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1930

Redemption (1930) Review, with John Gilbert

John Gilbert cuckholds Conrad Nagel, because that’s just what men did in the 1930s.

By Danny, 4 yearsDecember 3, 2022 ago
1933

Ann Vickers (1933) Review, with Irene Dunne, Walter Huston and Conrad Nagel

Ann Vickers Irene Dunne Barney Dolphin Walter Huston Lindsey Atwell Conrad Nagel Released by RKO | Directed by John Cromwell Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film One suspicious trip to Havana that ends in an out-of-wedlock child’s life ending. One prisoner is told, “We’ll have to Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsAugust 26, 2016 ago
1931

The Bad Sister (1931) Review, with Conrad Nagel and Sidney Fox

Dr. Dick Lundley Conrad Nagel Marianne Madison Sidney Fox Laura Madison Bette Davis Mr. Madison Charles Winninger Valentine Corliss Humphrey Bogart Hedrick Madison David Durand Released by Universal Pictures | Directed by Hobart Henley Proof That It’s Pre-Code The family’s youngest brother pesters his sister about her undergarments: “Why don’t Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsMay 9, 2016 ago
1933

The Constant Woman (1933) Review

The Particulars of the Picture Jimmie … Tommy Conlon Walt … Conrad Nagel Lou … Leila Hyams The Constant Woman: Hard to Peg Constantly lying is a bad idea. I know, controversial opinion, but the way The Constant Woman sees it, those lies always end in a fiery cavalcade of pain and Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsJune 11, 2013 ago
The Divorcee (1930) Norma Shearer pre-code hollywood
1930

The Divorcee (1930) Review, with Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, and Robert Montgomery

Review: Danny kicks off a weekend of Pre-Code films with the film that kicked them off: Norma Shearer’s The Divrocee.

By Danny, 16 yearsJuly 1, 2010 ago

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