Steve Max Baer Belle Myrna Loy Professor Walter Huston Released by MGM | Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Proof That It’s Pre-Code One guy muses, “I wonder if she knows he’s catting around?” The titular prizefighter likes to go to the mat with any pair of pretty eyes that look Read more…
Simon Edward Everett Horton Doris / Julia Patsy Ruth Miller Easter Louise Beavers Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Archie Mayo Run time: 69 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “I never spoiled a reputation in my life– male or female!” Simon’s maid, a black woman named Easter, Read more…
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…