Valerie West Constance Bennett John Neville Joel McCrea Dick Carmedon Lew Cody Released by RKO Pathe | Directed by Paul L. Stein Run time: 74 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A woman has a past. On seeing his model nude for the first time, John declares: “You’re perfect! Read more
Foster Richard Dix Peggy Elizabeth Allan Adrian Deane Doris Kenyon Released by RKO | Directed by J. Walter Ruben Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One bad advertising slogan is listed as, “White teeth for white men”. The other man thoughtfully counters, “You cut out 90% Read more
Jerry Peggy Shannon Brice Russell Hopton Bill Sterling Holloway Released by Pyramid | Directed by Anton Lorenze Run time: 65 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “I’ve got something red hot– all about that evangelist having a baby!” Her big scoop is a ‘love nest suicide’. Our heroine Read more
Sarah Irene Dunne Gordon Clive Brook Tono Nils Asther Released by RKO | Directed by Elliott Nugent Run time: 66 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A grumpy Gordon buys a ton of naughty postcards and rips them up. Because he’s grumpy. The two main characters are in loveless Read more
Jeffrey Farraday Lawrence Tibbett Tony Farraday Esther Ralston Mrs. Farraday Emma Dunn Doc Roland Young Snipe Cliff Edwards Rodman Farraday Purnell Pratt Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Directed by Harry A. Pollard Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “The last place I’d worry about being caught by Read more
Judy Constance Bennett Jacob Joel McCrea Sola Paul Lukas Released by RKO-Pathe | Directed by George Cukor Run time: 68 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You have a baby, do you not, Miss Carroll? You don’t mind me calling you ‘miss’ in a question like that, do you?” 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
Mary Irene Dunne Steve Pat O’Brien Jeff John Halliday Elaine Myrna Loy Aubrey Lester Vail The Colonel Matt Moore Released by RKO | Directed by Paul Sloane Run time: 81 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Pat O’Brien’s Steve is sad and gets drunk. A lot. Both of the Read more