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1930

Playing Around (1930) Review, with Alice White and Chester Morris

Sheba Miller Alice White Nickey Solomon Chester Morris Jack William Bakewell Released by Warner Bros./First National | Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Run time: 66 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “How does she rate? Y’know, yes, no, or maybe?” Alice White undresses for a shower on camera– at least Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsMarch 17, 2017 ago
1930

The Widow from Chicago (1930) Review, with Alice White and Edward G. Robinson

Polly Alice White Dominic Edward G. Robinson Swifty Neil Hamilton Released by Warner Bros./First National | Directed by Edward F. Cline Run time: 64 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “I don’t talk business in my bedroom?” “Yeah?” “You’re a cute little trick, aren’t you?” “A dumb cluck like Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsMarch 3, 2017 ago
1930

Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) Review, with Alice White and Jack Mulhall

Dixie Dugan Alice White Jimmie Doyle Jack Mulhall Donny Harris Blanche Sweet Released by First National/Warner Brothers | Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Run time: 80 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “The moment he meets a girl, he starts feeling her ribs!” “You know what great pictures he’s always Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsNovember 25, 2016 ago
1933

Employees’ Entrance (1933) Review

Kurt Anderson … Warren William Madeline … Loretta Young Martin West … Wallace Ford Polly … Alice White Miss Hall … Ruth Donnelly Sweeney … Allen Jenkins Employee’s Entrance: Sorting the Successful From the Failures I think our antiheroes nowadays have gotten a little too clean under their collars. When Read more…

By Danny, 12 yearsMay 31, 2013 ago
1933

Picture Snatcher (1933) Review

Pre-Code Follies: He’s a fast talking newspaper guy. She’s the daughter of the chief of police. Can they get along? From Danny

By Danny, 14 yearsAugust 6, 2011 ago
1934

Jimmy the Gent (1934) Review

Review: God, this again? Emoticon response the only logical one: 🙁 From Danny.

By Danny, 14 yearsJuly 23, 2011 ago
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