Mary Rexford Norma Shearer Lord Phillip Rexford Herbert Marshall Tommy Trent Robert Montgomery Released by MGM | Directed By Edmund Goulding Proof That It’s Pre-Code A man agrees to marry a woman even though he knows that she was a party girl who got around. She even gets around with Read more
Dr. Jack Griffin Claude Rains Flora Gloria Stuart Dr. Arthur Kemp William Harrigan Released by Universal | Directed By James Whale Proof That It’s Pre-Code A naked man instigates a reign of terror throughout Great Britain. He also pushes a baby carriage over. Basically, the invisible man murders a ton Read more
Kitty Brown Norma Shearer Bob Brown Rod LaRocque Mrs. Bouccicault Marie Dressler Madge Hedda Hopper Wallace Tyrell Davis Townley Gilbert Emery Diane Sally Eilers Bruce Raymond Hackett Whitman Wilfred Noy Released by MGM | Directed By Robert Z. Leonard Proof That It’s Pre-Code Crumbum Kitty Brown goes from housewife to Read more
Kathleen / Moonyeen Norma Shearer Sir John Carteret Leslie Howard Kenneth / Jeremy Frederic March Released by MGM | Directed By Sidney Franklin Proof That It’s Pre-Code “Don’t you want me? I want you. And I’m not ashamed to say it.” An injury to one of the characters later in Read more
I treasure obscurity. You may have already guessed this since I run a site that tirelessly mines many of the dustiest corners of Hollywood’s history, but I love discovering odd gems, hidden disasters, and near misses. It’s of that last category that star Ann Dvorak falls into. Playing the leading Read more
Nina Norma Shearer Ned Clark Gable Sam Alexander Kirkland Charlie Ralph Morgan Gordon Robert Young Madeline Maureen O’Sullivan Released by MGM | Directed by Robert Z. Leonard Proof That It’s Pre-Code “Self important ass!” “I’ve been bad, Charlie. Wicked. I need to be punished. And you’re the only one who Read more
A brief roundup since, as you’ve no doubt noticed, the last couple of days have been crazy between TCMFF, the blogathon, and my own travels around the country (I left LA on Sunday and have been in Atlanta, NYC, and Denver since!). Apologies for all the cool cats who regularly Read more
“Just tweet something about ‘Beef Mankiewicz’.” The last day of the 2015 Turner Classic Movie Film Festival was a bittersweet one. The days had run together, creating a world where no sleep was the norm, weird social interactions were common, and I began to feel that echo of solitude that Read more
Welcome back to the third day of the pre-Code blogathon! Listed below are all of the entries for today. And then tomorrow head on over to Satin & Shadows to catch the last day! A great cast deserves another mention… BLOG TOPIC The Wonderful World of Cinema Murder! Silver Screenings Read more
“I mean, I was within spitting distance of Leonard Maltin.” “Danny… did you spit on Leonard Maltin?” The amount of writing I’m doing (or trying to do) at the festival fascinates several people. My impression is that most of the other members of the media are using their social media Read more