Larry Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Diane Loretta Young Areal Henry Kolker Released by First National / Warner Bros. | Directed by William C. McGann Run time: 63 (out of 70) minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “What’ve you got there?” “Prune juice, sir.” “No, don’t think so. Don’t need it Read more
William Brennan William Haines Marion Ferguson Mary Doran Dr. Kruger John Miljan Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Directed by Nick Grinde, Edward Sedgwick and Malcolm St. Clair Run time: 65 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Tell me, doctor, what part of the pig did all these sausages come from?” “Baby, Read more
Bert Wheeler Dorothy Lee Roscoe Ates Released by RKO | Directed by William Seiter Too Many Cooks: Mr. Bland Builds His Etc. “I never looked at it that way.” “You can’t that way. Only when looking back.” The beginning and end of wit when it comes to the movie is Read more
Mary / Sally Mary Astor George Lloyd Hughes Clara Natalie Moorhead Released by RKO | Directed by Donald Crisp Proof That It’s Pre-Code A woman runs away with a man to elope, but then realizes that he’s kind of a dick. But they signed a hotel register together, so if Read more
Karin Greta Garbo Larry Melvyn Douglas Griselda Constance Bennett Released by MGM | Directed by George Cukor Two-Faced Woman: The Two Farces of Eve “You’ve made me lose my poise; for that I shall never forgive you.” Two Faced Woman is kind of a disaster. Wresting mediocrity from the jaws Read more
Rita Cavallini Greta Garbo Cornelius Van Tuyl Lewis Stone Tom Armstrong Gavin Gordon Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed by Clarence Brown Proof That It’s Pre-Code Rita was sold into a brothel at a young age and has gained infamy as an opera singer… but also as a woman Read more
Kate Kate Smith Lily Sally Blane Hunt Randolph Scott Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed by William A. Seiter Hello, Everybody!: Dammed if You Do “Farming has one advantage– it always pays a man for its toil.” I shouldn’t have a curious eye. I try to avoid spoilers or even Read more
Released by Victor Adamson Productions | Directed by Victor Adamson Lighting Bill: You Read That Right “Hey! You see the lightning gun hand that fella had?” “He got a lightning gun hand all right.” Lighting Bill definitely radiates with the aura of carelessness. The title on the title card? Misspelled. Read more
Cutler Pat O’Brien Barbara Ann Dvorak Millicent Claire Dodd Released by Warner Bros./First National | Directed by Robert Florey Proof That It’s Pre-Code-ish Our main character, “Spot Cash” Cutler, pretty much pushes and prods rubes out of their money by way of selling them junk that’s been falsely made to Read more
Released by Pinnacle | Directed by Marshall Neilan Chloe, Love is Calling You: Hang Up, Dear. “Give me two bits and I’ll tell your fortune. […] High water… sticks and stones… about a mad gal with a great big home. Find a room in the swamp… the roots of evil. Read more