1930
Redemption (1930) Review, with John Gilbert
John Gilbert cuckholds Conrad Nagel, because that’s just what men did in the 1930s.
1933
One Man’s Journey (1933) Review, with Lionel Barrymore, May Robson, and Joel McCrea
Eli Watt Lionel Barrymore Sarah May Robson Jimmy Watt Joel McCrea Letty McGinnis Dorothy Jordan Joan Stockton Frances Dee McGinnis David Landau Released by RKO Pictures | Directed by John S. Robertson Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Pre-marital sex. One Man’s Journey: Never Ending Story Read more…
1932
Grand Hotel (1932) Review
Proof That It’s Pre-Code All the usual hotel nighttime activities. There’s an extended subplot about an industrialist negotiating with a stenographer about what she will give him in exchange for an all-expense paid trip through Europe. It includes this wonderful line: “I don’t suppose you’d take some… dictation from me Read more…
1931
Ten Cents a Dance (1931) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara O’Neill Barbara Stanwyck Bradley Carlton Ricardo Cortez Eddie Miller … Monroe Owlsey Proof That It’s Pre-Code Ten Cents a Dance is about professional dance hall girls, who don’t come across like prostitutes at all. I mean, sure, they stand around, looking bored (“while you wait, you advertise”), waiting for Read more…
1931
Guilty Hands (1931) Review, with Kay Francis and Lionel Barrymore
A delay on the podcast this week, but instead we’ve got a spine tingler and a black comedy rolled into one, with Lionel Barrymore and Kay Francis! Yes, again, I like Kay Francis, shut up. From Danny
1931
A Free Soul (1931) Review, starring Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable and Leslie Howard
Review: Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. From Danny