Pre-Code.Com
  •  Home
  • What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
    • What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
    •  What is The Production Code?
    • A Timeline of the Pre-Code Hollywood Era
  •  The Movies
    •  The Essential Pre-Codes
    •  List of Pre-Code Films
    •  Academy Award Nominees and Winners
    •  Review List and Site Index
    •  Highest Grossing Films
  •  Discover
    •  Actors
    •  Actresses
    •  The Studios
      •  Warner Brothers
      •  MGM
      •  Paramount Pictures
      •  Fox Films
      •  RKO
  • The Pre-Code Companion
  • TCMFF

Lists

1931

The Champ (1931) Review, with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper

Champ Wallace Beery Dink Jackie Cooper Linda Irene Rich Released by MGM Directed by King Vidor Run time: 83 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Champ has a helluva drinking problem. “Oh, this is Jonah my pal. […] He’s colored.” “So he is. Kind of a pretty color.” The Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsJuly 6, 2018 ago
1933

Morning Glory (1933) Review, with Katharine Hepburn and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Eva Lovelace Katharine Hepburn Joseph Sheridan Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Louis Easton Adolphe Menjou Released by RKO | Directed by Lowell Sherman Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Louis Easton gets involved with an actress– who stays the night. Morning Glory: Delusion Du Jour “My star shall Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsOctober 27, 2017 ago
1933

State Fair (1933) Review, with Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, and Lew Ayres

Abel Will Rogers Margy Janet Gaynor Pat Lew Ayres Wayne Norman Foster Melissa Louise Dresser  Emily Sally Eilers Released by Fox Films | Directed by Henry King Run time: 97 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Wayne is having sex with an acrobat, but he tells his family that Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsNovember 4, 2016 ago
1933

Ann Vickers (1933) Review, with Irene Dunne, Walter Huston and Conrad Nagel

Ann Vickers Irene Dunne Barney Dolphin Walter Huston Lindsey Atwell Conrad Nagel Released by RKO | Directed by John Cromwell Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One suspicious trip to Havana that ends in an out-of-wedlock child’s life ending. One prisoner is told, “We’ll have to Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsAugust 26, 2016 ago
1934

Imitation of Life (1934) Review, with Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, and Warren William

Beatrice Pullman Claudette Colbert Delilah Johnson Louise Beavers Stephen Archer Warren William Peola Johnson Fredi Washington Jessie Pullman Rochelle Hudson Elmer Smith Ned Sparks Released by Universal Pictures | Directed by John M. Stahl Proof That It’s Pre-Code-ish The relationship between two women, one black and one white, and their Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsMay 6, 2016 ago
Gold Diggers of 1933 Joan Blondell pre-Code musical Warren William Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Ailene MacMahon Guy Kibbee Ned Sparks Ginger Rogers
1933

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Review, with Joan Blondell, Warren William, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, and Aline MacMahon

Carol Joan Blondell Lawrence Warren William Trixie Aline MacMahon Polly Ruby Keeler Brad Dick Powell Peabody Guy Kibbee Barney Ned Sparks Fay Ginger Rogers Singer Etta Moten Released by Warner Brothers | Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Proof That It’s Pre-Code One of the musical numbers is called “Pettin’ in the Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsSeptember 18, 2015 ago
Queen Christina 1933 pre-code hollywood greta garbo john gilbert
1933

Queen Christina (1933) Review, with Greta Garbo and John Gilbert

Queen Christina Greta Garbo Antonio John Gilbert Magnus Ian Keith Oxenstierna Lewis Stone Ebba Elizabeth Owen Aage C. Aubrey Smith Released by MGM | Directed By Rouben Mamoulian Proof That It’s Pre-Code The titular queen is quite obviously a bisexual and also crossdresses. Christina compares nights of passionate lovemaking to Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsJune 1, 2015 ago
Little Women 1933 Katharine Hepburn Joan Bennett
1933

Little Women (1933) Review, with Katharine Hepburn

Jo March Katharine Hepburn Amy March Joan Bennett Meg March Frances Dee Beth March Jean Parker Marmee Spring Byington Aunt March Edna May Oliver Laurie Douglass Montgomery Mr. Lawrence Henry Stephenson Professor Bhaer Paul Lukas Released by RKO | Directed By George Cukor Proof That It’s Pre-Code Look, the naughtiest Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsMay 11, 2015 ago
Dames (1934)
1934

Dames (1934) Review, with Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, and Dick Powell

Mabel Joan Blondell Barbara Hemmingway Ruby Keeler Jimmy Higgins Dick Powell Mathilda Hemmingway Zasu Pitts Horace P. Hemmingway Guy Kibbee Ezra Ounce Hugh Herbert Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley Proof That It’s Pre-Code-ish Leading romantic couple Barbara and Jimmy are 13th cousins, or Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsDecember 15, 2014 ago
Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
1931

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) Review, with Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert and Miriam Hopkins

Niki Maurice Chevalier Franzi Claudette Colbert Anna Miriam Hopkins Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed By Ernst Lubitsch Proof That It’s Pre-Code “We are not afraid to skirmish in the dark…” One of Niki’s friends wants his permission to cheat on his wife. “You’re crazy about a girl and you Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsAugust 19, 2014 ago

Posts navigation

1 2 3 Next
Svengali (1930)

Pre-Code.Com celebrates Hollywood films made from 1930 to 34, when the talkies were new and censorship was lax. Learn more about the era here, or browse our many reviews.

Support the site on Patreon Follow us on Twitter Instagram! Follow us on Letterboxd

Top Posts & Pages
Pre-Code Movies on TCM in December 2021
List of Pre-Code Hollywood Films
Pre-Code.Com Site Index
What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
My List of Essential Pre-Code Hollywood Films
Famous Actresses of Pre-Code Hollywood
The Sign of the Cross (1932) Review, with Fredric March and Claudette Colbert
Flying Down to Rio (1933) Review, with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
No Man of Her Own (1932) Review, with Carole Lombard and Clark Gable
Pre-Code Movies on TCM and Criterion Channel in November 2021
Categories
Recent Posts
  • Redemption (1930) Review, with John Gilbert
  • The Arizona Kid (1930) Review, with Warner Baxter and Carole Lombard
  • Children of Pleasure (1930) Review, with Lawrence Gray and Wynne Gibson
  • The Vagabond King (1930) Review, with Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald
  • Pre-Code Movies on TCM and the Criterion Channel, October 2022
  • She Learned About Sailors (1934) Review, with Lew Ayres and Alice Faye
  • The Woman Condemned (1934) Review, with Claudia Dell
  • The Light of Western Stars (1930) Review, with Richard Arlen and Mary Brian
  • Pre-Code Movies on TCM and the Criterion Channel in September 2022
  • Pre-Code Movies in April 2022 on TCM and at #TCMFF
Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 19,238 other subscribers

View this profile on Instagram

Pre-Code.com (@precodedotcom) • Instagram photos and videos

  • About Danny
  • Actors of the Pre-Code Hollywood Era
  • Books About Pre-Code Hollywood
  • Class I & II Pictures
  • Community & Other Blogs
  • Directors
  • Famous Actresses of Pre-Code Hollywood
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Pre-Code.Com
  • How to Find Pre-Code Hollywood Films
  • Pre-Code.Com Site Index
  • Ricardo Cortez – The Original Sam Spade
  • Studios in the Pre-Code Era
  • TCM Classic Film Festival Coverage
  • The Pre-Code Companion
  • The Production Code
  • What is Pre-Code Hollywood?
Hestia | Developed by ThemeIsle
 

Loading Comments...