1934
Coming Out Party (1934) Review, with Frances Dee and Gene Raymond
A big social soiree and a pregnancy lead a young girl to make some poor life decisions.
TCM Schedules
Pre-Code Films on TCM in May 2024
Another rainy, gray April has left us here in Germany and now spring is in full bloom, along with all of my allergies sprouting to full effect. Weee. On TCM this month, Frank Borzage is heavily featured, including many of his excellent pre-Codes. There’s also a Joan Crawford marathon on Read more…
1932
The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) Review, with Wynne Gibson and Pat O’Brien
Clara Deane, an ambitious designer, marries a crook and is falsely implicated in a crime. Years later, she looks to reunite with her missing daughter only to run into police interference.
1932
The Silent Witness (1932) Review, with Lionel Atwill and Greta Nissen
A society man steps in to take the blame when his son murders a loose woman.
TCM Schedules
Pre-Code Movies on TCM in April 2024
Pre-Code movies showing on Turner Classic Movies in April 2024.
1932
The Menace (1932) Review, with H.B. Warner and Bette Davis
A wrongly convicted man seeks to clear his name through the use of plastic surgery and pure convoluted logic.
1932
Girl of the Rio (1932) Review, with Dolores Del Rio and Leo Carrillo
Delores del Rio is a girl from the Rio who gets into a sitch as one does. On the Rio.
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This Reckless Age (1932) Review, with Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers and Frances Dee
A pair of empty-nesters contend with the generation gap among destitute shadows and cold empty winter nights.
TCM Schedules
Pre-Code Movies on TCM, March 2024
Pre-Code Hollywood movies showing on TCM in March 2024.
1930
Redemption (1930) Review, with John Gilbert
John Gilbert cuckholds Conrad Nagel, because that’s just what men did in the 1930s.