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Alias the Doctor (1932)
1932

Alias The Doctor (1932) Review, with Richard Barthelmess

Karl Brenner … Richard Barthelmess Lotti Brenner … Marian Marsh Martha Brenner … Lucille LaVerne Proof That It’s Pre-Code One very suspicious surgery, and the fact that our hero is in love with his sister. Mind you, he’s adopted, but really. Alias The Doctor: Bond of Brothers The word ‘convoluted’ Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsNovember 4, 2013 ago
Night Flight (1933)
1933

Night Flight (1933) Review, with John Barrymore and Clark Gable

Riviere … John Barrymore Jules Fabian … Clark Gable Simone Fabian … Helen Hayes Pellerin … Robert Montgomery Robineau … Lionel Barrymore Pilot’s Wife … Myrna Loy Proof That It’s Pre-Code Robert Montgomery’s character sure has a thing for prostitutes. “Aren’t you going to change your clothes?” “A gentleman should always Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsSeptember 27, 2013 ago
1933

Central Airport (1933) Review, with Richard Barthelmess

Jim Blaine … Richard Barthelmess Jill Collins … Sally Eilers Neil Blaine … Tom Brown Proof That It’s Pre-Code Our hero and heroine get adjoining hotel rooms, and then use the door that connects them for romantic trysts. On love: “Just because you’re hungry, you don’t have to buy a Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsSeptember 24, 2013 ago
Clancy in Wall Street (1930)
1930

Clancy in Wall Street (1930) Review

Michael Clancy … Charles Murray Andy MacIntosh … Lucien Littlefield Mrs. Clancy … Aggie Herring Proof That It’s Pre-Code “You’ve had enough.” “They don’t make that much!” Our protagonist takes it upon himself to lift up a Scotsman’s kilt and then giggles about it. Clancy in Wall Street: What Dreams Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsSeptember 17, 2013 ago
1933

Dinner At Eight (1933) Review, with Marie Dressler and Jean Harlow

Carlotta Vance … Marie Dressler Larry Renault … John Barrymore Oliver Jordan … Lionel Barrymore Kitty Packard … Jean Harlow Dan Packard … Wallace Beery Max Kane … Lee Tracy Millicent Jordan … Billie Burke Dr. Talbot … Edmund Lowe Polly Jordan … Madge Evans Proof That It’s Pre-Code “The Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsSeptember 13, 2013 ago
1930

Min and Bill (1930) Review, with Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery

Min … Marie Dressler Bill … Wallace Beery Nancy … Dorothy Jordan Bella … Marjorie Rambeau Alec … Russell Hopton Dick … Donald Dilloway Proof That It’s Pre-Code Bill smuggles in illicit vodka in from outside the legal boundaries of the states. Alec tells Nancy that she should marry him Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsSeptember 10, 2013 ago
Beast of the City (1932)
1932

The Beast of the City (1932) Review, with Walter Huston and Jean Harlow

Jim Fitzpatrick … Walter Huston Ed Fitzpatrick … Wallace Ford Daisy … Jean Harlow Sam Belmonte … Jean Hersholt Michaels … Tully Marshall Mac … Sandy Roth Proof That It’s Pre-Code The police have tough calls to take care of, like that nude woman running around. When not bothering with Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsSeptember 6, 2013 ago
1932

The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck

Megan Davis … Barbara Stanwyck General Yen … Nils Asther Mah-Li … Toshia Mori Jones … Walter Connolly Bob Strife … Gavin Gordon Captain Li … Richard Loo Proof That It’s Pre-Code You may not be old enough to remember this, but at one time miscegenation was illegal in many Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsAugust 9, 2013 ago
Forbidden (1932)
1932

Forbidden (1932) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck and Adolphe Menjou

Lulu … Barbara Stanwyck Bob … Adolphe Menjou Holland … Ralph Bellamy Proof That It’s Pre-Code Extramarital affairs, extramarital babies, and it’s the right thing to do! Forbidden: The 33 Error “The longer they no, the harder they yes!” Schadenfreude. It’s a German word that means taking pleasure in the Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsAugust 2, 2013 ago
1934

Gambling Lady (1934) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck

Lady Lee … Barbara Stanwyck Garry Madison … Joel McCrea Charlie Lang… Pat O’Brien Sheila Aiken … Claire Dodd Pete Madison … C. Aubrey Smith Directed by Archie Mayo Proof That It’s Pre-Code A note on this one: the only copy I could find had the Production Code seal on Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsJuly 30, 2013 ago

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