1931
Gold Dust Gertie (1931) Review
Gold Dust Gertie is about a gold digger in 1933. What a weird coincidence.
1932
Scarface: Shame of a Nation (1932) Review
The Pre-Code Follies: No, it’s not the one that’s on all of the t-shirts and dorm room walls. It’s the original Scarface. You know, the really fucking good one. From Danny.
1931
Laugh and Get Rich (1931) Review, with Hugh Herbert and Edna May Oliver
Pre-Code Follies: Is this the prequel to Get Rich or Die Trying? No. No it’s not. From Danny.
1933
Private Detective 62 (1933) Review, with William Powell
Pre-Code Follies: It’s another round with William Powell being so-damned-charming-it-hurts in a movie that’s so-damn-boring-that-writing-a-description-of-it-is-also-boring. From-Danny.
1933
Parachute Jumper (1933) Review, with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis, and Frank McHugh
Pre-Code Follies: Narcotics, gay guys, and the middle finger. From Danny.
1932
Call Her Savage (1932) Review, with Clara Bow
Pre-Code Follies: Clara Bow caps off her career in one weird little movie. From Danny.
All Reviews
Bed of Roses (1933) Review, with Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea
Pre-Code Follies: Pre-Code prostitute prerogatives! From Danny
1932
Three on a Match (1932) Review, with Ann Dvorak, Joan Blondell, and Bette Davis
Review: Three on a match means one will die soon. And, man, do they ever. From Danny
1931
A Free Soul (1931) Review, starring Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable and Leslie Howard
Review: Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. From Danny
1930
The Divorcee (1930) Review, with Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, and Robert Montgomery
Review: Danny kicks off a weekend of Pre-Code films with the film that kicked them off: Norma Shearer’s The Divrocee.