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1932

Street of Women (1932) Review, with Kay Francis and Roland Young

This week, a man loves a woman whose brother loves his daughter while his wife is chatting with their architect who is also in love with a woman and… why is everyone drooling over that skyscraper?

By Danny, 3 yearsJanuary 21, 2022 ago
1930

King of Jazz (1930) Review, with Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman John Boles Laura La Plante Released by Universal Directed by John Murray Anderson Run time: 99 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There are a few mildly racy sketches, like one where an adulterer hides in the closet when the husband returns home. King of Jazz: Happy Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsJuly 17, 2021 ago
1930

The Matrimonial Bed (1930) Review, with Frank Fay and Lilyan Tashman

Leopold TrebelFrank Fay Gustave CortonJames Gleason SylvaineLilyan Tashman Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Michael Curtiz Run time: 67 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film That old cliche about promiscuous hairdressers that are handsome sex machines… I guess it had to start somewhere. Plenty of gay panic jokes, with Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsJune 18, 2021 ago
1932

A Passport to Hell (1932) Review, with Elissa Landi

Elissa Landi is a woman with a past who seduces a dolt in colonial Africa on the eve of World War I. And it gets more complex from there.

By Danny, 4 yearsMay 21, 2021 ago
1932

No One Man (1932) Review, with Carole Lombard and Ricardo Cortez

Penelope ‘Nep’ Newbold Carole Lombard Bill Hanaway Ricardo Cortez Dr. Karl Bemis Paul Lukas Released by Paramount Directed by Lloyd Corrigan Run time: 71 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “It’s pretty dull here in Palm Beach– unless you’re interested in marriage or divorce.” Penelope (Lombard) is a 22-year-old Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsMay 3, 2021 ago
1933

Crime of the Century (1933) Review, with Wynne Gibson and Stuart Erwin

Can anyone stop Jean Hersholt from committing the perfect murder– or will they commit it themselves?!

By Danny, 4 yearsApril 26, 2021 ago
1932

The Sign of the Cross (1932) Review, with Fredric March and Claudette Colbert

One of the wildest orgies of all time hits the screen in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Sign of the Cross.

By Danny, 4 yearsMarch 19, 2021 ago
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.

By Danny, 4 yearsMarch 12, 2021 ago
1932

Forgotten Commandments (1932) Review, with Sari Maritza and Gene Raymond

Paul Ossipoff Gene Raymond Anya Sorina Sari Maritza Prof. Marinoff Irving Pichel Released by Paramount Directed by Louis Gasnier and William Schorr Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film This is a film set in godless Communist Russia, so it’s kind of iffy what you could have Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsMarch 5, 2021 ago
1930

The Woman Racket (1930) Review, with Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet

Tom Tom Moore Julia Blanche Sweet Chris John Miljan Released by MGM Directed by Albert H. Kelley, Robert Ober, and Paul Bern Run time: 70 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Julia is a sweet gal who leaves her husband and has a few love affairs without ever ending Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsFebruary 26, 2021 ago

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