Wilber Bert Wheeler Tarzana Raquel Torres Alexander Robert Woolsey Released by Columbia | Directed by Edward F. Cline Run time: 61 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Hey! Come back here, you jackass!” “Oh see those Afri-cans.” “Virgin trees? Huh! They look pretty wild to me.” A swarm of Read more
Wilbur Bert Wheeler Mary Marsh Dorothy Lee Ganzy Robert Woolsey Released by RKO | Directed by Edward F. Cline Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Conjigating.” “He wants a room with exposure!” “Are we going to allow that here?” Ganzy’s name keeps becoming ‘Pansy’. “This stuff Read more
Doris Roberts Winnie Lightner Herbert P. Herbert Charles Butterworth Lou & Jake Smith & Dale Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Lloyd Bacon Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Set in the world of costume design, it’s a good excuse to showcase good figures. “Henry Read more
Jim Ronald Colman Clemency Kay Francis Doris Phyllis Barry Released by Sam Goldwyn | Directed by King Vidor Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Everyone rides Jim for not having an affair until he does. Clemency’s younger sister has a habit of falling for Lotharios; she’s Read more
Spike Warren Hymer Bill Spencer Tracy Goldie Jean Harlow Released by Fox Films | Directed by Benjamin Stoloff Run time: 68 minutes (Viewed print: 60) Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Two sailors go to a fashion show where Tracy insists, “The more you clap, the more they take off!” Read more
King Henry VIII Charles Laughton Anne Boleyn Merle Oberon Jane Seymour Wendy Barrie Anne of Cleves Elsa Lanchester Katherine Howard Binnie Barnes Thomas Culpeper Robert Donat Released by United Artists | Directed by Alexander Korda Run time: 97 minutes Private Life of Henry VIII: A Royal Rumpus “You smile, do Read more
Pearl Constance Bennett Duchess Violet Kimble-Cooper Pepi Gilbert Roland Thornton Grant Mitchell Arthur Minor Watson Bessie Anita Louise Released by RKO | Directed by George Cukor Run time: 85 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Are you making love to me?” “That’s nothing new, is it?” “I didn’t believe Read more
Alan Chandler Phil Harris Pete Wells Charlie Ruggles Elsa von Rader Greta Nissen Laurie Marlowe Helen Mack Ms. Potts Flora Roberts Zoe & Vera June Brewster & Shirley Chambers Released by RKO | Directed by Mark Sandrich Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film WELL. Two women Read more
Joe Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Agnes Genevieve Tobin Sarah Colleen Moore Mr. Fisher Edward Everett Horton Mr. Merritt Frank Morgan Mr. Hatfield Henry Kolker Released by RKO | Directed by J. Walter Ruben Run time: 74 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code-ish Film All that a college degree gets you is, Read more
Phyllis Ericson Loretta Young Richard ‘Imp’ Dane David Manners Kara Myrna Loy Released by Warner Bros./First National | Directed by William Seiter Run time: 67 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Manners helpfully peeps in on Loy as she changes her outfits. “Oh, you’ve seen her on those posters Read more