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Riptide (1934)
1934

Riptide (1934) Review, with Norma Shearer, Herbert Marshall and Robert Montgomery

Mary Rexford Norma Shearer Lord Phillip Rexford Herbert Marshall Tommy Trent Robert Montgomery Released by MGM | Directed By Edmund Goulding Proof That It’s Pre-Code A man agrees to marry a woman even though he knows that she was a party girl who got around. She even gets around with Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsApril 17, 2015 ago
Smilin Through 1932 best picture nominee pre-code
1932

Smilin’ Through (1932) Review, with Norma Shearer, Frederic March, and Leslie Howard

Kathleen / Moonyeen Norma Shearer Sir John Carteret Leslie Howard Kenneth / Jeremy Frederic March Released by MGM | Directed By Sidney Franklin Proof That It’s Pre-Code “Don’t you want me? I want you. And I’m not ashamed to say it.” An injury to one of the characters later in Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsApril 10, 2015 ago
They Learned About Women (1930)
1930

They Learned About Women (1930) Review, with Van and Schenck

Jack Joe Schenck Jerry Gus Van Mary Bessie Love Released by MGM | Directed By Jack Conway and Sam Wood Proof That It’s Pre-Code Good, kind ol’ Jack is the victim of a true-blue, barely-hiding-it gold digger. Marriage and divorce may be involved. Those of you who love watching men Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsMarch 16, 2015 ago
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)
1931

Short – “Windy Riley Goes Hollywood” (1931) Review, with Louise Brooks

Windy Riley Jack Shutta Betty Grey Louise Brooks Released by Educational Films | Directed By Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle Windy Riley Goes Hollywood: Hot Air After taking a wrong turn during his cross country trek, Windy Riley ends up working in a Hollywood studio in the worst job they’ve got. That Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsFebruary 1, 2015 ago
Strangers May Kiss (1931)
1931

Strangers May Kiss (1931) Review, with Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery

Lisbeth Norma Shearer Alan Neil Hamilton Steve Robert Montgomery Released by MGM | Directed By George Fitzmaurice Proof That It’s Pre-Code A kiss so hot and passionate that it almost crashes a couple into the ground. Never kiss an airline pilot while they’re flying is what I’m saying here. The Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsJanuary 26, 2015 ago
1930

The Bishop Murder Case (1930) Review, with Basil Rathbone

Philo Vance Basil Rathbone Sigurd Arnesson Roland Young Belle Dillard Leila Hyams Released by MGM | Directed By David Burton and Nick Grime The Bishop Murder Case: Hickory Dickory DULL “And as for you… Fools! Idiots! Children! Baffled by Mother Goose!” In doing my research for The Bishop Murder Case, Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsJanuary 9, 2015 ago
The Circus Queen Murder (1933)
1933

The Circus Queen Murder (1933) Review, with Adolphe Menjou

Thatcher Colt Adolphe Menjou Sebastian Donald Cook La Tour Greta Nissen Miss Kelly Ruthelma Stevens Jim Dugan Harry Holman Flandrin Dwight Frye Released by Columbia | Directed By Roy William Neill Proof That It’s Pre-Code A married circus performer is having an affair and everyone wants in on it. A Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsNovember 28, 2014 ago
Are You Listening? (1932)
1932

Are You Listening? (1932) Review, with William Haines

Bill Grimes William Haines Laura O’Neal Madge Evans Sally O’Neal Anita Page Larry Barnes Wallace Ford Honey O’Neal Joan Marsh Alice Grimes Karen Morley Released by MGM | Directed by Harry Beaumont Proof That It’s Pre-Code A carefree young girl sleeps with a man before marriage and learns that men Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsOctober 20, 2014 ago
1934

Palooka (1934) Review, with Jimmy Durante and Lupe Velez

Knobby Walsh Jimmy Durante Nina Madero Lupe Velez Joe Palooka Stuart Erwin Mayme Palooka Marjorie Rambeau Pete Palooka Robert Armstrong Trixie Thelma Todd Released by United Artists | Directed By Benjamin Stoloff Proof That It’s Pre-Code The rather disgusting “National Geographic”/”it’s okay to show black women’s breasts if they’re uncivilized Read more…

By Danny, 11 yearsOctober 10, 2014 ago
Sky Devils (1931)
1931

Sky Devils (1932) Review, with Spencer Tracy and Ann Dvorak

Wilkie Spencer Tracy Hogan William Boyd Mitchell George Cooper Mary Ann Dvorak The Colonel Billy Bevan Fifi Yola D’Avril Released by United Artists | Directed By A. Edward Sutherland Proof That It’s Pre-Code The best part of being a lifeguard is the women. Sometime you may even get two! Someone Read more…

By Danny, 12 yearsSeptember 5, 2014 ago

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