Valentine Joan Crawford Bob Neil Hamilton Tony Monroe Owsley Released by MGM | Directed by Nick Grinde Run time: 68 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film An inter-generational tale where a girl is shielded from the fact that her long-estranged mother is in fact a ‘kept’ woman. “I’m going Read more…
Site News for April 2018 Ah, April. It has finally stopped raining here in California (not that I’m complaining), and the birds are chirping eagerly that the annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (TCMFF) will soon be knocking at our door once more. The good news? I got media credentials Read more…
Jerry Young Fredric March Henry Crocker Cary Grant Mike Richards Jack Oakie Released by Paramount | Directed by Stuart Walker Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There are plenty of awful moments of combat, including a hand covered in blood and plenty of other bullet- riddled Read more…
Mary Martin Billie Dove Susie Helen Ware Dick Rollins Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Released by Warner Bros./First National Directed by John Francis Dillon Run time: 62 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Susie takes care of down-on-their-luck gangsters. When they come to her, she always proffers them her butler’s clothing. Read more…
Carl Denham Robert Armstrong Hilda Helen Mack Helstrom John Marston Released by RKO | Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack Run time: 69 minutes Son of Kong: More is Less “Lady, you’ll never catch a monkey that way.” “Did you ever catch a monkey?” “Did I ever…? Lady, you’d be surprised.” Read more…
Kitty Lorraine Alice Brady Shirley Lorraine Maureen O’Sullivan Warren Foster Franchot Tone Released by MGM | Directed by Charles Brabin Run time: 84 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film In one of the most unique scenes of the entire pre-Code era, the titular ‘stage mother’ offers to hook her Read more…
Well, this has been an interesting month to say the least. And I don’t mean because it’s been 31 Days of Oscar on TCM and I thus have had to entertain myself in other ways. No, TCM has (finally) connected with Filmstruck to connect a not-insignificant chunk of their vault Read more…
Mary Sidney Fox Gus Paul Lukas Lewis Stone Mr. Jones Released by Universal | Directed by John M. Stahl Run time: 90 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “How about you go to–“ The first act takes place in a speakeasy. A man and woman are living together before Read more…
Florence Loretta Young Maizee Winnie Lightner Daniel Lyle Talbot Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by George Amy & Busby Berkeley Run time: 64 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film It’s about forced prostitution, virginity, and petulant male power grabs. She Had to Say Yes: It’s an Awful, Awful Read more…
Site News for February 2018 Hey everyone. Rough month– extended houseguests, travel, programs at work, etc. But I think February will be different, so stick around. As with most Februarys, the showings on TCM are pretty predictable. There are a lot of great movies here, don’t get me wrong, and Read more…