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Transatlantic (1931) Review, with Edmund Lowe

Monty Greer Edmund Lowe Kay Graham Myrna Loy Henry Graham John Halliday  Sigrid Carline Greta Nissen Rudolph Kramer Jean Hersholt Judy Kramer Lois Moran Released by Fox Films | Directed by William K. Howard Proof That It’s Pre-Code “Be reasonable, my wife’s in the next room.” “Just where a good Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsMarch 21, 2016 ago
Bedtime Story Maurice Chevalier Helen Twelvetrees Baby LeRoy
1933

A Bedtime Story (1933) Review, with Maurice Chevalier, Helen Twelvetrees and Baby LeRoy

Rene Maurice Chevalier Victor Edward Everett Horton Sally Helen Twelvetrees Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed by Norman Taurog Proof That It’s Pre-Code Get this– a Maurice Chevalier character chases after multiple women, ignoring (or just ignorant of) their marital status. There is a very real worry at first that Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsDecember 11, 2015 ago
1931

So Big! (1931) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck

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…

By Danny, 13 yearsJuly 19, 2013 ago
Blondie Johnson (1933)
1933

Blondie Johnson (1933) Review

Proof That It’s Pre-Code It’s about a lady gangster who takes over a mob through her wits rather than with her body– which is pretty rare for a Pre-Code. She’s vicious, cunning, and makes suckers out of her enemies. Blondie goes into the hospital to visit her gangster cohort who Read more…

By Danny, 13 yearsJanuary 4, 2013 ago
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The Mind Reader (1933) Review

Warren William takes you to some dark places as a conman with a soul!

By Danny, 13 yearsOctober 2, 2012 ago
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