Lilly Turner Ruth Chatterton Bob George Brent Dave Frank McHugh Released by Warner Bros. Directed by William Wellman Run time: 65 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Lilly goes through a number of tragedies that would make censors blush soon enough. For one, it turns out her husband has Read more…
Terry Lawrence Tibbett Nenita Lupe Velez Romance Ernest Torrence O.O. Jones Jimmy Durante Crystal Karen Morley Elvira Louise Fazenda Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 86 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The film starts with a pack of rowdy Marines down at the tattoo Read more…
Caroline Ruth Chatterton Julian George Brent Malbro Bette Davis Released by First National / Warner Bros. Directed by Alfred E. Green Run time: 71 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Within the first few lines, you have Julian casually explain why he’s back in New York as, “I didn’t Read more…
Kay Elliott Alice White Alan Ward Paul Page Linda Gregory Myrna Loy Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Edward F. Cline Run time: 56 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One inflamed paramour shots, “It takes a blonde mama to get me that way!” I say this to my Read more…
Patricia Hanley Billie Dove Paul Gherardi Basil Rathbone Olga Balakireff Kay Francis Released by First National/Warner Bros. Directed by Lloyd Bacon Run time: 67 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There is an affair. It is a notorious one. Or so we’re told– unfortunately, there’s not much sizzle here Read more…
Berk Jarvis John Mack Brown Diony Hall Eleanor Boardman Evan Muir Gavin Gordon Released by MGM Directed by Charles Brabin Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Berk Jarvis’ mother gets killed and scalped by a Shawnee. The villain then spends the movie rubbing it in Jarvis’ Read more…
Capt. Fred Allison Leslie Howard Lt. Jack ‘Dig’ Digby Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Col. Carl Ehlrich Paul Lukas Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Roy Del Ruth Run time: 69 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Early in the film, a cadre of captured soldiers are stripped naked and forced Read more…
Champ Wallace Beery Dink Jackie Cooper Linda Irene Rich Released by MGM Directed by King Vidor Run time: 83 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Champ has a helluva drinking problem. “Oh, this is Jonah my pal. […] He’s colored.” “So he is. Kind of a pretty color.” The Read more…
Tom Leslie Howard Daisy Ann Harding Cecilia Myrna Loy Released by RKO Directed by Edward H. Griffith and George Cukor Run time: 85 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Tom, our lead, has been intimate in the past with Daisy and really desperately wants to be intimate with Cecilia, Read more…
Dan Pritchard Leslie Howard Tamea Conchita Montenegro Maisie Karen Morley Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You make one big mistake in not watching me dress!” “She’s a very delightful little savage.” “You like wine?” “Oh yes. It Read more…