1932
Blondie of the Follies (1932) Review, with Marion Davies, Billie Dove and Robert Montgomery
Marion Davies learns a lesson about love and friendship… well, no, she doesn’t, but she *does* crossdress.
1931
A Woman of Experience (1931) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees
Elsa Helen Twelvetrees Karl William Bakewell Otto Lew Cody Katie Zasu Pitts Muller C. Henry Gordon Hans Frank Pangborn Released by RKO Pathe | Directed by Harry Joe Brown Run time: 74 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The title implies exactly what you think she’s had experience with. Read more…
1931
Beyond Victory (1931) Review, with William Boyd
Bill William Boyd Jim James Gleason Bud Russell Gleason Lew Lew Cody Katherina Lissy Arna Fritzi Zasu Pitts Released by Pathe | Directed by John S. Robertson Run time: 70 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Oh, go to… go to bed.” One girl certainly sees fit to celebrate Read more…
1931
The Bad Sister (1931) Review, with Conrad Nagel and Sidney Fox
Dr. Dick Lundley Conrad Nagel Marianne Madison Sidney Fox Laura Madison Bette Davis Mr. Madison Charles Winninger Valentine Corliss Humphrey Bogart Hedrick Madison David Durand Released by Universal Pictures | Directed by Hobart Henley Proof That It’s Pre-Code The family’s youngest brother pesters his sister about her undergarments: “Why don’t Read more…
1932
Roar of the Dragon (1932) Review, with Richard Dix, Gwili Andre, and Edward Everett Horton
Captain Carson Richard Dix Natascha Gwili Andre Busby Edward Everett Horton Arline Judge Hortense O’Dare Gabby Zasu Pitts Voronsky C. Henry Gordon Released by RKO | Directed by Wesley Ruggles Run time: 70 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film We’re introduced to the film’s villain as he seers closed Read more…
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Is My Face Red? (1932) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees and Ricardo Cortez
Bill Poster Ricardo Cortez Peggy Helen Twelvetrees Mildred Jill Esmond Tony Sidney Toler Maloney Robert Armstrong The Operator Zasu Pitts Released by RKO | Directed by William A. Seiter Proof That It’s Pre-Code An old man is running around with a showgirl who calls him ‘popsie wopsie’. Our protagonist smacks Read more…
1932
Shopworn (1932), with Barbara Stanwyck
Kitty Lane … Barbara Stanwyck Aunt Dot … Zasu Pitts Fred … Lucien Littlefield David Livingston … Regis Toomey Helen Livingston … Clara Blandick Judge Forbes … Oscar Apfel Proof That It’s Pre-Code Upfront, it’s important to know that the surviving copies of this film are from a 1938 re-edit, Read more…
1932
Once in a Lifetime (1932) Review
The Particulars of the Picture George Lewis … Jack Oakie May Daniels … Aline MacMahon Jerry Hyland … Russell Hopton Lawrence Vail … Onslow Stevens Herman Glogauer … Gregory Ratoff Susan Walker … Sidney Fox Once in a Lifetime: Making It Big “You don’t know anything about anything, George, and Read more…