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20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) Review, with Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis

Joe Connors Spencer Tracy Fay Wilson Bette Davis Warden Paul Long Arthur Byron Hype Warren Hymer Bud Lyle Talbot Joe Louis Calhern Released by Warner Bros./First National | Directed by Michael Curtiz Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film A number of prison guards and prisoners meet Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsOctober 3, 2016 ago
1932

Cabin in the Cotton (1932) Review, with Richard Barthelmess and Bette Davis

Marvin Blake Richard Barthelmess Betty Wright Dorothy Jordan Madge Bette Davis Released by Warner Brothers | Directed by Michael Curtiz Proof That It’s Pre-Code “That girl ain’t got a bit of a soul, she ain’t. But she sure got a body. Some body.” A fade out hints that Madge slipped Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsOctober 26, 2015 ago
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Mandalay (1934) Review, with Kay Francis

Kay Francis stars in this lurid piece of titillating melodrama.

By Danny, 11 yearsAugust 21, 2012 ago
1933

Goodbye Again (1933) Review, with Warren William, Joan Blondell, and Genevieve Tobin

Hello Goodbye Again, I must be staying.

By Danny, 11 yearsMarch 25, 2012 ago
1931

The Mad Genius (1931) Review, with John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, and Donald Cook

“How can you wipe out love?” “Women have found a way.”

By Danny, 11 yearsJanuary 22, 2012 ago
1934

Jimmy the Gent (1934) Review

Review: God, this again? Emoticon response the only logical one: 🙁 From Danny.

By Danny, 12 yearsJuly 23, 2011 ago
1933

Female (1933) Review, with Ruth Chatterton and George Brent

Review: Ruth Chatterton in Female goes from fascinating to frustrating in a few short scenes. From Danny

By Danny, 13 yearsSeptember 19, 2010 ago
Svengali (1930)

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