1930
Redemption (1930) Review, with John Gilbert
John Gilbert cuckholds Conrad Nagel, because that’s just what men did in the 1930s.
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…
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…
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…
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.