Pre-Code.Com
  •  Home
  • What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
    • What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
    •  What is The Production Code?
    • A Timeline of the Pre-Code Hollywood Era
  •  The Movies
    •  The Essential Pre-Codes
    •  List of Pre-Code Films
    •  Academy Award Nominees and Winners
    •  Review List and Site Index
    •  Highest Grossing Films
  •  Discover
    •  Actors
    •  Actresses
    •  The Studios
      •  Warner Brothers
      •  MGM
      •  Paramount Pictures
      •  Fox Films
      •  RKO
  • The Pre-Code Companion
  • TCMFF

Homosexuality

1930

Children of Pleasure (1930) Review, with Lawrence Gray and Wynne Gibson

A proto-Footlight Parade involves a little dance and nothing too impressive.

By Danny, 3 yearsOctober 30, 2022 ago
1930

The Vagabond King (1930) Review, with Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald

Dennis King sings the day as the pseudo King of France.

By Danny, 3 yearsOctober 13, 2022 ago
1934

She Learned About Sailors (1934) Review, with Lew Ayres and Alice Faye

Lew Ayres tests the limits of his charm alongside Alice Faye.

By Danny, 3 yearsSeptember 23, 2022 ago
1933

Sailor’s Luck (1933) Review, with Sally Eilers and James Dunn

Sailors on shore leave run amok in this lousy comedy.

By Danny, 3 yearsFebruary 11, 2022 ago
1930

The Matrimonial Bed (1930) Review, with Frank Fay and Lilyan Tashman

Leopold TrebelFrank Fay Gustave CortonJames Gleason SylvaineLilyan Tashman Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Michael Curtiz Run time: 67 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film That old cliche about promiscuous hairdressers that are handsome sex machines… I guess it had to start somewhere. Plenty of gay panic jokes, with Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsJune 18, 2021 ago
1932

The Sign of the Cross (1932) Review, with Fredric March and Claudette Colbert

One of the wildest orgies of all time hits the screen in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Sign of the Cross.

By Danny, 4 yearsMarch 19, 2021 ago
1932

Devil and the Deep (1932) Review, with Tallulah Bankhead and Gary Cooper

Diana Sturm Tallulah Bankhead Lt. Sempter Gary Cooper Cmdr. Charles Sturm Charles Laughton Released by Paramount Directed by Marion Gering Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A woman hisses at Diana, “You probably heard me say that I’d very much like to spank you!” Diana raises Read more…

By Danny, 5 years ago
1933

Peg o’ My Heart (1933) Review, with Marion Davies

Peg Marion Davies Jerry Onslow Stevens Alaric Tyrell Davis Released by MGM Directed by Robert Z. Leonard Run time: 86 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You little Irish–!!” Our hero, Peg (Davies), pretends to have an illicit extramarital affair in order to help another woman out. Peg O’ Read more…

By Danny, 5 years ago
1933

The Silver Cord (1933) Review, with Irene Dunne, Joel McCrea and Frances Dee

Christina Irene Dunne David Joel McCrea Mother Laura Hope Crews Robert Eric Linden Hester Frances Dee The Doctor Gustav von Seyffertitz Released by RKO Directed by John Cromwell Run time: 74 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Irene Dunne plays a lady scientist. Her mentor praises her, saying, “You Read more…

By Danny, 7 years ago
1933

Stage Mother (1933) Review, with Alice Brady and Maureen O’Sullivan

Kitty Lorraine Alice Brady Shirley Lorraine Maureen O’Sullivan Warren Foster Franchot Tone Released by MGM  | Directed by Charles Brabin Run time: 84 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film In one of the most unique scenes of the entire pre-Code era, the titular ‘stage mother’ offers to hook her Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsMarch 2, 2018 ago

Posts navigation

1 2 … 6 Next
Coming in October 2025!

From me and Kim Luperi.
Order now at:
- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Bookshop.org
- Larry Edmunds

Joan Blondell

Pre-Code.Com celebrates Hollywood films made from 1930 to 34, when the talkies were new and censorship was lax. Learn more about the era here, or browse our many reviews.

Support the site on Patreon Instagram! Follow us on BlueSky Follow us on TikTok Follow us on Letterboxd Follow us on Twitter
Top Posts & Pages
List of Pre-Code Hollywood Films
Belle of the Nineties (1934) Review, with Mae West
Pre-Code.Com Site Index
Famous Actresses of Pre-Code Hollywood
What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
Pre-Code Movies on TCM in May 2025
The Sign of the Cross (1932) Review, with Fredric March and Claudette Colbert
My List of Essential Pre-Code Hollywood Films
Night After Night (1932) Review, with George Raft, Roscoe Karns, and Mae West
Doctor X (1932) Review, with Lee Tracy and Fay Wray
Categories
Recent Posts
  • Pre-Code Movies on TCM in June 2025
  • Pre-Code Movies on TCM in May 2025
  • Pre-Code Movies on TCM in April 2025
  • BIG ANNOUNCEMENT plus Pre-Codes on TCM in March 2025
  • Young Man of Manhattan (1930) Review, with Claudette Colbert and Norman Foster
  • Pre-Code Movies on TCM and Criterion Channel in February, 2025
  • The Lady of Scandal (1930) Review, with Ruth Chatterton
  • Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930) Review, with Helen Kane, James Hall and Stuart Erwin
  • Pre-Code Movies on TCM and Criterion Channel, January 2025
  • Pre-Code Movies on TCM and Criterion Channel in December 2024
Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 19.2K other subscribers
View this profile on Instagram

Pre-Code.com (@precodedotcom) • Instagram photos and videos

  • About Danny
  • Actors of the Pre-Code Hollywood Era
  • Books About Pre-Code Hollywood
  • Class I & II Pictures
  • Community & Other Blogs
  • Directors
  • Famous Actresses of Pre-Code Hollywood
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Pre-Code.Com
  • How to Find Pre-Code Hollywood Films
  • Pre-Code.Com Site Index
  • Ricardo Cortez – The Original Sam Spade
  • Studios in the Pre-Code Era
  • TCM Classic Film Festival Coverage
  • The Pre-Code Companion
  • The Production Code
  • What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
Hestia | Developed by ThemeIsle
 

Loading Comments...