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1933

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

Sailors on shore leave run amok in this lousy comedy.

By Danny, 12 monthsFebruary 11, 2022 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, 2 yearsMarch 19, 2021 ago
1933

Gambling Ship (1933) Review, with Cary Grant

Ace Corbin Cary Grant Eleanor Benita Hume Manning Jack La Rue Released by Paramount Directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Max Marcin Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Benita Hume pops out of the shower at one point and (it’s difficult to capture in a screenshot) Read more…

By Danny, 3 years ago
1933

King Kong (1933) Review, with Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong

Ann Darrow Fay Wray Carl Denham Robert Armstrong John Driscoll Bruce Cabot Released by RKO Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack Run time: 104 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film This film touches lightly on a ton of material from white slavery to bestiality, that would be Read more…

By Danny, 3 yearsFebruary 7, 2020 ago
1934

George White’s Scandals (1934) Review, with Rudy Vallee, Jimmy Durante, and Alice Faye

Kitty Alice Faye Happy Jimmy Durante Jimmy Rudy Vallee Released by Fox Film Directed by George White Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You Nasty Man!” features gams galore and oodles of men focusing in on various lady appendages with delight. Jimmy Durante has lost his Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsDecember 7, 2018 ago
1931

My Past (1931) Review, with Bebe Daniels

Ms. Dory Macy Bebe Daniels John Thorley Lewis Stone Bob Ben Lyon Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Roy Del Ruth Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “I can’t swim with a suit on!” “What would your wife say if she knew I was here?” “But Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsNovember 16, 2018 ago
1932

Secrets of the French Police (1932) Review, with Gwili Andre and Gregory Ratoff

Eugenie Dorain Gwili Andre Han Moloff Gregory Ratoff Francois St. Cyr Frank Morgan Released by RKO | Directed by A. Edward Sutherland Run time: 57 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Men keep darling photo souvenirs in their watches, apparently often scantily dressed. A father begs his daughter, “Come Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsNovember 13, 2017 ago
1932

The Common Law (1931) Review, with Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea

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…

By Danny, 6 yearsJuly 28, 2017 ago
1931

The Painted Desert (1931) Review, with William Boyd, Helen Twelvetrees and Clark Gable

Bill Holbrook William Boyd Mary Ellen Helen Twelvetrees Rance Brett Clark Gable Released by Pathe | Directed by Howard Higgins Run time: 74 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Baby butts. The Painted Desert: Tepid, Tepid West “You and Jeff spent half your lives building a wall that separated Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsJune 2, 2017 ago
1933

Rafter Romance (1933) Review, with Ginger Rogers and Norman Foster

Mary Ginger Rogers Jack Norman Foster Eckbaum George Sidney Released by RKO | Directed by William Seiter Run time: 73 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film We’re introduced to Ginger Rogers via her slowly putting on a pair of stockings. Foster gets in on the act as he’s forced Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsMay 19, 2017 ago

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