Dr. Eric Gorman … Lionel Atwill Evelyn Gorman … Kathleen Burke Charles Ruggles … Peter Yates Dr. Jack Woodford … Randolph Scott Jerry Evans … Gail Patrick Roger Hewett … John Lodge Proof That It’s Pre-Code Several extremely gruesome murders involving mauling and human embroidery. A husband likes making love Read more…
Legendre … Bela Lugosi Madeline Parker … Madge Bellamy Neil Parker … John Harron Charles Beaumont … Robert Frazer Dr. Bruner … Joseph Cawthorn Coach Driver … Clarence Muse Proof That It’s Pre-Code A hypnotized woman is the plaything of devious men, who use the living dead to exact terror Read more…
Charlie Chan … Warner Oland Tarneverro … Bela Lugosi Julie O’Neal … Sally Eilers Proof That It’s Pre-Code Chan loses it at his assistant: “You are zebra! Sport model jackass!” The Black Camel: Waiting, Silently There is old saying: “Death is a black camel that kneels unbidden at every gate.” Read more…
Florence Dempsey … Glenda Farrell Charlotte Duncan … Fay Wray Ivan Igor … Lionel Atwill Joe Worth … Edwin Maxwell Ralph Burton … Allen Vincent Jim … Frank McHugh Proof That It’s Pre-Code Our plucky reporter lead, Florence Dempsey, gives a wave and cheerful shouts, “You can go to some Read more…
Lee Taylor … Lee Tracy Joanne Xavier … Fay Wray Dr. Xavier … Lionel Atwill Proof That It’s Pre-Code One of the film’s scientists is seen reading a book studiously, though one of the nearby cops points out that he’s really reading a magazine called “French Art” hidden inside the Read more…
Dr. Fu Manchu … Boris Karloff Fah Lo See … Myrna Loy Nayland Smith … Lewis Stone Sheila … Karen Morley Terrence … Charles Granville Von Berg … Jean Herscholt Proof That It’s Pre-Code The entrance to the villain’s lair is through an opium den. Upon preparing to torture a Read more…
Riviere … John Barrymore Jules Fabian … Clark Gable Simone Fabian … Helen Hayes Pellerin … Robert Montgomery Robineau … Lionel Barrymore Pilot’s Wife … Myrna Loy Proof That It’s Pre-Code Robert Montgomery’s character sure has a thing for prostitutes. “Aren’t you going to change your clothes?” “A gentleman should always Read more…
Jim Blaine … Richard Barthelmess Jill Collins … Sally Eilers Neil Blaine … Tom Brown Proof That It’s Pre-Code Our hero and heroine get adjoining hotel rooms, and then use the door that connects them for romantic trysts. On love: “Just because you’re hungry, you don’t have to buy a Read more…
Anne Schuyler … Jean Harlow Stew Smith … Robert Williams Gallagher … Loretta Young Proof That It’s Pre-Code A former fiance is asked to settle for some revealing letters, but we’re told “She made very uncouth noises with her mouth.” As you can figure, this a pre-Code that involves one Read more…
Bert … James Cagney Ann … Joan Blondell Dan … Louis Calhern Rupert … Guy Kibbee Helen … Noel Francis Reynolds … Ray Milland Proof That It’s Pre-Code This may take a while to load, but I think you’ll understand: Also, more robbery, cheating, lying, ogling and eyebrow waggles Read more…