Count Dracula … Bela Lugosi Jonathan Harker … David Manners Mina Seward … Helen Chandler Dr. Van Helsing … Edward Van Sloan Renfield … Dwight Frye Lucy … Frances Dade Proof That It’s Pre-Code There’s this crazy theory going around that there’s a sexual subtext to vampires. Have you heard Read more
Charlie Chan … Warner Oland Tarneverro … Bela Lugosi Julie O’Neal … Sally Eilers Proof That It’s Pre-Code Chan loses it at his assistant: “You are zebra! Sport model jackass!” The Black Camel: Waiting, Silently There is old saying: “Death is a black camel that kneels unbidden at every gate.” Read more
Anne Schuyler … Jean Harlow Stew Smith … Robert Williams Gallagher … Loretta Young Proof That It’s Pre-Code A former fiance is asked to settle for some revealing letters, but we’re told “She made very uncouth noises with her mouth.” As you can figure, this a pre-Code that involves one Read more
Bert … James Cagney Ann … Joan Blondell Dan … Louis Calhern Rupert … Guy Kibbee Helen … Noel Francis Reynolds … Ray Milland Proof That It’s Pre-Code This may take a while to load, but I think you’ll understand: Also, more robbery, cheating, lying, ogling and eyebrow waggles Read more
Harmon … Buster Keaton Margie … Anita Page Poggle … Cliff Edwards Proof That It’s Pre-Code “He’s asking if you swear–” “No, but I know all the words!” The Sidewalks of New York: Of Gutters and Goofiness I like the word ‘nadir’. “The point of greatest despair” notes the dictionary. Read more
Reginald Irving … Buster Keaton Jeffrey … Reginald Deny Polly … Charlotte Greenwood Proof That It’s Pre-Code “You can’t judge a husband in a bathing suit!” “No, but you can get a rough idea!” Plenty of liquor to go around. Wine, mostly, since no one can spell champagne. Lots of Read more
Selina Peake … Barbara Stanwyck Roelfe Pool … George Brent Dirk De Jong … Hardie Albright Dallas O’Mara … Bette Davis Klass Pool … Alan Hale Pervus De Jong … Earle Fox Proof That It’s Pre-Code This one’s actually fairly blase to be totally honest, though many of its themes Read more
Proof That It’s Pre-Code Basically calls American evangelism out as being a performing art that exploits the dumb for the sake of profit. So that’s something! When dressed down by his boss, one employee closes the door and responds with a gesture whose meaning is unmistakeable: Florence Fallon … Barbara Read more
Lora Hart … Barbara Stanwyck Maloney … Joan Blondell Nick … Clark Gable Mortie … Ben Lyon Eagan … Edward Nugent Dr. Bell … Charles Winninger Proof That It’s Pre-Code Hoo boy. How long have you got? One orderly snipes at a nurse, “Don’t forget to wash that bedpan, and Read more
Scorpio … Wallace Beery Newton … Lewis Stone Carl … Clark Gable Anne … Jean Harlow Johnny … Ralph Bellamy Peaches … Marjorie Rambeau Proof That It’s Pre-Code It’s a gangster pic with plenty of guns, booze, and broads. Murder is the name of the game, as well as paid Read more