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1930

Girl of the Port (1930) Review, with Sally O’Neil

Josie Sally O’Neil Whiskey Johnny Reginald Sharland McEwan Mitchell Lewis Released by RKO | Directed by Bert Glennon Run time: 65 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “That one was old when ‘Fanny’ was a girl’s name!” Josie is a former burlesque dancer and girl of all ports. She Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsJune 19, 2017 ago
1933

Storm at Daybreak (1933) Review, with Kay Francis, Nils Asther, and Walter Huston

Irina Kay Francis Geza Nils Asther Dushan Walter Huston Csaholyi Phillips Holmes Militza Louise Closser Hale Panto C. Henry Gordon Released by MGM | Directed by Richard Boleslawski Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A salacious crack about an old woman who worries about her safety Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsJune 12, 2017 ago
1933

Ace of Aces (1933) Review, with Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan and Ralph Bellamy

Rocky Richard Dix Nancy Elizabeth Allan Blake Ralph Bellamy Released by RKO | Directed by J. Walter Rubin Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One impressive moment has a pilot give another the middle finger while also pointing it at the drawing of a pig’s asshole. Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsJune 5, 2017 ago
1933

The White Sister (1933) Review, with Helen Hayes and Clark Gable

Angela Chiaromonte Helen Hayes Giovanni Severi Clark Gable Mina Louise Closser Hale Released by MGM | Directed by Victor Fleming Run time: 104 minutes White Sister: New Habits Die Hard “A broken officer and a renegade nun– is that your love?!” I spent some time tonight talking to my mom Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsMay 12, 2017 ago
1931

A Woman of Experience (1931) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees

Elsa Helen Twelvetrees Karl William Bakewell Otto Lew Cody Katie Zasu Pitts Muller C. Henry Gordon Hans Frank Pangborn Released by RKO Pathe | Directed by Harry Joe Brown Run time: 74 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The title implies exactly what you think she’s had experience with. Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsFebruary 27, 2017 ago
1931

Beyond Victory (1931) Review, with William Boyd

Bill William Boyd Jim James Gleason Bud Russell Gleason Lew Lew Cody Katherina Lissy Arna Fritzi Zasu Pitts Released by Pathe | Directed by John S. Robertson Run time: 70 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Oh, go to… go to bed.” One girl certainly sees fit to celebrate Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsSeptember 19, 2016 ago
1933

Ann Vickers (1933) Review, with Irene Dunne, Walter Huston and Conrad Nagel

Ann Vickers Irene Dunne Barney Dolphin Walter Huston Lindsey Atwell Conrad Nagel Released by RKO | Directed by John Cromwell Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One suspicious trip to Havana that ends in an out-of-wedlock child’s life ending. One prisoner is told, “We’ll have to Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsAugust 26, 2016 ago
1933

The Solitaire Man (1933) Review, with Herbert Marshall and Lionel Atwill

Oliver Lane Herbert Marshall Wallace Lionel Atwill Bascom Ralph Forbes Mrs. Vail May Robson Mrs. Hopkins Mary Boland Helen Elizabeth Allen Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed by Jack Conway Run time: 67 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film [poking head out of bathroom] “I thought you were Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsAugust 12, 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
1932

Roar of the Dragon (1932) Review, with Richard Dix, Gwili Andre, and Edward Everett Horton

Captain Carson Richard Dix Natascha Gwili Andre Busby Edward Everett Horton Arline Judge Hortense O’Dare Gabby Zasu Pitts Voronsky C. Henry Gordon Released by RKO | Directed by Wesley Ruggles Run time: 70 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film We’re introduced to the film’s villain as he seers closed Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsApril 4, 2016 ago

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