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Mae Clarke

Impatient Maiden James Whale Mae Clarke Lew Ayres Pre-Code
1932

The Impatient Maiden (1932) Review, with Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke

Myron Brown, M.D. Lew Ayres Ruth Robbins Mae Clarke Betty Merrick Una Merkel Released by Universal | Directed By James Whale Proof That It’s Pre-Code “No man can be expected to live his entire life with one woman!” Both Clarke and Merkel get undressed at different points. Attempted suicide. A Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsAugust 26, 2015 ago
Mae Clarke Good Bad Girl 1931 Pre-Code Hollywood Marie Prevost
1931

The Good Bad Girl (1931) Review, with Mae Clarke, James Hall, and Marie Prevost

Marcia Cameron Mae Clarke Bob Henderson James Hall Trixie Barnes Marie Prevost Released by Columbia | Directed By Roy William Neill Proof That It’s Pre-Code “You cheap, common…” Women living with criminals outside of wedlock. Rich people are assholes. The Good Bad Girl: And The Ugly “That’s what I was. Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsAugust 24, 2015 ago
Frankenstein 1930 pre-Code Boris Karloff Colin Clive Mae Clarke
1931

Frankenstein (1931) Review, with Boris Karloff, Colin Clive and Mae Clarke

Dr. Henry Frankenstein Colin Clive Elizabeth Mae Clarke The Monster Boris Karloff Released by Universal Pictures | Directed By James Whale Proof That It’s Pre-Code A man directly likens himself to God. (Accidental) cold-blooded child murder. Frankenstein: The Sins of the Father “Dangerous? Poor, old Waldman. Have you never wanted Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsAugust 20, 2015 ago
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Book Review – “Featured Player: An Oral Autobiography of Mae Clarke” with James Curtis

As I’ve been reading more biographies as I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to appreciate how not just the way that the writing style affects the portrayal of the subjects, but how the attitude that the author brings to the proceedings is paramount as well. For example, Christina Rice’s unbridled enthusiasm Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsAugust 18, 2015 ago
1930

The Fall Guy (1930) Review, with Jack Mulhall, Mae Clarke, and Ned Sparks

Johnny Quinlan Jack Mulhall Bertha Quinlan Mae Clarke Danny Walsh Ned Sparks Released by RKO | Directed By Leslie Pearce Proof That It’s Pre-Code Our louse in the lead, Johnny, is chasing around ladies other than his wife. The gangster boss Nifty has a network of men carrying high end Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsAugust 17, 2015 ago
Turn Back the Clock 1933 pre-Code Lee Tracy Mae Clarke
1933

Turn Back the Clock (1933) Review, with Lee Tracy, Mae Clarke, and Otto Kruger

Joe Gimlet Lee Tracy Mary Gimlet / Mary Wright Mae Clarke Ted Wright Otto Kruger Released by MGM | Directed by Edgar Selwyn Proof That It’s Pre-Code “As the lady said to the sailor, nothing’s stopping you.” Drunk Tracy is clearly checking out Clarke’s rear when she insists that he Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsAugust 14, 2015 ago
1931

The Front Page (1931) Review, with Adolphe Menjou and Pat O’Brien

Hildy Johnson Pat O’Brien Walter Burns Adolphe Menjou Peggy Grant Mary Brian Bensinger Edward Everett Horton Earl Williams George E. Stone Molly Mae Clarke Released by United Artists | Directed By Lewis Milestone Proof That It’s Pre-Code Digging through his desk, Bensinger finds a discarded woman’s slip. Plenty of dark Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsAugust 10, 2015 ago
Parole Girl 1933 Mae Clarke Ralph Bellamy pre-Code
1933

Parole Girl (1933) Review, with Mae Clarke and Ralph Bellamy

Sylvia Day Mae Clarke Joseph B. Smith Ralph Bellamy Jeanie Vance Marie Prevost Released by Columbia Pictures | Directed By Edward F. Cline Proof That It’s Pre-Code Sylvia (Clarke) and Tony (Hale Hamilton) run a con that involves a fake pick pocketing and extortion from dopey department stores. Tony becomes Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsAugust 7, 2015 ago
Fast Workers 1933 John Gilbert Robert Armstrong Mae Clarke pre-code
1932

Fast Workers (1933) Review, with John Gilbert, Robert Armstrong, and Mae Clarke

Gunner John Gilbert Bucker Robert Armstrong Mary Mae Clarke Released by MGM | Directed By Todd Browning Proof That It’s Pre-Code Construction workers hanging out on the peaks of skyscrapers are really mostly concerned with peeping. Gunner (Gilbert) recognizes Mary (Clarke) by her rear end. Mary’s a conwoman who shakes Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsAugust 5, 2015 ago
Penthouse 1933 pre-code hollywood Myrna Loy Warner Baxter
1933

Penthouse (1933) Review, with Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy

Jackson Durant Warner Baxter Gertie Waxted Myrna Loy Tony Gazotti Nat Pendleton  Jim Crelliman C. Henry Gordon Sue Leonard  Martha Sleeper Mimi Mae Clarke Released by MGM | Directed By W.S. Van Dyke Proof That It’s Pre-Code “Mouthpiece” Jackson Durant is more than happy to defend bootleggers and chorus girls– Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsJuly 31, 2015 ago

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