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1933

Our Betters (1933) Review, with Constance Bennett and Gilbert Roland

Pearl Constance Bennett Duchess Violet Kimble-Cooper Pepi Gilbert Roland Thornton Grant Mitchell Arthur Minor Watson Bessie Anita Louise Released by RKO | Directed by George Cukor Run time: 85 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Are you making love to me?” “That’s nothing new, is it?” “I didn’t believe Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsFebruary 17, 2017 ago
1932

The Famous Ferguson Case (1932) Review, with Joan Blondell and Tom Brown

Bruce Foster Tom Brown Maizie Dickson Joan Blondell Bob Parks Kenneth Thompson Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Lloyd Bacon Run time: 74 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There’s a murder set off by a pair of adulterers… adultering. “That’s not your business!” “No, that’s monkey business!” Read more

By Danny, 11 yearsApril 14, 2016 ago
Big City Blues 1932 Joan Blondell
1932

Big City Blues (1932) Review, with Eric Linden and Joan Blondell

Bud Eric Linden Vida Joan Blondell Cousin Gibby Walter Catlett Hummell Guy Kibbee The Station Agent Grant Mitchell Ms. Cartlich Jobyna Howland Released by Warner Brothers | Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Proof That It’s Pre-Code A bootlegger, before informing a client about yet another ‘change of address’, pleasantly tells his Read more

By Danny, 11 yearsDecember 9, 2015 ago
1933

Wild Boys of the Road (1933) Review, with Frankie Darro

Review: A gritty punch in the gut, two young men head out on a train trip across the country to try and find a job in 1933. To say it doesn’t go well is an understatement. From Danny

By Danny, 16 yearsAugust 13, 2010 ago
1933

Heroes for Sale (1933) Review, with Richard Barthelmess, Loretta Young, and Aline MacMahon

Review: From the trenches in World War I to drug addiction to riots, prison, and poverty, Heroes for Sale is a brilliant and gripping tale of a man who keeps destroying himself. From Danny

By Danny, 16 yearsAugust 12, 2010 ago
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No Man of Her Own (1932) Review, with Carole Lombard and Clark Gable

Review: Legendary lovers Lombard and Gable in their one and only on screen collaboration. From Danny

By Danny, 16 yearsMay 30, 2010 ago

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