1934
Of Human Bondage (1934)
Pre-Code Follies: Bette Davis has those eyes, and bends men to her will!
1932
The Kid From Spain (1932)
More women in lingerie! More singing! More dancing! More Eddie Cantor! … wait, where are you going?
1933
Double Harness (1933)
The Pre-Code Follies — If you like William Powell and the movie Female, you’ll love this one.
1932
His Private Secretary (1932)
Proof That It’s Pre-Code None other than John Wayne is a philandering rich boy with an attitude, who gets around with plenty of young ladies. And you thought he was cocky when he was a cowboy with a gun! Man, gotta dig this line, said with plenty of suggestive flair: Read more…
1931
The Mad Genius (1931) Review, with John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, and Donald Cook
“How can you wipe out love?” “Women have found a way.”
1933
Design for Living (1933) Review, with Miriam Hopkins, Gary Cooper and Fredric March
The three ways of the 1930’s.
1933
She Done Him Wrong (1933) Review, with Mae West and Cary Grant
Mae West waggles her hips and rolls her eyes in this crazy comedy with Cary Grant.
1931
Laugh and Get Rich (1931) Review, with Hugh Herbert and Edna May Oliver
Pre-Code Follies: Is this the prequel to Get Rich or Die Trying? No. No it’s not. From Danny.
1931
Guilty Hands (1931) Review, with Kay Francis and Lionel Barrymore
A delay on the podcast this week, but instead we’ve got a spine tingler and a black comedy rolled into one, with Lionel Barrymore and Kay Francis! Yes, again, I like Kay Francis, shut up. From Danny