Fuck everything.
If you need a good laugh, check out the number of pre-Code movies on Warner-owned HBO Max. I counted 11.
Anyway, here’s some movies.
Pre-Code Movies on TCM in June
Please note:
- All times listed here are Eastern Standard. This schedule is subject to change (like if someone dies or the world ends– you know how it is).
- Plot descriptions and casts lists below come from TCM. See the full listings for the month here.
Date & Time | Film |
3rd |
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) |
A World War I veteran faces inhuman conditions when he’s sentenced to hard labor. Dir: Mervyn Le Roy Cast: Paul Muni , Glenda Farrell , Helen Vinson . BW- 93 mins, CC, |
|
5th |
The Animal Kingdom (1932) |
An intellectual publisher can’t choose between his society wife and his free thinking former love. Dir: Edward H. Griffith Cast: Ann Harding , Leslie Howard , Myrna Loy . BW- 85 mins, CC, |
|
5th |
Monkey Business (1931) |
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner. Dir: Norman McLeod Cast: Groucho Marx , Harpo Marx , Chico Marx . BW- 78 mins, CC, |
|
5th |
Horse Feathers (1932) |
In an effort to beef up his school’s football team, a college president mistakenly recruits two loonies. Dir: Norman McLeod Cast: Groucho Marx , Harpo Marx , Chico Marx . BW- 67 mins, CC, |
|
5th |
Animal Crackers (1930) |
Three zanies try to recover a stolen painting during a madcap house party. Dir: Victor Heerman Cast: Groucho Marx , Harpo Marx , Chico Marx . BW- 97 mins, CC, |
|
6th |
Duck Soup (1933) |
When he’s named dictator of Freedonia, a con artist declares war on the neighboring kingdom. Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Groucho Marx , Harpo Marx , Chico Marx . BW- 69 mins, CC, |
|
7th |
Lady For A Day (1933) |
A gangster helps an old apple-vendor pose as a society woman to fool her visiting daughter. Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Warren William , May Robson , Guy Kibbee . BW- 96 mins, CC, |
|
7th |
Man of the World (1931) |
Dir: Richard Wallace Cast: William Powell , Carole Lombard , Wynne Gibson .
BW- 71 mins, |
|
12th |
Stepping Out (1931) |
After catching their husbands with other women, two wives go on a girls-only vacation. Dir: Charles F. Riesner Cast: Charlotte Greenwood , Leila Hyams , Reginald Denny . BW- 73 mins, CC, |
|
12th |
Three on a Match (1932) |
A woman’s childhood friends try to rescue her from gangsters. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Virginia Davis , Joan Blondell , Dawn O’Day . BW- 63 mins, CC, |
|
12th |
When Ladies Meet (1933) |
A female novelist doesn’t realize her new friend is the wife whose husband she’s trying to steal. Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Ann Harding , Robert Montgomery , Myrna Loy . BW- 85 mins, CC, |
|
12th |
Politics (1931) |
Two women take on small-town racketeers. Dir: Charles F. Riesner Cast: Marie Dressler , Polly Moran , Rosco Ates . BW- 73 mins, CC, |
|
12th |
Ann Vickers (1933) |
A social worker’s fight for reform is compromised by her love for a corrupt judge. Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Irene Dunne , Walter Huston , Conrad Nagel . BW- 76 mins, CC, |
|
12th |
Our Betters (1933) |
An American heiress marries into the British nobility. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Constance Bennett , Violet Kemble-Cooper , Phoebe Foster . BW- 83 mins, CC, |
|
14th |
Footlight Parade (1933) |
A producer fights labor problems, financiers and his greedy ex-wife to put on a show. Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney , Joan Blondell , Ruby Keeler . BW- 103 mins, CC, |
|
17th |
Queen Christina (1934) |
Romantic tale of the 17th-century Swedish queen and her romance with a Spanish diplomat. Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Greta Garbo , John Gilbert , Ian Keith . BW- 99 mins, CC, |
|
17th |
Tarzan The Ape Man (1932) |
A British lord raised by apes kidnaps a beautiful noblewoman exploring Africa with her father. Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Johnny Weissmuller , Neil Hamilton , C. Aubrey Smith . BW- 100 mins, CC, |
|
18th |
You Said A Mouthful (1932) |
To sell his unsinkable bathing suit, an inventor passes himself off as a championship swimmer. Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Joe E. Brown , Ginger Rogers , Preston S. Foster . BW- 70 mins, CC, |
|
18th |
Tarzan And His Mate (1934) |
The jungle king fights to protect his wife from a greedy ivory hunter. Dir: Cedric Gibbons Cast: Johnny Weissmuller , Maureen O’Sullivan , Neil Hamilton . BW- 104 mins, CC, |
|
18th |
The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) |
A struggling composer courts a singing star. Dir: William K. Howard Cast: Ramon Novarro , Jeanette MacDonald , Frank Morgan . BW- 89 mins, CC, |
|
18th |
Little Women (1933) |
The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Joan Bennett , Paul Lukas . BW- 115 mins, CC, |
|
24th |
The Telegraph Trail (1933) |
An Army scout volunteers to string telegraph wires through Indian territory. Dir: Tenny Wright Cast: John Wayne , Duke , Frank McHugh . BW- 54 mins, CC, |
|
27th |
King Kong (1933) |
A film crew discovers the “eighth wonder of the world,” a giant prehistoric ape, and brings him back to New York, where he wreaks havoc. Dir: Merian C. Cooper Cast: Fay Wray , Robert Armstrong , Bruce Cabot . BW- 104 mins, CC, |
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28th |
42nd Street (1933) |
The definitive backstage musical, complete with the dazzling newcomer who goes on for the injured star. Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Warner Baxter , Bebe Daniels , George Brent . BW- 89 mins, CC, |
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Caveat Lector 🏳️🌈 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 ⚛️ (@RichUSUK) · June 1, 2020 at 7:02 am
thanks for this monthly list, as always
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