Pre-Code Movies on TCM, October 2026
Miles and miles of Myrna Loy arrive in October, plus some spooky watches to boot!
Miles and miles of Myrna Loy arrive in October, plus some spooky watches to boot!
Ah, the fall! What a wonderful time of year. I’m on my third month of living in Colorado, and now I can finally transition away from having to wear shorts. I have also, for the first time in five years, gotten a tan thanks to all the dog walking I Read more
Hello again everybody! I apologize for the missing months there– my move from Germany to Colorado has been tumultuous, from having to re-purchase every appliance in my house to helping my kids weather this transition. (I have spent the last 30 minutes writing this with my son demanding I make Read more
Spoiler alert: I’ll be watching the pre-Codes.
Not a lot of pre-Codes on this month, but TCMFF is coming!
TCM Programmers: What America needs right now is, like, 50 fucking George Brent movies in a two-week period.
It’s a chilly February, but there’s pre-Codes galore to watch! Woo-hoo!
I have an exciting announcement! In just a few days, it will be January 2026, which means the films of 1930 will be in the public domain in the United States. There are some exceptions (due to the goofy way American copyright laws work), but for the most part the Read more
Well, I’m back! Back in my house, at least, in gorgeous, cold Germany. And this year my furnace actually works, which is a splendid change of pace from the prior two years. What does this mean for you? Nothing, except that I can actually feel my fingers as they type. Read more
Pre-Code Essentials is available to buy! Also, lots of great pre-Codes to seek out this fall.