If you want a little insight as to how things go behind-the-scenes here, I was putting together the schedule below and said out loud, “Oh, god, is George Brent Star of the Month?” Folks, I was right. Our long anticipated national nightmare has arrived.
I kid! I kid. But Brent being here means there’s a ton of pre-Codes laid out filling out the last half of the month, plus the channel has a nice tribute to Betty Compson on the 19th plus a Joan Blondell day on the 27th.
This month has a Joan Blondell day! That’s something good out of 2026, right?
On another note, Karen at Shadows and Satin, still my favorite classic film blog, gave pre-Code Essentials a favorable review; check it out!
Pre-Code Movies on TCM, March 2026
All times are EST.Films marked with an asterisk (*) are movies featured in my book, pre-Code Essentials. Links go to my reviews. Schedule subject to change. Full schedule here.
- 3/1 @ 08:30 – 42nd Street (1933)
- 3/2 @ 14:00 – I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) *
- 3/5 @ 06:00 – A Farewell to Arms (1932)
- 3/8 @ 07:30 – Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
- 3/9 @ 11:45 – Little Women (1933)
- 3/10 @ 07:00 – The Front Page (1931)
- 3/13 @ 06:30 – Min & Bill (1930)
- 3/14 @ 10:15 – It Happened One Night (1934)
- 3/16 @ 07:15 – Blondie Johnson (1933)
- 3/16 @ 12:45 – Dames (1934)
- 3/16 @ 14:30 – Dancing Sweeties (1930)
- 3/17 @ 20:00 – So Big! (1932)
- 3/17 @ 21:30 – The Rich Are Always With Us (1932)
- 3/17 @ 23:00 – The Keyhole (1933)
- 3/18 @ 01:30 – The Painted Veil (1934)
- 3/18 @ 04:15 – The Purchase Price (1932)
- 3/18 @ 05:30 – Lilly Turner (1933)
- 3/18 @ 06:45 – They Call it Sin (1932)
- 3/18 @ 08:00 – Weekend Marriage (1932)
- 3/18 @ 09:15 – The Crash (1932)
- 3/18 @ 10:15 – Miss Pinkerton (1932)
- 3/18 @ 15:30 – 42nd Street (1933)
- 3/18 @ 17:15 – Female (1933)
- 3/18 @ 18:30 – Baby Face (1933) *
- 3/19 @ 13:30 – Inside the Lines (1930)
- 3/19 @ 15:00 – The Lady Refuses (1931)
- 3/19 @ 16:15 – Three Who Loved (1931)
- 3/19 @ 17:30 – The Gay Diplomat (1931)
- 3/22 @ 23:00 – Virtue (1932)
- 3/23 @ 17:00 – When Ladies Meet (1932)
- 3/24 @ 20:00 – From Headquarters (1933)
- 3/27 @ 06:00 – Big Business Girl (1931)
- 3/27 @ 07:30 – Make Me a Star (1932)
- 3/27 @ 09:00 – Smarty (1934) *
- 3/27 @ 10:30 – Dames (1934)
- 3/27 @ 12:15 – Havana Widows (1933)
- 3/27 @ 13:30 – I’ve Got Your Number (1934)
- 3/28 @ 12:00 – Blondie of the Follies (1932)
- 3/29 @ 23:00 – International House (1933)
Would you like to join our effort to send whoever decided to make George Brent ‘Star of the Month’ to The Hague? Not for, like, prison time, but just a chance to hang out with the Dutch. Chime in below!
