Happy April, everyone! Uh, I guess to everyone who isn’t heavily invested in either the stock market or global stability. As someone who has read extensively about The Great Depression, I will let you know that, overall, it wasn’t great. Just my two cents.
Apologies to everyone for being late on this post. I spent my kids’ spring break traveling around Wales and England, getting a little too giddy when I see Wimpole Street or staying a night in the filming location for one of my favorite TV shows.
This trip also, sadly, means I will not get the chance to head to the TCMFF in Los Angeles this year. I’m bummed to be missing showings of pre-Codes like Moonlight and Pretzels, Me and My Gal, and Morocco, which would all be quality engagements. But I am hoping to attend in 2026, if not to enjoy the warmth of SoCal again than at least to hawk my upcoming book once more.
Anyway, watch some old movies this month. That’s what I’m going to do anyway.
Pre-Code Movies on TCM in April
All times listed are EST. Movies may be preempted. Links go to my reviews. Full schedule here.
- April 2 @ 00:45 – Monkey Business (1931)
- April 4 @ 07:30 – Road to Paradise (1930)
- April 4 @ 09:00 – The Women in His Life (1933)
- April 4 @ 10:30 – Smarty (1934)
- April 4 @ 11:45 – Fashions of 1934 (1934)
- April 4 @ 14:30 – Vanity Fair (1932)
- April 4 @ 20:00 – Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
- April 5 @ 05:00 – Trader Horn (1931)
- April 8 @ 16:15 – King Kong (1933)
- April 11 @ 06:00 – The Kennel Murder Case (1934)
- April 11 @ 07:30 – The Half Naked Truth (1933)
- April 11 @ 09:00 – Fog Over Frisco (1934)
- April 11 @ 16:15 – The Thin Man (1934)
- April 15 @ 11:00 – The Secret Six (1931)
- April 18 @ 20:00 – Arsene Lupin (1932)
- April 22 @ 06:15 – Miss Pinkerton (1932)
- April 22 @ 07:45 – Blondie Johnson (1933)
- April 22 @ 09:00 – Footlight Parade (1933)
- April 22 @ 11:00 – Three on a Match (1932)
- April 22 @ 12:30 – Lawyer Man (1933)
- April 22 @ 16:00 – Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
- April 22 @ 18:00 – Dames (1934)
- April 22 @ 13:15 – The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
- April 28 @ 05:30 – The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)
- April 28 @ 06:45 – A Free Soul (1931)
- April 28 @ 16:30 – Mata Hari (1931)
- April 30 @ 06:00 – Millie (1931)
Hope you see something cool this month!
