1930
Redemption (1930) Review, with John Gilbert
John Gilbert cuckholds Conrad Nagel, because that’s just what men did in the 1930s.
1931
The Unholy Garden (1931) Review, with Ronald Colman and Fay Wray
Barrington Hunt Ronald Colman Camille Fay Wray Eliza Estelle Taylor Released by Samuel Goldwyn | Directed by George Fitzmaurice Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film The main action takes place in a desert oasis full of scumbuckets. There’s also a girl who goes between beds as Read more
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
1932
The Beast of the City (1932) Review, with Walter Huston and Jean Harlow
Jim Fitzpatrick … Walter Huston Ed Fitzpatrick … Wallace Ford Daisy … Jean Harlow Sam Belmonte … Jean Hersholt Michaels … Tully Marshall Mac … Sandy Roth Proof That It’s Pre-Code The police have tough calls to take care of, like that nude woman running around. When not bothering with Read more
1932
Grand Hotel (1932) Review
Proof That It’s Pre-Code All the usual hotel nighttime activities. There’s an extended subplot about an industrialist negotiating with a stenographer about what she will give him in exchange for an all-expense paid trip through Europe. It includes this wonderful line: “I don’t suppose you’d take some… dictation from me Read more
1932
Red Dust (1932) Review, with Jean Harlow, Clark Gable and Mary Astor
Exotic lust and a blooming love triangle set the passions of Harlow and Gable on fire!