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1931

Lonely Wives (1931) Review, with Edward Everett Horton and Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Smith / The Great Zero Edward Everett Horton Madeline Esther Ralston Diane Laura La Plante Kitty Patsy Ruth Miller Mrs. Mantel Maude Eburne Andrews Spencer Charters Released by Pathe | Directed by Russell Mack Run time: 86 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You don’t mean he’s a Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsMay 13, 2016 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, 11 yearsAugust 10, 2015 ago
1932

Hold ‘Em Jail (1932) Review

The Particulars of the Picture Curly … Bert Wheeler Spider … Robert Woolsey Violet … Edna Mae Oliver Norton … Edgar Kennedy Barbara … Betty Grable The Announcer … Robert Armstrong Hold ‘Em Jail: The Big House Meets The Big Game “If you were a kangaroo, I’d go around in Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsJune 21, 2013 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, 16 yearsSeptember 19, 2010 ago

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