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1930

Redemption (1930) Review, with John Gilbert

John Gilbert cuckholds Conrad Nagel, because that’s just what men did in the 1930s.

By Danny, 4 monthsDecember 3, 2022 ago
1932

A Passport to Hell (1932) Review, with Elissa Landi

Elissa Landi is a woman with a past who seduces a dolt in colonial Africa on the eve of World War I. And it gets more complex from there.

By Danny, 2 yearsMay 21, 2021 ago
1932

No One Man (1932) Review, with Carole Lombard and Ricardo Cortez

Penelope ‘Nep’ Newbold Carole Lombard Bill Hanaway Ricardo Cortez Dr. Karl Bemis Paul Lukas Released by Paramount Directed by Lloyd Corrigan Run time: 71 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “It’s pretty dull here in Palm Beach– unless you’re interested in marriage or divorce.” Penelope (Lombard) is a 22-year-old Read more…

By Danny, 2 yearsMay 3, 2021 ago
1932

Okay America! (1932) Review, with Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres is a tough-talking gossip columnist out to save the nation in Okay America! (32).

By Danny, 2 yearsApril 12, 2021 ago
1933

East of Fifth Avenue (1933) Review, with Wallace Ford and Mary Carlisle

Vic Howard Wallace Ford Edna Howard Mary Carlisle Kitty Green Dorothy Tree Released by Columbia Directed by Albert S. Rogell Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There are two plot lines here that would be on the bad side of the censors. The first is Dorothy’s Read more…

By Danny, 2 yearsFebruary 22, 2021 ago
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

Sinners in the Sun (1932) Review, with Carole Lombard and Chester Morris

Doris Blake Carole Lombard Jimmie Martin Chester Morris Ridgeway Cary Grant Released by Paramount Directed by Alexander Hall Run time: 69 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Lombard plays a clothing model who frequently strips down and hangs out in the dressing room. Doris Blake (Lombard) becomes a kept Read more…

By Danny, 3 years ago
1932

Madame Butterfly (1932) Review, with Sylvia Sidney and Cary Grant

Cho-Cho-san Sylvia Sidney Lt. Pinkerton Cary Grant Lt. Barton Charlie Ruggles Released by Paramount Directed by Marion Gering Run time: 86 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A man marries two different women. Sure, it’s bigamy. It’s big of them too! (ugh) Madame Butterfly: Yuck Yuck Yuck “Before kiss, Read more…

By Danny, 3 years ago
1933

Beauty for Sale (1933) Review, with Madge Evans and Alice Brady

Letty Madge Evans Mrs. Sherwood Alice Brady Sherwood Otto Kruger Carol Una Merkel Mrs. Merrick May Robson Burt Barton Phillips Holmes Released by MGM Directed by Richard Boleslavsky Run time: 86 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You know how divorces are.” “I’ve never been married.” “Not even once?!” 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, 4 years ago

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