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The Hot Heiress (1931) Review, with Ben Lyon and Ona Munson

‘Hap’ Harrington Ben Lyon Juliette Ona Munson Clay Walter Pidgeon Released by Warner Bros./First National Directed by Clarence G. Badger Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Our heroine chats casually from her bathtub. One gentleman performs a very aggressive sunscreen application. Hot Heiress: Cold Turkey “Nobody loves Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsMarch 29, 2019 ago
1931

God’s Gift to Women (1931) Review, with Frank Fay and Laura LaPlante

Toto Dureyea Frank Fay Diane Churchill Laura La Plante Fifi Joan Blondell Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Michael Curtiz Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The film follows a Lothario who is diagnosed with an illness that could kill him if he were to ever Read more…

By Danny, 4 yearsJanuary 4, 2019 ago
1931

My Past (1931) Review, with Bebe Daniels

Ms. Dory Macy Bebe Daniels John Thorley Lewis Stone Bob Ben Lyon Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Roy Del Ruth Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “I can’t swim with a suit on!” “What would your wife say if she knew I was here?” “But Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsNovember 16, 2018 ago
1931

The Cuban Love Song (1931) Review, with Lawrence Tibbett and Lupe Velez

Terry Lawrence Tibbett Nenita Lupe Velez Romance Ernest Torrence O.O. Jones Jimmy Durante Crystal Karen Morley Elvira Louise Fazenda Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 86 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The film starts with a pack of rowdy Marines down at the tattoo Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsAugust 24, 2018 ago
1931

The Great Meadow (1930) Review, with John Mack Brown and Eleanor Boardman

Berk Jarvis John Mack Brown Diony Hall Eleanor Boardman Evan Muir Gavin Gordon Released by MGM Directed by Charles Brabin Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Berk Jarvis’ mother gets killed and scalped by a Shawnee. The villain then spends the movie rubbing it in Jarvis’ Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsJuly 20, 2018 ago
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
1931

Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931) Review, with Leslie Howard and Karen Morley

Dan Pritchard Leslie Howard Tamea Conchita Montenegro Maisie Karen Morley Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You make one big mistake in not watching me dress!” “She’s a very delightful little savage.” “You like wine?” “Oh yes. It Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsJune 15, 2018 ago
1931

Laughing Sinners (1931) Review, with Joan Crawford, Neil Hamilton and Clark Gable

 Ivy/Bunny Joan Crawford Howard Neil Hamilton Carl Clark Gable Fred Roscoe Karns Cass Guy Kibbee Mike Cliff Edwards Released by MGM | Directed by Harry Beaumont Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Drinking. Attempted suicide. That old joke about the traveling salesman over and over again. Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsMay 11, 2018 ago
1931

This Modern Age (1931) Review, with Joan Crawford

Valentine Joan Crawford Bob Neil Hamilton Tony Monroe Owsley Released by MGM | Directed by Nick Grinde Run time: 68 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film An inter-generational tale where a girl is shielded from the fact that her long-estranged mother is in fact a ‘kept’ woman. “I’m going Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsApril 6, 2018 ago
1931

Strictly Dishonorable (1931) Review, with Paul Lukas and Sidney Fox

Mary Sidney Fox Gus Paul Lukas Lewis Stone Mr. Jones Released by Universal | Directed by John M. Stahl Run time: 90 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “How about you go to–“ The first act takes place in a speakeasy. A man and woman are living together before Read more…

By Danny, 5 yearsFebruary 23, 2018 ago

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