Grace Sutton Loretta Young Jed Sutton Eric Linden Miss Bowers Aline MacMahon Floret Glenda Farrell A Patient Dorothy Peterson Ringer Frank McHugh Released by First National/Warner Bros. | Directed by James Flood Proof That It’s Pre-Code Let’s just say that medicine has changed in 80-some years. One nervous father is Read more
Yvonne Greta Garbo Andre Robert Montgomery Delval Lewis Stone Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed by Clarence Brown Proof That It’s Pre-Code “There are tricks in every trade.” “You ought to know, dearie. Your trade is the oldest.” “I was just going to ask if you came with a Read more
Rita Cavallini Greta Garbo Cornelius Van Tuyl Lewis Stone Tom Armstrong Gavin Gordon Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed by Clarence Brown Proof That It’s Pre-Code Rita was sold into a brothel at a young age and has gained infamy as an opera singer… but also as a woman Read more
Released by Hal Roach Studios | Directed by Gus Meins Maid in Hollywood: A Sneezy, Breezy Time “Hollywood, the land of promises. That’s all you get. Promises. Did you ever try to eat a promise? Well, I did.” This time out for Kelly and Todd are a pair of unsuccessful Read more
The newest issue of The Pre-Code Companion is now available at Amazon. It runs 76 pages and costs $2.99, with all profits being donated to the ASPCA. This issue’s contributors are: Midnight Mary – Kim Luperi Loretta Young – Molly Bugamelli The Purchase Price – Le Magalhães George Brent – Danny Read more
Joe Anton George Raft Jerry Healy Constance Cummings Iris Wynne Gibson Leo Roscoe Karns Mabel Alison Skipworth Maude Mae West Released by Paramount | Directed by Archie Mayo Proof That It’s Pre-Code “Why that dumb cluck!” George Raft awakens and undresses to bathe. We see a lot of him. Llllladies. Read more
Duke Ellis Richard Dix Johnny Ellis Tom Brown C. Henry Gordon Skinner Released by RKO | Directed by Rowland Brown Proof That It’s Pre-Code One convict had been married– to three wives at the same time. The cook is a homosexual. One guard’s wife is having an affair– and pays Read more
A. Philip Randolph Andre Baugher Ashley Totten Mario Van Peebles Milton Webster Charles S. Dutton Released by Showtime and Paramount | Directed by Robert Townsend 10,000 Black Men Named George: Standing for Dignity “Nobody got anything in this country unless they took it. Hell, I admire the white man. He Read more
Celia Dorothy Mackaill John Smith Basil Rathbone Evelyn Leila Hyams Released by First National/Warner Brothers | Directed by William Seiter Proof That It’s Pre-Code Celia accidentally drops a watch down her dress and has to fish around for it. John enjoys the view. “We’ll have to go without any clothes!” Read more
Kate Kate Smith Lily Sally Blane Hunt Randolph Scott Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed by William A. Seiter Hello, Everybody!: Dammed if You Do “Farming has one advantage– it always pays a man for its toil.” I shouldn’t have a curious eye. I try to avoid spoilers or even Read more