Ah, June! What is June’s deal? At least it’s not as useless as a month as March is, but it’s close.

I say that partially inspired by the paltry number of pre-Codes present on Turner Classic Movies this month. While there a few obscurities– a Frank Fay movie that I haven’t seen yet? Oh yay– there are a number of excellent movies you should check out if you haven’t yet, including less-well-known corkers like Picture Snatcher, Faithless, and Madame Du Barry. (I was honestly a little too excited when I saw the network was showing the hard-to-find Du Barry again, that movie is bonkers.)

Over on the Criterion Channel, this month they will have a few rare Carole Lombard pre-Codes streaming, the masterful Virtue and No More Orchids, plus a nice edition of Madchen in Uniform. On the physical media side, the label just released a copy of Merrily We Go to Hell on DVD and blu-ray, another personal favorite that I’m hoping to pick up soon.

As mentioned last month, I’ve been revising some old reviews. I’ve completely updated and rewritten my decade-old reviews for The Emperor Jones and Midnight Mary, as well as added a ton of new images and info for Heroes for Sale. So please check those out!

I am still planning a household move near the end of July, so postings maybe become infrequent. But then then I’m also going through and getting rid of stuff. I have a plan to raffle off some of my old DVDs and blu-rays to my Patrons over at Patreon in July; I’ll post more details about that early next month.

Have a safe and fun summer!

Pre-Code Movies on TCM in June

All times listed here are Eastern Standard. This schedule is subject to change.
Plot descriptions and casts lists below come from TCM. See the full listings for the month here.

Date & Time	Film
2nd 9:30 AM	The Sea Bat (1930)
	Mexican fishermen enter a deadly competition to kill a sting ray. Dir: Wesley Ruggles Cast: Raquel Torres , Charles Bickford , Nils Asther . BW- 69 mins,
2nd 10:45 AM	Doctor X (1932)
	A reporter investigates a series of cannibalistic murders at a medical college. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Lionel Atwill , Fay Wray , Lee Tracy . C- 76 mins, CC,
2nd 9:45 PM	The Music Box (1932)
	Two men running a moving company have to get a large piano up a daunting flight of stairs in this comedic short film. Dir: James Parrott Cast: Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Billy Gilbert . BW- 29 mins,
3rd 6:00 AM	Before Dawn (1933)
	Detectives compete to solve the murders at a mysterious mansion. Dir: Irving Pichel Cast: Stuart Erwin , Dorothy Wilson , Warner Oland . BW- 61 mins, CC,
6th 2:15 PM	Design For Living (1933)
	An independent woman can’t chose between the two men she loves. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Fredric March , Gary Cooper , Miriam Hopkins . BW- 91 mins, CC,
10th 12:15 AM	It Happened One Night (1934)
	A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour. Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Clark Gable , Claudette Colbert , Walter Connolly . BW- 105 mins, CC,
11th 10:15 AM	Faithless (1932)
	A spoiled rich girl is wiped out by the Depression. Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Tallulah Bankhead , Robert Montgomery , Hugh Herbert . BW- 77 mins, CC,
11th 11:45 AM	Madame Du Barry (1934)
	True story of the legendary courtesan who was mistress to France’s King Louis XV. Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Dolores Del Rio , Reginald Owen , Victor Jory . BW- 79 mins, CC,
11th 1:15 PM	The Matrimonial Bed (1930)
	Amnesia turns a small-town man into a bigamist. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Frank Fay , Lilyan Tashman , James Gleason . BW- 69 mins, CC,
11th 6:00 PM	The Blue Angel (1930)
	A stodgy professor falls from grace when he’s seduced by a nightclub singer. Dir: Josef von Sternberg Cast: Emil Jannings , Marlene Dietrich , Kurt Gerron . BW- 107 mins,
13th 8:15 AM	Twentieth Century (1934)
	A tempestuous theatrical director tries to win back the star he created and then drove away. Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: John Barrymore , Carole Lombard , Walter Connolly . BW- 91 mins, CC,
17th 6:00 AM	Picture Snatcher (1933)
	An ex-con brings his crooked ways to a job as a news photographer. Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney , Ralph Bellamy , Patricia Ellis . BW- 77 mins, CC,
17th 7:30 AM	Spitfire (1934)
	A backwoods faith healer falls for a married man from the big city. Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Robert Young , Ralph Bellamy . BW- 86 mins, CC,
21st 9:30 AM	Morning Glory (1933)
	A stage struck girl travels to New York determined to make it on Broadway. Dir: Lowell Sherman Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Douglas Fairbanks , Adolphe Menjou . BW- 74 mins, CC,
23rd 12:15 PM	Before Dawn (1933)
	Detectives compete to solve the murders at a mysterious mansion. Dir: Irving Pichel Cast: Stuart Erwin , Dorothy Wilson , Warner Oland . BW- 61 mins, CC,
23rd 1:30 PM	The Phantom of Crestwood (1933)
	Five men have to prove their innocence when a blackmailer is murdered. Dir: J. Walter Ruben Cast: Ricardo Cortez , Karen Morley , Anita Louise . BW- 76 mins, CC,
24th 7:45 AM	Girl Missing (1933)
	A new bride disappears from her honeymoon hotel the same night a dead body pops up. Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Glenda Farrell , Ben Lyon , Mary Brian . BW- 69 mins,