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Baby Face (1933)

Baby Face (1933) Review

Lily Barbara Stanwyck Courtland Trenholm George Brent Mr. Stevens Donald Cook Chico Theresa Harris Mr. Carter Henry Kolker Mr. Sipple Arthur Hohl Proof That It’s Pre-Code The film’s main conceit is that all life is exploitation, and you must simply be the one doing the exploiting. One book thumping scholar Read more

Lady for a Day (1933) Review

Proof That It’s Pre-Code Our main character and eventual hero is a gangster, though he’s not much in the Jimmy Cagney way. There’s a makeover required, and a male hairdresser, Pierre, is requested. The gangster denies him entrance until he’s convinced that the guy is… well, okay to be around Read more

Man Wanted (1932) Review

Danny Like BannerProof That It’s Pre-Code

  • When you watch Pre-Code films, it’s sometimes hard to realize just how disenfranchised women were during this time period. That’s because movies in that era went out of their way to give us strong female roles who did things like run a car company, function as a doctor, or, in this film’s case, be the lead editor on a magazine. And, the best part is, in this one our heroine not punished for being devoted to her job, and she’s damned good at it.
  • Of course, the heroine’s husband is a louse who engages in extramarital sex, but that’ll happen.
  • Big old goof Andy Devine claims that there hasn’t been any marriage in his family for three generations. Wait, didn’t he claim that back in Doctor Bull too?

The Particulars of the Picture

Man Wanted Kay Francis Man Wanted Una Merkel
Lois Ames…
Kay Francis
Tommy Sherman…
David Manners
Ruth Holman…
Una Merkel
Man Wanted Andy Devine Man Wanted Kenneth Thompson William Dieterle
Andy Doyle…
Andy Devine
Freddie Ames…
Kenneth Thompson
Directed by
William Dieterle

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Hard to Handle (1933) Review

Proof That It’s Pre-Code One of those gold digging pictures that we’re all so fond of: “Who said anything about love? I’m talking about money.” Ruth Donnelly, playing a mom, makes a suggestion to her daughter: “Don’t wear this. Wear your blue dress. Shows more of your… girlish laughter.” 😉 Read more