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Pre-Code Movies on TCM, October 2026

Miles and miles of Myrna Loy arrive in October, plus some spooky watches to boot!

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Pre-Code Movies on TCM in September 2026

Ah, the fall! What a wonderful time of year. I’m on my third month of living in Colorado, and now I can finally transition away from having to wear shorts. I have also, for the Read more

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Pre-Code Movies on TCM, August 2026

Hello again everybody! I apologize for the missing months there– my move from Germany to Colorado has been tumultuous, from having to re-purchase every appliance in my house to helping my kids weather this transition. Read more

TCMFF

TCMFF 2026: Full Schedule and Where You’ll Find Me

Spoiler alert: I'll be watching the pre-Codes.

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Family Movie Night Menus by Leonard and Jessie Maltin Book Review

Apologies up front — this post is possibly a little more unhinged than what you usually get around here. (Unless you’ve been around here long enough, I suppose.) When the call came out for anyone Read more

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Pre-Code Movies on TCM in April 2026

Not a lot of pre-Codes on this month, but TCMFF is coming!

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Pre-Code Movies on TCM in March 2026

TCM Programmers: What America needs right now is, like, 50 fucking George Brent movies in a two-week period.

TCM Schedules

Pre-Code Movies on TCM and Criterion Channel, February 2026

It's a chilly February, but there's pre-Codes galore to watch! Woo-hoo!

1930

Along Came Youth (1930) Review, with Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers, Stuart Erwin, and Frances Dee

Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Frances Dee star in Youth Came Along. And it certainly did.

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