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
Eva Lovelace Katharine Hepburn Joseph Sheridan Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Louis Easton Adolphe Menjou Released by RKO | Directed by Lowell Sherman Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Louis Easton gets involved with an actress– who stays the night. Morning Glory: Delusion Du Jour “My star shall Read more
Hans Harry Earles Frida Daisy Earles Cleopatra Olga Baclanova Phroso Wallace Ford Venus Leila Hyams Hercules Henry Victor Released by MGM | Directed by Tod Browning Run time: 64 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “They don’t realize I’m a man, with the same feelings they have!” Love comes Read more
John Allen Edward G. Robinson Shirley Day Vivienne Osborne Bud Clark Preston Foster Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Run time: 68 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There’s a surprisingly detailed discussion of electrocution death. “I ain’t gonna live with no lily!” When Bud gets Read more
Wilber Bert Wheeler Tarzana Raquel Torres Alexander Robert Woolsey Released by Columbia | Directed by Edward F. Cline Run time: 61 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Hey! Come back here, you jackass!” “Oh see those Afri-cans.” “Virgin trees? Huh! They look pretty wild to me.” A swarm of Read more
Vergie Winters Ann Harding John Shadwell John Boles Laura Shadwell Helen Vinson Released by RKO | Directed by Alfred Santell Run time: 85 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A woman conceives her lover’s child out of wedlock. Her lover and his wife adopt the child and raise it Read more
Doris Kendall Constance Bennett Barry Craig Joel McCrea Sir Wilfred Drake Paul Cavanaugh Released by RKO | Directed by Paul L. Stein Run time: 81 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Two lovers sleep together out of wedlock. “I know you’re married. What difference does that make?!” The ending Read more
Olga Aline MacMahon Myra Ann Dvorak George Preston Foster Mrs. Tifton Glenda Farrell Frank Frank McHugh Mrs. Ashton-Ashley Ruth Donnelly Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Mervy LeRoy Run time: 61 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Two women exit a car and beg the attendant: “Can you Read more
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