Jim Turner Edward G. Robinson Marge Mayhew Genevieve Tobin Val Wilson Glenda Farrell Released by Warner Brothers/First National | Directed By Alfred E. Green Proof That It’s Pre-Code Marge protests after her husband starts kissing her on the front lawn. “Jim, stop that! The neighbors will think we’re not married!” Read more
Flint Walter Huston Kingsland Conrad Nagel Ann Whitehall Virginia Bruce Tula Lupe Velez Hogan Mitchell Lewis Gregg C. Henry Gordon Released by MGM | Directed By William J. Cowen Proof That It’s Pre-Code Lupe Velez enters the movie in thin strips of cloth. Flint likes calling the Read more
Philo Vance Basil Rathbone Sigurd Arnesson Roland Young Belle Dillard Leila Hyams Released by MGM | Directed By David Burton and Nick Grime The Bishop Murder Case: Hickory Dickory DULL “And as for you… Fools! Idiots! Children! Baffled by Mother Goose!” In doing my research for The Bishop Murder Case, Read more
THE BLOGATHON IS HERE! Day 1 Day 2 (at Shadows & Satin!) Day 3 Day 4 (at Shadows & Satin!) The original post: Jean Harlow. Joan Blondell. Warren William. Dorothy Mackaill. Kay Francis. Ricardo Cortez. Madge Evans. Leila Hyams. Lyle Talbot. Anita Page. Norma Shearer. Pick a star, any star. Read more
Claire McIntyre Loretta Young Robert J. Clayton Ricardo Cortez Johnny Saunders Frank Albertson Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By William A. Seiter Proof That It’s Pre-Code A college party sees one couple heading outside to be alone. “Will I be safe with you out there in the dark?” “Safe? Read more
Since this was put up at the official site and a date and time have been picked finalized, I should probably invite all of you, too: I will be speaking at Unknown Film in Harajuku, Tokyo on February 8th at 5:00 PM. The talk will be after a screening of Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for January 2015 … I need to take longer vacations. Upcoming Reviews in January 5 – Big Business Girl 9 – The Bishop Murder Case 12- Kongo 16- The Lady Refuses 19- The Stranger’s Return 23- The Gay Diplomat 26- [February schedule] 30- The Painted Veil Pre-Code Read more
As I mentioned at the beginning of the month, I’m taking the last few weeks of December off (mostly) and the first week of January off (completely) to recoup after Thoughts On The Thin Man and to plot out the absolutely insane 2015 I have planned for the site. And, Read more
Mabel Joan Blondell Barbara Hemmingway Ruby Keeler Jimmy Higgins Dick Powell Mathilda Hemmingway Zasu Pitts Horace P. Hemmingway Guy Kibbee Ezra Ounce Hugh Herbert Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley Proof That It’s Pre-Code-ish Leading romantic couple Barbara and Jimmy are 13th cousins, or Read more
For those of you following along since my initial post in July and through the many updates I’ve posted since, you know this has been a long time in coming. And it’s come! Thoughts On The Thin Man: Essays on the Delightful Detective Work of Nick and Nora Charles is now Read more