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Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
1934

Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) Review, with Wheeler & Woolsey

Andy Robert Wheeler Dr. Dudley Bob Woolsey Daisy Dorothy Lee Released by RKO | Directed By Mark Sandrich Proof That It’s Pre-Code The opening features a number of fetching young women wearing as little as a few strips of cloth and as much as some strategically placed strips. Our heroes Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsOctober 3, 2014 ago
1931

The Reckless Hour (1931), with Dorothy Mackaill

Margie Nichols Dorothy Mackaill Myrtle Nichols Joan Blondell Allen Crane Walter Byron Eddie Adams Conrad Nagel Harry Gleason Joe Donahue Walter Nichols H.B. Warner Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By John Francis Dillon Proof That It’s Pre-Code “They padlock a speakeasy one day and the next day the same Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsSeptember 26, 2014 ago
I'm No Angel (1933)
1933

I’m No Angel (1933) Review, with Mae West and Cary Grant

Tira Mae West Jack Clayton Cary Grant Slick Wiley Ralf Harolde Benny Pinkowitz Gregory Ratoff Big Bill Barton Edward Arnold Kirk Lawrence Kent Taylor Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed By Wesley Ruggles Proof That It’s Pre-Code It’s a film about Tira, “The woman who discovered you didn’t need to Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsSeptember 22, 2014 ago
1931

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) Review, with Fredric March

Jekyll / Hyde Fredric March Muriel Rose Hobart Ivy Miriam Hopkins Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed By Rouben Mamoulian Proof That It’s Pre-Code Men need to control their passions, lest they let their dark side run rampant and turn into horrifying monsters who sexually abuse and murder women. Sound Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsSeptember 12, 2014 ago
The Age of Consent (1932)
1932

The Age of Consent (1932) Review

Michael Richard Cromwell Dora Arline Judge Betty Dorothy Wilson Duke Eric Linden Prof. Matthews John Halliday Barbara Aileen Pringle Released by RKO | Directed By Gregory La Cava Proof That It’s Pre-Code There is kissing in this film. Some damn good kissing. A nice car is like a hotel, but Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsSeptember 11, 2014 ago
Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
1931

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) Review, with Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert and Miriam Hopkins

Niki Maurice Chevalier Franzi Claudette Colbert Anna Miriam Hopkins Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed By Ernst Lubitsch Proof That It’s Pre-Code “We are not afraid to skirmish in the dark…” One of Niki’s friends wants his permission to cheat on his wife. “You’re crazy about a girl and you Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsAugust 19, 2014 ago
Ex-Lady (1933)
1933

Ex-Lady (1933) with Bette Davis

Helen Bette Davis Don Gene Raymond Nick Monroe Owsley Hugo Frank McHugh Iris Claire Dodd Peggy Kay Strozzi Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By Robert Florey Proof That It’s Pre-Code A woman decides to flout modern morality and sleep with a man she loves before marriage. However, he begs Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsAugust 4, 2014 ago
State's Attorney (1932)
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State’s Attorney (1932) Review, with John Barrymore

      Tom Cardigan John Barrymore June Perry Helen Twelvetrees Vanny Powers William Boyd Released by RKO | Directed By George Archainbaud Proof That It’s Pre-Code Our lead character has a fridge full of alcohol. And a table full. Several table fulls. The dude likes to drink. He may Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsAugust 1, 2014 ago
1932

No More Orchids (1932), with Carole Lombard and Walter Connolly

Annie Holt Carole Lombard Tony Gage Lyle Talbot Bill Walter Connolly Grandma Holt Louise Closser Hale Jerome Cedric C. Aubrey Smith Prince Carlos Jameson Thomas Released by Columbia | Directed By Walter Lang Proof That It’s Pre-Code Annie has to get carried to her state room aboard the cruise ship Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsJuly 14, 2014 ago
1933

I Cover the Waterfront (1933) with Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyon

      Joe Miller Ben Lyon Julie Kirk Claudette Colbert Eli Kirk Ernest Torrence       One Punch McCoy Hobart Cavanaugh Ortegus Maurice Black John Phelps Purnell Pratt Released by Reliance Pictures/Edward Small Productions | Directed By James Cruze Proof That It’s Pre-Code Seagulls keep ruining reporter Joe Miller’s Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsJune 20, 2014 ago

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