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1933

Headline Shooter (1933) Review, with William Gargan and Frances Dee

Bill William Gargan Jane Frances Dee Hal Ralph Bellamy Mike Wallace Ford Hermie Gregory Ratoff Ricci Jack La Rue Released by RKO | Directed by Run time: 61 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Opens with a shot of a man’s hat on a bedpost and a woman telling Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsOctober 17, 2016 ago
1932

20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) Review, with Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis

Joe Connors Spencer Tracy Fay Wilson Bette Davis Warden Paul Long Arthur Byron Hype Warren Hymer Bud Lyle Talbot Joe Louis Calhern Released by Warner Bros./First National | Directed by Michael Curtiz Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A number of prison guards and prisoners meet Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsOctober 3, 2016 ago
1931

I Like Your Nerve (1931) Review, with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Loretta Young

Larry Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Diane Loretta Young Areal Henry Kolker Released by First National / Warner Bros. | Directed by William C. McGann Run time: 63 (out of 70) minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “What’ve you got there?” “Prune juice, sir.” “No, don’t think so. Don’t need it Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsSeptember 9, 2016 ago
1931

The Unholy Garden (1931) Review, with Ronald Colman and Fay Wray

Barrington Hunt Ronald Colman Camille Fay Wray Eliza Estelle Taylor Released by Samuel Goldwyn | Directed by George Fitzmaurice Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The main action takes place in a desert oasis full of scumbuckets. There’s also a girl who goes between beds as Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsSeptember 5, 2016 ago
1933

Ann Carver’s Profession (1933) Review, with Fay Wray, Gene Raymond, and Claire Dodd

Ann Carver Fay Wray Bill Graham Gene Raymond Carole Rodgers Claire Dodd Released by Columbia | Directed by Edward Buzzell Run time: 68 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A woman… with a college degree! And… and she doesn’t want to sit around the house! It’s madness I tell Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsSeptember 2, 2016 ago
1933

Ann Vickers (1933) Review, with Irene Dunne, Walter Huston and Conrad Nagel

Ann Vickers Irene Dunne Barney Dolphin Walter Huston Lindsey Atwell Conrad Nagel Released by RKO | Directed by John Cromwell Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One suspicious trip to Havana that ends in an out-of-wedlock child’s life ending. One prisoner is told, “We’ll have to Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsAugust 26, 2016 ago
1933

The Solitaire Man (1933) Review, with Herbert Marshall and Lionel Atwill

Oliver Lane Herbert Marshall Wallace Lionel Atwill Bascom Ralph Forbes Mrs. Vail May Robson Mrs. Hopkins Mary Boland Helen Elizabeth Allen Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed by Jack Conway Run time: 67 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film [poking head out of bathroom] “I thought you were Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsAugust 12, 2016 ago
1932

Emma (1932) Review, with Marie Dressler, Richard Cromwell, Jean Hersholt and Myrna Loy

Emma Marie Dressler Mr. Smith Jean Hersholt Isabelle Myrna Loy Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed by Clarence Brown Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Don’t be silly, Bill. Storks don’t bring babies.” “You don’t know anything about it.” “Don’t I?!” “She’s fast, too!” Emma Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsJune 24, 2016 ago
1932

Vanity Fair (1932) Review, with Myrna Loy

Becky Sharpe Myrna Loy Amelia Sedley Barbara Kent Joseph Seldey Billy Bevan Released by Allied Artists  | Directed by Chester M. Franklin Run time: 73 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Outdated line: “He’s a gay young bachelor!” “You’re a shameless little hussy!” “I know it’s incredibly old fashioned, Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsJune 20, 2016 ago
1932

One Way Passage (1932) Review, with Kay Francis and William Powell

Dan William Powell Joan Kay Francis Betty Aline MacMahon Skippy Frank McHugh Steve Burke Warren Hymer The Doctor Frederick Burton Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Tay Garnett Run time: 67 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A woman sleeps with the guy to steal the bullets out Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsJune 17, 2016 ago

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