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Slapping Women Around

1934

Once to Every Woman (1934) Review, with Fay Wray and Ralph Bellamy

Mary Fanshawne Fay Wray Dr. Barclay Ralph Bellamy Dr. Selby Walter Connolly Released by Columbia Directed by Lambert Hillyer Run time: 70 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The movie opens with a having gotten acid in her face by a jilted lover. It’s certainly an attention-getter. A woman Read more…

By Danny, 3 yearsMay 8, 2020 ago
1932

Devil and the Deep (1932) Review, with Tallulah Bankhead and Gary Cooper

Diana Sturm Tallulah Bankhead Lt. Sempter Gary Cooper Cmdr. Charles Sturm Charles Laughton Released by Paramount Directed by Marion Gering Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A woman hisses at Diana, “You probably heard me say that I’d very much like to spank you!” Diana raises Read more…

By Danny, 3 years ago
1931

Millie (1931) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees and Lilyan Tashman

Millie Helen Twelvetrees Helen Lilyan Tashman Angie Joan Blondell Released by RKO Directed by John Francis Dillon Run time: 85 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film We’re introduced to Blondell and Tashman’s characters shacked up in bed together. Frank McHugh has a musical number (yes) about being a beautiful Read more…

By Danny, 3 years ago
1932

Young Bride (1932) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees and Eric Linden

Allie Riggs Helen Twelvetrees Charlie Eric Linden Maisie Arlene Judge Released by RKO Pathe Directed by William A. Seiter Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film At the library: “Where can I get an illustrated copy of Aphrodite?” “If you go out with that guy, you’ve got Read more…

By Danny, 3 years ago
1932

The Roadhouse Murder (1932) Review, with Dorothy Jordan and Eric Linden

Chick Brian Eric Linden Mary Agnew Dorothy Jordan Jeff Dale Roscoe Karns Released by RKO Directed by J. Walter Ruben Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Opens with a man inflating his hemorrhoid pillow. This shot is quickly followed by a drunk, disgruntled reporter typing this Read more…

By Danny, 4 years ago
1933

Pick-Up (1933) Review, with Sylvia Sidney and George Raft

Mary Richards Sylvia Sidney Harry Glynn George Raft Muriel Stevens Lilian Bond Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 92 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film All about the kind of woman who survived the Depression any way possible, and the men who picked them up. Read more…

By Danny, 4 years ago
1932

Night Court (1932) Review, with Phillips Holmes, Walter Huston, Anita Page and Lewis Stone

Mike Thomas Phillips Holmes Judge Moffett Walter Huston Mary Thomas Anita Page Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 92 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Based on a true story, this is a film about a corrupt judge who forces women into prostitution, frames and Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsMay 23, 2019 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
1934

The Merry Wives of Reno (1934) Review, with Guy Kibbee and Glenda Farrell

Tom Guy Kibbee Bunny Glenda Farrell Frank Donald Woods Madge Margaret Lindsay Colonel Fitch Hugh Herbert Lois Ruth Donnelly Released by Warner Bros. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone Run time: 66 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film It’s a long gag on divorce. Even though two of the couples Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsNovember 9, 2018 ago
1931

Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931) Review, with Leslie Howard and Karen Morley

Dan Pritchard Leslie Howard Tamea Conchita Montenegro Maisie Karen Morley Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You make one big mistake in not watching me dress!” “She’s a very delightful little savage.” “You like wine?” “Oh yes. It Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsJune 15, 2018 ago

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