence Tibbett and Lupe Velez

Terry Lawrence Tibbett Nenita Lupe Velez Romance Ernest Torrence O.O. Jones Jimmy Durante Crystal Karen Morley Elvira Louise Fazenda Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 86 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The film starts with a pack of rowdy Marines down at the tattoo Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsAugust 24, 2018 ago
1931

Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931) Review, with Leslie Howard and Karen Morley

Dan Pritchard Leslie Howard Tamea Conchita Montenegro Maisie Karen Morley Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You make one big mistake in not watching me dress!” “She’s a very delightful little savage.” “You like wine?” “Oh yes. It Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsJune 15, 2018 ago
1933

So This Is Africa (1933) Review, with Wheeler & Woolsey and Raquel Torres

Wilber Bert Wheeler Tarzana Raquel Torres Alexander Robert Woolsey Released by Columbia | Directed by Edward F. Cline Run time: 61 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Hey! Come back here, you jackass!” “Oh see those Afri-cans.” “Virgin trees? Huh! They look pretty wild to me.” A swarm of Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsOctober 13, 2017 ago
1930

The Green Goddess (1930) Review, with George Arliss and Ralph Forbes

The Raja George Arliss Dr. Traherne Ralph Forbes Lucilla Alice Joyce Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Alfred E. Green Run time: 73 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Look, there’s an evil Indian king and he really wants to nail this (married) white lady. There are no Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsFebruary 3, 2017 ago
1932

Bird of Paradise (1932) Review, with Joel McCrea and Dolores del Rio

Johnny Joel McCrea Luana Dolores del Rio Mac John Halliday Released by RKO | Directed by King Vidor Run time: 82 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “What is this place?” “Probably one of the Virgin Islands.” “I hope not!” There are a couple of South Seas orgies. Ya Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsJanuary 16, 2017 ago
1933

Ann Carver’s Profession (1933) Review, with Fay Wray, Gene Raymond, and Claire Dodd

Ann Carver Fay Wray Bill Graham Gene Raymond Carole Rodgers Claire Dodd Released by Columbia | Directed by Edward Buzzell Run time: 68 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A woman… with a college degree! And… and she doesn’t want to sit around the house! It’s madness I tell Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsSeptember 2, 2016 ago
1932

Shanghai Express (1932) Review, with Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong and Colin Brook

Madeline / Shanghai Lily Marlene Dietrich Doctor Harvey Clive Brook Hui Fei Anna May Wong Henry Chang Warner Oland Sam Salt Eugene Pallatte Mr. Carmichael Lawrence Grant Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed by Josef Von Sternberg Run time: 83 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film This film’s most Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsApril 8, 2016 ago
Chandu the Magician 1932 Bela Lugosi Edmund Lowe
1932

Chandu the Magician (1932) Review, with Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware and Edmund Lowe

Chandu Edmund Lowe Princess Nadji Irene Ware Roxor Bela Lugosi Released by Fox Film | Directed by William Cameron Menzies & Marcel Varnel Proof That It’s Pre-Code Death rays! … wait, that’s not exclusive to the early 1930s? Lots of mysticism and indulging in the mystics. One not particularly effective Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsMarch 4, 2016 ago
1934

Chloe, Love is Calling You (1934) Review, with Olive Borden and Reed Howes

Released by Pinnacle | Directed by Marshall Neilan Chloe, Love is Calling You: Hang Up, Dear. “Give me two bits and I’ll tell your fortune. […] High water… sticks and stones… about a mad gal with a great big home. Find a room in the swamp… the roots of evil. Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsNovember 16, 2015 ago

Posts navigation

1 2 3 Next
Svengali (1930)

Pre-Code.Com celebrates Hollywood films made from 1930 to 34, when the talkies were new and censorship was lax. Learn more about the era here, or browse our many reviews.

Support the site on Patreon Follow us on Twitter Instagram! Follow us on Letterboxd

Top Posts & Pages
Pre-Code Movies on TCM in December 2021
List of Pre-Code Hollywood Films
Pre-Code.Com Site Index
What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
My List of Essential Pre-Code Hollywood Films
Famous Actresses of Pre-Code Hollywood
The Sign of the Cross (1932) Review, with Fredric March and Claudette Colbert
Flying Down to Rio (1933) Review, with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
No Man of Her Own (1932) Review, with Carole Lombard and Clark Gable
Pre-Code Movies on TCM and Criterion Channel in November 2021
Categories
Recent Posts
  • Redemption (1930) Review, with John Gilbert
  • The Arizona Kid (1930) Review, with Warner Baxter and Carole Lombard
  • Children of Pleasure (1930) Review, with Lawrence Gray and Wynne Gibson
  • The Vagabond King (1930) Review, with Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald
  • Pre-Code Movies on TCM and the Criterion Channel, October 2022
  • She Learned About Sailors (1934) Review, with Lew Ayres and Alice Faye
  • The Woman Condemned (1934) Review, with Claudia Dell
  • The Light of Western Stars (1930) Review, with Richard Arlen and Mary Brian
  • Pre-Code Movies on TCM and the Criterion Channel in September 2022
  • Pre-Code Movies in April 2022 on TCM and at #TCMFF
Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 19,242 other subscribers

View this profile on Instagram

Pre-Code.com (@precodedotcom) • Instagram photos and videos

  • About Danny
  • Actors of the Pre-Code Hollywood Era
  • Books About Pre-Code Hollywood
  • Class I & II Pictures
  • Community & Other Blogs
  • Directors
  • Famous Actresses of Pre-Code Hollywood
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Pre-Code.Com
  • How to Find Pre-Code Hollywood Films
  • Pre-Code.Com Site Index
  • Ricardo Cortez – The Original Sam Spade
  • Studios in the Pre-Code Era
  • TCM Classic Film Festival Coverage
  • The Pre-Code Companion
  • The Production Code
  • What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
Hestia | Developed by ThemeIsle
 

Loading Comments...