Norma Bette Davis Butch Pat O’Brien The Captain Lewis Stone Joe Allen Jenkins Belle Glenda Farrell Pete Ruth Donnelly Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Roy Del Ruth Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Since this is a film dealing with the destitute, it’s fairly Read more…
Joe Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Agnes Genevieve Tobin Sarah Colleen Moore Mr. Fisher Edward Everett Horton Mr. Merritt Frank Morgan Mr. Hatfield Henry Kolker Released by RKO | Directed by J. Walter Ruben Run time: 74 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code-ish Film All that a college degree gets you is, Read more…
Larry Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Diane Loretta Young Areal Henry Kolker Released by First National / Warner Bros. | Directed by William C. McGann Run time: 63 (out of 70) minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “What’ve you got there?” “Prune juice, sir.” “No, don’t think so. Don’t need it Read more…
Barrington Hunt Ronald Colman Camille Fay Wray Eliza Estelle Taylor Released by Samuel Goldwyn | Directed by George Fitzmaurice Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The main action takes place in a desert oasis full of scumbuckets. There’s also a girl who goes between beds as Read more…
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…
Lily Barbara Stanwyck Courtland Trenholm George Brent Mr. Stevens Donald Cook Chico Theresa Harris Mr. Carter Henry Kolker Mr. Sipple Arthur Hohl Proof That It’s Pre-Code The film’s main conceit is that all life is exploitation, and you must simply be the one doing the exploiting. One book thumping scholar Read more…