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Helen Twelvetrees

1931

A Woman of Experience (1931) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees

Elsa Helen Twelvetrees Karl William Bakewell Otto Lew Cody Katie Zasu Pitts Muller C. Henry Gordon Hans Frank Pangborn Released by RKO Pathe | Directed by Harry Joe Brown Run time: 74 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The title implies exactly what you think she’s had experience with. Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsFebruary 27, 2017 ago
Bad Company 1931 Helen Twevetrees Ricardo Cortez
1931

Bad Company (1931) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees and Ricardo Cortez

Helen Helen Twelvetrees Goldie Gorio Ricardo Cortez Steve John Garrick Released by RKO Pathe | Directed by Tay Garnett Proof That It’s Pre-Code Plenty of drinking and gambling. To tell a person to get lost, they’re simply ordered to “Screw.” A butler has had multiple wives A nasty gangster lures Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsDecember 18, 2015 ago
Her Man 1930 Helen Twelvetrees
1930

Her Man (1930) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees, Phillips Holmes, and Ricardo Cortez

Frankie Helen Twelvetrees Johnnie Ricardo Cortez Dan Phillips Holmes Annie Marjorie Rambeau Sport Frank Pangborn Nelly Thelma Todd Released by Pathe (RKO) | Directed by Tay Garnett Proof That It’s Pre-Code Look, you can’t say it, but this movie is filled to the brim with prostitutes. Oh, and murder. And Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsDecember 14, 2015 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, 7 yearsDecember 11, 2015 ago
Panama Flo Helen Twelvetrees 1932
1932

Panama Flo (1932) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees, Robert Armstrong, and Charles Bickford

Flo Helen Twelvetrees Babe Robert Armstrong McTeague Charles Bickford Released by Fox Pathe | Directed by Ryan Murphy Proof That It’s Pre-Code Drinking and speakeasies. Everyone is after Flo’s virtue. Or if they haven’t got it, they don’t believe she still has it. Not the nicest portrayal of South American Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsDecember 7, 2015 ago
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Is My Face Red? (1932) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees and Ricardo Cortez

Bill Poster Ricardo Cortez Peggy Helen Twelvetrees Mildred Jill Esmond Tony Sidney Toler Maloney Robert Armstrong The Operator Zasu Pitts Released by RKO | Directed by William A. Seiter Proof That It’s Pre-Code An old man is running around with a showgirl who calls him ‘popsie wopsie’. Our protagonist smacks Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsDecember 4, 2015 ago
Svengali (1930)

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