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Remote Control (1930) Review, with William Haines and Roscoe Ates

William Brennan William Haines Marion Ferguson Mary Doran Dr. Kruger John Miljan Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Directed by Nick Grinde, Edward Sedgwick and Malcolm St. Clair Run time: 65 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Tell me, doctor, what part of the pig did all these sausages come from?” “Baby, Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsMay 20, 2016 ago
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1932

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) Review, with Ann Dvorak and Lee Tracy

Molly Louvain Ann Dvorak Scotty Cornell Lee Tracy Nicky Grant Leslie Fenton Jimmy Hook Richard Cromwell Captain Slade Charles Middleton Pops Guy Kibbee Released by Warner Brothers/First National | Directed By Michael Curtiz Proof That It’s Pre-Code Molly Louvain gets pregnant out of wedlock and has a child. Molly Louvain Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsJune 22, 2015 ago
Miss Pinkerton (1932)
1932

Miss Pinkerton (1932) Review, with Joan Blondell and George Brent

Proof That It’s Pre-Code Well, you know, there’s a scene where Joan Blondell is having a conversation with her coworkers about how bored she is in her job… and she slowly strips throughout her diatribe. I guess that’s one way to introduce the character… Our main character, a nurse, accidentally Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsOctober 26, 2012 ago
1932

Beauty and the Boss (1932) Review

Pre-Code Follies: Depending on your gender, this is either offensive or just boring! From Danny.

By Danny, 12 yearsJune 2, 2011 ago
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1930

The Divorcee (1930) Review, with Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, and Robert Montgomery

Review: Danny kicks off a weekend of Pre-Code films with the film that kicked them off: Norma Shearer’s The Divrocee.

By Danny, 13 yearsJuly 1, 2010 ago
Svengali (1930)

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