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1934

Stingaree (1934) Review, with Richard Dix and Irene Dunne

Hilda Irene Dunne Stingaree Richard Dix Mrs. Clarkson Mary Boland Sir Julian Conway Tearle Howie Andy Devine Mr. Clarkson Henry Stephenson Released by RKO Directed by William Wellman Run time: 77 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Hilda is kidnapped into the bush by dashing bandit Stingaree, and she Read more…

By Danny, 5 years ago
1931

The Cuban Love Song (1931) Review, with Lawrence Tibbett and Lupe Velez

Terry Lawrence Tibbett Nenita Lupe Velez Romance Ernest Torrence O.O. Jones Jimmy Durante Crystal Karen Morley Elvira Louise Fazenda Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 86 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The film starts with a pack of rowdy Marines down at the tattoo Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsAugust 24, 2018 ago
1933

So This Is Africa (1933) Review, with Wheeler & Woolsey and Raquel Torres

Wilber Bert Wheeler Tarzana Raquel Torres Alexander Robert Woolsey Released by Columbia | Directed by Edward F. Cline Run time: 61 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Hey! Come back here, you jackass!” “Oh see those Afri-cans.” “Virgin trees? Huh! They look pretty wild to me.” A swarm of Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsOctober 13, 2017 ago
1930

The Cuckoos (1930) Review, with Wheeler & Woolsey

Sparrow Bert Wheeler Professor Cunningham Robert Woolsey Anita Dorothy Lee Released by RKO | Directed by Paul Sloane Run time: 97 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “What does a girl generally want a little fella for?” “In my country, we marry women first. Then we teach them how Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsSeptember 25, 2017 ago
1931

The Prodigal (1931) Review, with Lawrence Tibbett and Esther Ralston

Jeffrey Farraday Lawrence Tibbett Tony Farraday Esther Ralston Mrs. Farraday Emma Dunn Doc Roland Young Snipe Cliff Edwards Rodman Farraday Purnell Pratt Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Directed by Harry A. Pollard Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “The last place I’d worry about being caught by Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsFebruary 20, 2017 ago
1933

Melody Cruise (1933) Review, with Charlie Ruggles and Phil Harris

Alan Chandler Phil Harris Pete Wells Charlie Ruggles  Elsa von Rader Greta Nissen Laurie Marlowe Helen Mack Ms. Potts Flora Roberts Zoe & Vera June Brewster & Shirley Chambers Released by RKO | Directed by Mark Sandrich Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film WELL. Two women Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsJanuary 23, 2017 ago
1930

Those Three French Girls (1930) Review, with Fifi Dorsay and Reginald Denny

Charmaine Fifi Dorsay Larry Reginald Denny Owly Cliff Edwards Diane Yola D’Avril Madelon Sandra Ravel Yank Edward Brophy Released by MGM | Directed by Harry Beaumont Run time: 73 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Unsurprisingly, we’re introduced to the titular girls in their nighties. We were buddies in Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsNovember 21, 2016 ago
1933

Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933) Review, with Constance Cummings, Paul Kelly, and Russ Columbo

Joan Constance Cummings Frank Paul Kelly Clark Russ Columbo Sybil Smith Blossom Seeley Hugh O’Connell Chuck Haskins Tex Kaley Texas Guinan Released by 20th Century Pictures | Directed by Lowell Sherman Run time: 91 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One character, Sybil, is a former burlesque queen, and Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsNovember 14, 2016 ago
1932

The Phantom President (1932) Review, with George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, and Jimmy Durante

T.K. Blair / Doc Varney George M. Cohan Curly Cooney Jimmy Durante Felicia Hammond Claudette Colbert Released by Paramount | Directed by Norman Taurog Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Cohan puts on blackface for a number. Yay. Sidney Toler puts on yellow face once more. Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsNovember 7, 2016 ago
1932

Short – “Betty Boop For President” (1932) Review

Released by Fleischer Studios | Directed by Dave Fleischer Run time: 6 minutes Betty Boop for President: Boop-A-Doop-Gate “What this country is in need of is a lot of heidi ho, boop-a-doop, and chocolate ice cream!” Released just before the 1932 Presidential election, “Betty Boop for President” imagines the squeaky Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsOctober 10, 2016 ago

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