Dutch William Holden Antonia Fedora Marthe Keller Fedora The Countess Hildegard Knef Doctor Vando Jose Ferrer Miss Balfour Frances Sternhagen Himself Michael York Released by Allied Artists | Directed By Billy Wilder Fedora: The Times, They Are A-Changin’ “Monroe, Harlow… they were the lucky ones.” By 1978, Billy Wilder was Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for June 2014 Life in Japan is still going well as I start my last semester of Grad school. I’m thankful that it’s almost done– my interest in the subject matter has tanked considerably after my last two classes threw a few curveballs and I grew increasingly Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for May 2014 Times are still pretty good in Tokyo as I wrap up this semester of grad school (one to go!). I’ve finally grown comfortable with driving, so we’ve been making small side trips to places like Tachikawa, Hachioji, and Yokohama (I could be making these Read more
The British have decided to go a bit pre-Code crazy this month. Anyone with a subscription to well-regarded “Sight & Sound” magazine has probably picked up on this as its cover story for May 2014 goes into the history of pre-Code movies and its taboo-breaking habits. I haven’t read the Read more
A Tribute to Pre-Code from Rgroleau on Vimeo. Hey gang! I just had a few tidbits I wanted to share this week. Alert reader Rick sent me the above video that he put together, and I have to say it’s impressively done! Definitely check it out if you get the Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for April 2014 I hope everyone’s March came out alright. I burned my foot fire walking and got through midterms for school, and that’s about as exciting as it gets around here while I’m in classes. I’m down to 16 weeks total of school left, and when Read more
Pre-Code Retro is my examination of post-1934 media that is heavily influenced by or significantly related to pre-Code cinema. Madge Barbara Stanwyck Helene Joan Blondell Jacques Dan Duryea Aired on NBC | Directed By Jacques Tourneur Sign of the Zodiac: The Future is Grim What is it about having your Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for March 2014 Welcome again to the show that never ends! I hope everyone enjoyed my mostly-William Powell February, since he truly is the best expression of love in such a romantic month. We’re three months into 2014 now and I’m not sure if anyone picked up Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for February 2014 I’m alive! I have made it to Japan with my wife and two dogs, and everything is going okay, Well, I mean, Classicflix refuses to send me discs any more and both Warner Archive Instant and TCM Watch don’t work in this country, but Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for January 2014 After a nice and relaxing December, it’s time to get back in the swing of things in January. This month on TCM is packed full of rare and strange pre-Code offerings, including a half day dedicated to director Charles Brabin and a day full Read more