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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, 2 yearsMarch 19, 2021 ago
1932

Devil and the Deep (1932) Review, with Tallulah Bankhead and Gary Cooper

Diana Sturm Tallulah Bankhead Lt. Sempter Gary Cooper Cmdr. Charles Sturm Charles Laughton Released by Paramount Directed by Marion Gering Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A woman hisses at Diana, “You probably heard me say that I’d very much like to spank you!” Diana raises Read more…

By Danny, 3 years ago
1933

King Kong (1933) Review, with Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong

Ann Darrow Fay Wray Carl Denham Robert Armstrong John Driscoll Bruce Cabot Released by RKO Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack Run time: 104 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film This film touches lightly on a ton of material from white slavery to bestiality, that would be Read more…

By Danny, 3 yearsFebruary 7, 2020 ago
1932

The Lost Squadron (1932) Review, with Richard Dix, Mary Astor, and Erich Von Stroheim

Gibson Richard Dix Follette Mary Astor Von Furst Erich von Stroheim Red Joel McCrea Woody Robert Armstrong Fritz Hugh Herbert Released by RKO Directed by George Archainbaud Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Our leads not only enjoy each other’s company, but they enjoy fighting in Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsSeptember 14, 2018 ago
1931

The Great Meadow (1930) Review, with John Mack Brown and Eleanor Boardman

Berk Jarvis John Mack Brown Diony Hall Eleanor Boardman Evan Muir Gavin Gordon Released by MGM Directed by Charles Brabin Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Berk Jarvis’ mother gets killed and scalped by a Shawnee. The villain then spends the movie rubbing it in Jarvis’ Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsJuly 20, 2018 ago
1933

Hell Below (1933) Review, with Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston and Madge Evans

Thomas Knowlton Robert Montgomery T.J. Toler Walter Huston Joan Madge Evans Ship’s Cook Jimmy Durante Mac Dougal Eugene Pallette Brick Walters Robert Young Released by MGM | Directed by Jack Conway Run time: 101 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Your first duty is to establish a base of Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsAugust 25, 2017 ago
1934

Viva Villa! (1934) Review, with Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo and Fay Wray

Pancho Villa Wallace Beery Rodolfo Leo Carrillo Teresa Fay Wray Jonny Sykes Stuart Erwin General Pascal Joseph Schildkraut Francisco Madero Henry B. Walthall Released by MGM | Directed by Jack Conway Run time: 115 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film People are murdered pretty indiscriminately– this is a revolution, Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsJune 25, 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
1932

The Last Mile (1932) Review, with Howard Phillips and Preston Foster

Dick Walters Howard Phillip John ‘ Killer’ Mears Preston Foster Joe Berg George E. Stone Released by Astor Pictures | Directed by Sam Bischoff Run time: 69 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Several people are killed in cold blood. The hero’s final action could be interpreted as immoral, Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsOctober 6, 2016 ago
1932

The Most Dangerous Game (1932) Review, with Joel McCrea and Fay Wray

Bob Joel McCrea Eve Fay Wray Zaroff Leslie Banks Released by RKO | Directed by Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack Run time: 62 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Shrunken heads, taxidermied bodies, and death galore. Clearly a movie about a guy who gets his jollies from murder. Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsSeptember 16, 2016 ago

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