Diplomaniacs (1933)

Proof That It’s Pre-Code

  • Homosexual undertones galore.
  • A bevy of scantily dressed squaws among many others, played, unsurprisingly, by white women.
  • It’s implied that one woman really likes the Navy, and is trying to “make it” there.
  • On choosing a seductress:

“What color do you want?”
“I want a white one!”
“White ones get dirty much quicker!”
“That’s fine, she’ll have to get dirty.”

  • Our villain, to a pair of female spies:

“Let me know if they make any progress.”
“With us?!”
“This is no time for sex!”
“That’s what you say!”

  • Here’s a number from the picture. Yowza.

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