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
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
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
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