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Alias the Doctor (1932)
1932

Alias The Doctor (1932) Review, with Richard Barthelmess

Karl Brenner … Richard Barthelmess Lotti Brenner … Marian Marsh Martha Brenner … Lucille LaVerne Proof That It’s Pre-Code One very suspicious surgery, and the fact that our hero is in love with his sister. Mind you, he’s adopted, but really. Alias The Doctor: Bond of Brothers The word ‘convoluted’ Read more…

By Danny, 12 yearsNovember 4, 2013 ago
1931

Dracula (1931) Review, with Bela Lugosi

Count Dracula … Bela Lugosi Jonathan Harker … David Manners Mina Seward … Helen Chandler  Dr. Van Helsing … Edward Van Sloan Renfield … Dwight Frye Lucy … Frances Dade Proof That It’s Pre-Code There’s this crazy theory going around that there’s a sexual subtext to vampires. Have you heard Read more…

By Danny, 12 yearsOctober 29, 2013 ago
1932

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) Review, with Bela Lugosi

Dr. Mirakle … Bela Lugosi Pierre Dupin … Leon Ames Camille … Sydney Fox Proof That It’s Pre-Code There’s a carnival at the beginning where we learn the dancing girls like you as much as you’re willing to pay. “Profession?” “Yes.” … prostitute murder. … bestiality. … prostitute crucifixion with Read more…

By Danny, 12 yearsOctober 25, 2013 ago
1933

Murders in the Zoo (1933) Review, with Lionel Atwill

Dr. Eric Gorman … Lionel Atwill Evelyn Gorman … Kathleen Burke Charles Ruggles … Peter Yates Dr. Jack Woodford … Randolph Scott Jerry Evans … Gail Patrick Roger Hewett … John Lodge Proof That It’s Pre-Code Several extremely gruesome murders involving mauling and human embroidery. A husband likes making love Read more…

By Danny, 12 yearsOctober 22, 2013 ago
1932

White Zombie (1932) Review, with Bela Lugosi

Legendre … Bela Lugosi Madeline Parker … Madge Bellamy Neil Parker … John Harron Charles Beaumont … Robert Frazer Dr. Bruner … Joseph Cawthorn Coach Driver … Clarence Muse Proof That It’s Pre-Code A hypnotized woman is the plaything of devious men, who use the living dead to exact terror Read more…

By Danny, 12 yearsOctober 18, 2013 ago
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
1933

The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) Review, with Glenda Farrell, Fay Wray, and Lionel Atwill

Florence Dempsey … Glenda Farrell Charlotte Duncan … Fay Wray Ivan Igor … Lionel Atwill Joe Worth … Edwin Maxwell Ralph Burton … Allen Vincent Jim … Frank McHugh Proof That It’s Pre-Code Our plucky reporter lead, Florence Dempsey, gives a wave and cheerful shouts, “You can go to some Read more…

By Danny, 13 yearsOctober 11, 2013 ago
1932

Doctor X (1932) Review, with Lee Tracy and Fay Wray

Lee Taylor … Lee Tracy Joanne Xavier … Fay Wray Dr. Xavier … Lionel Atwill Proof That It’s Pre-Code One of the film’s scientists is seen reading a book studiously, though one of the nearby cops points out that he’s really reading a magazine called “French Art” hidden inside the Read more…

By Danny, 13 yearsOctober 8, 2013 ago
1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), with Boris Karloff and Myrna Loy

Dr. Fu Manchu … Boris Karloff Fah Lo See … Myrna Loy Nayland Smith … Lewis Stone Sheila … Karen Morley Terrence … Charles Granville Von Berg … Jean Herscholt Proof That It’s Pre-Code The entrance to the villain’s lair is through an opium den. Upon preparing to torture a Read more…

By Danny, 13 yearsOctober 4, 2013 ago
1934

The Castle of Doom (1934) Review

Allen Grey … Julian West The Doctor … Jan Hieronimko Gisele … Rena Mandel Proof That It’s Pre-Code I can barely tell what’s going on in the movie, let alone if there’s any raciness on display. The Castle of Doom: Wait, what? “She needs blood…. And, of course, human blood.” Read more…

By Danny, 13 yearsOctober 1, 2013 ago
Night Flight (1933)
1933

Night Flight (1933) Review, with John Barrymore and Clark Gable

Riviere … John Barrymore Jules Fabian … Clark Gable Simone Fabian … Helen Hayes Pellerin … Robert Montgomery Robineau … Lionel Barrymore Pilot’s Wife … Myrna Loy Proof That It’s Pre-Code Robert Montgomery’s character sure has a thing for prostitutes. “Aren’t you going to change your clothes?” “A gentleman should always Read more…

By Danny, 13 yearsSeptember 27, 2013 ago

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