The Merry Widow (1934) Review, with Maurice Cheavalier and Jeanette MacDonald

Danilo Maurice Chevalier Sonia Jeanette MacDonald Ambassador Edward Everett Horton King George Barbier Queen Una Merkel Orderly Sterling Holloway Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed by Ernst Lubitsch Proof That It's Pre-Code-ish … Continue reading →

Alice in Wonderland (1933) Review, with Charlotte Henry

Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed by Norman Z. McLeod Alice in Wonderland: The Exquisite Tragedy of a World Gone Mad "If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around much faster than it does." There are things I miss about the studio system. … Continue reading →

Fast Workers (1933) Review, with John Gilbert, Robert Armstrong, and Mae Clarke

Gunner John Gilbert Bucker Robert Armstrong Mary Mae Clarke Released by MGM | Directed By Todd Browning Proof That It's Pre-Code Construction workers hanging out on the peaks of skyscrapers are really mostly concerned with peeping. Gunner … Continue reading →

Blondie Johnson (1933) Review

Proof That It's Pre-Code It's about a lady gangster who takes over a mob through her wits rather than with her body-- which is pretty rare for a Pre-Code. She's vicious, cunning, and makes suckers out of her enemies. Blondie goes into the hospital to visit her gangster cohort who was run … Continue reading →

Strictly Dynamite (1934) Review

Proof That It's Pre-Code I wish I could say vague racism is restricted to Pre-Code movies, but that's a damn lie. Adultery galore, though it's all sitting in the back of taxis and smooching someone while your wife is in another taxi smooching someone else. So earlier this week, I was … Continue reading →