Street Scene (1931) Review, with Sylvia Sidney

Rose Maurrant Sylvia Sidney Sam Kaplan William Collier, Jr. Frank Maurrant David Landau Released by Samuel Goldwyn | Directed by King Vidor Run time: 80 minutes Proof That It's a Pre-Code Film A four letter word for a Jewish person is used multiple times. … Continue reading →

One Man’s Journey (1933) Review, with Lionel Barrymore, May Robson, and Joel McCrea

Eli Watt Lionel Barrymore Sarah May Robson Jimmy Watt Joel McCrea Letty McGinnis Dorothy Jordan Joan Stockton Frances Dee McGinnis David Landau Released by RKO Pictures | Directed by John S. Robertson Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It's a … Continue reading →

Cabin in the Cotton (1932) Review, with Richard Barthelmess and Bette Davis

Marvin Blake Richard Barthelmess Betty Wright Dorothy Jordan Madge Bette Davis Released by Warner Brothers | Directed by Michael Curtiz Proof That It's Pre-Code "That girl ain't got a bit of a soul, she ain't. But she sure got a body. Some body." A … Continue reading →

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) Review, with Paul Muni, Edward Ellis and Glenda Farrell

Jim Allen Paul Muni Bomber Wells Edward Ellis Marie Glenda Farrell Helen Helen Vinson Rev. Allen Hale Hamilton Barney Sykes Allen Jenkins Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By Mervyn LeRoy Proof That It's Pre-Code A Texan assures us … Continue reading →

Arrowsmith (1931) Review

The Particulars of the Picture Martin Arrowsmith ... Ronald Colman Leora Arrowsmith ... Helen Hayes Max Gottlieb ... A.E. Anson Oliver Marchand ... Clarence Brooks Joyce Lanyon ... Myrna Loy Gustav Sondelius ... Richard Bennett Arrowsmith: Of … Continue reading →