1933
Sailor’s Luck (1933) Review, with Sally Eilers and James Dunn
Sailors on shore leave run amok in this lousy comedy.
1932
Evenings for Sale (1932) Review, with Herbert Marshall and Mary Boland
Count Franz von Degenthal Herbert Marshall Jenny Kent Mary Boland Lela Fischer Sari Maritza Released by Paramount Directed by Stuart Walker Run time: 66 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “He ought to attract all the unsatisfied ladies of Vienna. Of Europe!” “Don’t forget America. America is full of Read more
1933
Sons of the Desert (1933) Review, with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Stan Stan Laurel Ollie Oliver Hardy Charley Charley Chase Released by MGM | Directed by William A. Seiter Run time: 66 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “I’ll put you in jail first with the rest of the sons of a– Sons of the Desert!” The guys get to Read more
1932
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck
Megan Davis … Barbara Stanwyck General Yen … Nils Asther Mah-Li … Toshia Mori Jones … Walter Connolly Bob Strife … Gavin Gordon Captain Li … Richard Loo Proof That It’s Pre-Code You may not be old enough to remember this, but at one time miscegenation was illegal in many Read more
1932
Shopworn (1932), with Barbara Stanwyck
Kitty Lane … Barbara Stanwyck Aunt Dot … Zasu Pitts Fred … Lucien Littlefield David Livingston … Regis Toomey Helen Livingston … Clara Blandick Judge Forbes … Oscar Apfel Proof That It’s Pre-Code Upfront, it’s important to know that the surviving copies of this film are from a 1938 re-edit, Read more
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Mandalay (1934) Review, with Kay Francis
Kay Francis stars in this lurid piece of titillating melodrama.
1934
Kiss and Make-Up (1934) Review
The Frankenstein monster is the female beauty ideal in this lame Cary Grant outing.
1932
Downstairs (1932) Review
Pre-Code Follies: A drama of manners and manors from screen legend John Gilbert. By Danny.