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1932

The Famous Ferguson Case (1932) Review, with Joan Blondell and Tom Brown

Bruce Foster Tom Brown Maizie Dickson Joan Blondell Bob Parks Kenneth Thompson Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Lloyd Bacon Run time: 74 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There’s a murder set off by a pair of adulterers… adultering. “That’s not your business!” “No, that’s monkey business!” Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsApril 14, 2016 ago
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang 1932 Paul Muni Glenda Farrell Edward Ellis pre-Code Hollywood controversial classics
1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) Review, with Paul Muni, Edward Ellis and Glenda Farrell

Jim Allen Paul Muni Bomber Wells Edward Ellis Marie Glenda Farrell Helen Helen Vinson Rev. Allen Hale Hamilton Barney Sykes Allen Jenkins Released by Warner Brothers | Directed By Mervyn LeRoy Proof That It’s Pre-Code A Texan assures us that the next man who asks him for an inspection will Read more…

By Danny, 8 yearsJune 26, 2015 ago
1934

Gambling Lady (1934) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck

Lady Lee … Barbara Stanwyck Garry Madison … Joel McCrea Charlie Lang… Pat O’Brien Sheila Aiken … Claire Dodd Pete Madison … C. Aubrey Smith Directed by Archie Mayo Proof That It’s Pre-Code A note on this one: the only copy I could find had the Production Code seal on Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsJuly 30, 2013 ago
Ever in My Hearts (1933)
1933

Ever in My Heart (1933) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck

Mary Archer Barbara Stanwyck Hugo Wilbrandt Otto Kruger Jeff Archer Ralph Bellamy Proof That It’s Pre-Code Get this– Americans can be huge douches. We get to hear gossip about what the Germans did to a pair of nurses, and what they do to all of their prisoners– or, as one Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsJuly 23, 2013 ago
Upperworld (1934)
1934

Upperworld (1934) Review, with Warren William, Ginger Rogers, and Mary Astor

Alexander Stream … Warren William Hettie Stream … Mary Astor Lilly Linda … Ginger Rogers Oscar … Andy Devine Lou … J. Carrol Naish Moran … Sidney Toler Upperworld: Taking It From the Top I’ve watched a number of movies from 1934 now, but it still surprises me how completely Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsMay 10, 2013 ago
1934

Whirlpool (1934) Review, with Jack Holt and Jean Arthur

Pre-Code Follies: Well, this is certainly a movie about stuff, and a lot of it seems to involve dad and daughter getting along like gangbusters. From Danny.

By Danny, 12 yearsMay 14, 2011 ago
1932

Call Her Savage (1932) Review, with Clara Bow

Pre-Code Follies: Clara Bow caps off her career in one weird little movie. From Danny.

By Danny, 12 yearsApril 15, 2011 ago
1932

Frisco Jenny (1932) Review, with Ruth Chatterton and Louis Calhern

Review: Frisco Jenny does it dirty, but the cliches pile up faster than the bodies. From Danny

By Danny, 13 yearsSeptember 5, 2010 ago
1933

Wild Boys of the Road (1933) Review, with Frankie Darro

Review: A gritty punch in the gut, two young men head out on a train trip across the country to try and find a job in 1933. To say it doesn’t go well is an understatement. From Danny

By Danny, 13 yearsAugust 13, 2010 ago
Svengali (1930)

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