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1931

So Big! (1931) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck

Selina Peake … Barbara Stanwyck Roelfe Pool … George Brent Dirk De Jong … Hardie Albright Dallas O’Mara … Bette Davis Klass Pool … Alan Hale Pervus De Jong … Earle Fox Proof That It’s Pre-Code This one’s actually fairly blase to be totally honest, though many of its themes Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsJuly 19, 2013 ago
Night Nurse pre-Code Hollywood Barbara Stanwyck Joan Blondell Clark Gable
1931

Night Nurse (1931) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Blondell

Lora Hart … Barbara Stanwyck Maloney … Joan Blondell Nick … Clark Gable Mortie … Ben Lyon Eagan … Edward Nugent Dr. Bell … Charles Winninger Proof That It’s Pre-Code Hoo boy. How long have you got? One orderly snipes at a nurse, “Don’t forget to wash that bedpan, and Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsJuly 12, 2013 ago
1931

Other Men’s Women (1931) Review

Proof That It’s Pre-Code Adultery. Duh. Our characters get sloshed in a speakeasy, with Joan Blondell busting out some fantastic drunk acting. A noble act of suicide saves the day. It should be noted that it does not look painless, though. Line that wouldn’t mean the same thing nowadays: “I’m Read more…

By Danny, 10 yearsNovember 12, 2012 ago
1931

Safe in Hell (1931) Review

Safe in Hell is an essential Pre-Code experience.

By Danny, 11 yearsSeptember 18, 2012 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

Midnight Mary (1933) Review, with Loretta Young

Reviews: Midnight Mary is the breezy story of how a girl goes legit after more than a few failures.

By Danny, 13 yearsAugust 29, 2010 ago
The Purchase Price
1932

The Purchase Price (1932) Review

Review: Mail Order Brides and villainy afoot with some Babs on top, it’s William S. Wellman at his dullest with The Purchase Price. From Danny!

By Danny, 13 yearsAugust 22, 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
1933

Heroes for Sale (1933) Review, with Richard Barthelmess, Loretta Young, and Aline MacMahon

Review: From the trenches in World War I to drug addiction to riots, prison, and poverty, Heroes for Sale is a brilliant and gripping tale of a man who keeps destroying himself. From Danny

By Danny, 13 yearsAugust 12, 2010 ago
Svengali (1930)

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