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Pre-Code Movies on TCM in December 2015 and Other Site News

Pre-Code.Com Site News for December 2015 Are you enjoying the month of turkeys? I’m not. It’s over now. I’m taking off Friday for Thanksgiving because I can and just so I  don’t have to watch something like Lighting Bill (hopefully) ever again. If you pay close attention to that review, Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsNovember 23, 2015 ago
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Pre-Code Movies on TCM in November 2015 and Other Site News

Pre-Code.Com Site News for November 2015 And a happy November to you. This month is especially great for pre-Codes on your local Turner Classic Movies channel, with star of the month Norma Shearer getting to shine on the big screen. Also, the programmers wisely stuck her Romeo and Juliet at Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsOctober 30, 2015 ago
Book Reviews

Book Review – “The Ice Cream Blonde: The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd” by Michelle Morgan

Any fan of the comedies of the early 1930s is certain to get an eyeful of Thelma Todd at one point or another. Tall, blonde and with a striking smile and a stunning set of comedic chops, she started in silent films before making waves for Hal Roach in the Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsOctober 28, 2015 ago
Pre-Code Companion

ISSUE #2 of THE PRE-CODE COMPANION now available!

The second issue of The Pre-Code Companion is now available at Amazon. It runs 81 pages and costs $2.99, with all profits being donated to the ASPCA. (And, yes, it’s a week early. Some of us are just bad at calendars, okay?) This issue’s contributors are: Three On A Match Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsOctober 9, 2015 ago
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Pre-Code Movies on TCM in October and Other Site News

Pre-Code.Com Site News for October 2015 Happy October, everyone! … wait, that’s not right. ~~~ welcome to a spooooooky Octoooooober everyone~~~ Okay, better. I have at least one horror movie review in the queue, as well an entry in the newest CMBA blogathon and the new issue of The Pre-Code Read more…

By Danny, 11 years ago
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Pre-Code Companion

ISSUE #1 of THE PRE-CODE COMPANION now available!

The first issue of The Pre-Code Companion is now available at Amazon. It runs 89 pages and costs $2.99, with all profits being donated to the ASPCA. This issue’s contributors are: Baby Face – Kim Luperi Barbara Stanwyck – Clint Worthington Red Headed Woman – Cliff Aliperti Jean Harlow – Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsSeptember 1, 2015 ago
TCM Schedules

Pre-Code Films on TCM for September 2015

Pre-Code.Com Site News for September 2015 I hope you all enjoyed Mae Clarke August– I definitely did, even if there were just as many hits as misses. September is a little different speed. No star of the month, but if you listened to the podcast I did with Smug Film Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsAugust 28, 2015 ago
TCM Schedules

It’s Mae Clarke Day on TCM!

My month long celebration of Mae Clarke climaxes today with all of the movies I’ve hit the last few weeks popping up on TCM today. Sorry about This Side of Heaven— I just couldn’t find it anywhere. :/ Regardless! The schedule for Clarke’s pre-Codes are below, and you can read Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsAugust 20, 2015 ago
Book Reviews

Book Review – “Featured Player: An Oral Autobiography of Mae Clarke” with James Curtis

As I’ve been reading more biographies as I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to appreciate how not just the way that the writing style affects the portrayal of the subjects, but how the attitude that the author brings to the proceedings is paramount as well. For example, Christina Rice’s unbridled enthusiasm Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsAugust 18, 2015 ago
TCM Schedules

Pre-Code Movies on TCM in August 2015

Pre-Code.Com Site News for August 2015 Ah, August! It’s time for TCM’s annual ‘Summer Under the Stars’ programming block, where each day is dedicated to a different star of old Hollywood. It’s usually a mix between more enduring stars, and some slightly more obscure ones. This summer’s selection is certainly Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsJuly 27, 2015 ago

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