1933
After Tonight (1933) Review, with Constance Bennett
Contance Bennett is a Russian spy and really what else do you need to know
1932
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) Review, with Laurel and Hardy
Laurel Hardy Eddie’s Little Girl Jacquie Lyn Released by Hal Roach Studios Directed by George Marshall, Harry Black, Ray McCarey and Lloyd French Run time: 68 minutes Proof That It’s Pre-Code In this lighthearted, rollicking Laurel & Hardy picture, we are treated to a scene where ‘Eddie’s Little Girl’ is Read more
1933
Men Must Fight (1933) Review, with Diana Wynyard, Lewis Stone, and Phillips Holmes
Laura Diana Wynyard Edward Seward Lewis Stone Bob Seward Phillips Holmes Released by MGM Directed by Edgar Selwyn Run time: 61 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The film opens with a nurse and flyer getting dressed in a secluded room. As a result, an unmarried woman gets pregnant. Read more
1932
The Lost Squadron (1932) Review, with Richard Dix, Mary Astor, and Erich Von Stroheim
Gibson Richard Dix Follette Mary Astor Von Furst Erich von Stroheim Red Joel McCrea Woody Robert Armstrong Fritz Hugh Herbert Released by RKO Directed by George Archainbaud Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Our leads not only enjoy each other’s company, but they enjoy fighting in Read more
1933
Captured! (1933) Review, with Leslie Howard and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Capt. Fred Allison Leslie Howard Lt. Jack ‘Dig’ Digby Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Col. Carl Ehlrich Paul Lukas Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Roy Del Ruth Run time: 69 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Early in the film, a cadre of captured soldiers are stripped naked and forced Read more
1933
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) Review, with Fredric March and Cary Grant
Jerry Young Fredric March Henry Crocker Cary Grant Mike Richards Jack Oakie Released by Paramount | Directed by Stuart Walker Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There are plenty of awful moments of combat, including a hand covered in blood and plenty of other bullet- riddled Read more
1933
Hell Below (1933) Review, with Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston and Madge Evans
Thomas Knowlton Robert Montgomery T.J. Toler Walter Huston Joan Madge Evans Ship’s Cook Jimmy Durante Mac Dougal Eugene Pallette Brick Walters Robert Young Released by MGM | Directed by Jack Conway Run time: 101 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Your first duty is to establish a base of Read more
1933
Today We Live (1933) Review, with Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, and Franchot Tone
Diana Joan Crawford Bogard Gary Cooper Claude Robert Young Ronnie Franchot Tone McGinnis Roscoe Karns Applegate Louise Closser Hale Released by MGM | Directed by Howard Hawks Run time: 113 minutes Today We Live: Yesterday We Chat “You take a lot of killing, doncha? C’mon.” There’s a lot to like Read more
1934
Viva Villa! (1934) Review, with Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo and Fay Wray
Pancho Villa Wallace Beery Rodolfo Leo Carrillo Teresa Fay Wray Jonny Sykes Stuart Erwin General Pascal Joseph Schildkraut Francisco Madero Henry B. Walthall Released by MGM | Directed by Jack Conway Run time: 115 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film People are murdered pretty indiscriminately– this is a revolution, Read more
1933
Storm at Daybreak (1933) Review, with Kay Francis, Nils Asther, and Walter Huston
Irina Kay Francis Geza Nils Asther Dushan Walter Huston Csaholyi Phillips Holmes Militza Louise Closser Hale Panto C. Henry Gordon Released by MGM | Directed by Richard Boleslawski Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A salacious crack about an old woman who worries about her safety Read more