The Blonde Captive (1931) Review
WARNING: MODERATELY NOT WORK SAFE THIS WEEK. Proof That It’s Pre-Code Lots of topless women and naked rear ends. You’re not missing that much, really, even for boob and butts aficionados. Have you ever...
View ArticleThe Mayor of Hell (1933) Review
The Particulars of the Picture Jimmy … Frankie Darro Patsy … James Cagney Thompson … Dudley Digges Dorothy … Madge Evans Judge Gilbert … Arthur Byron Directed by Archie Mayo The Mayor of Hell:...
View ArticleThe Flaming Signal (1933) Review
The Particulars of the Picture Flash the Wonder Dog… Flash Jim Robbins … John Horsley Molly James … Marceline Day Otto Von Krantz … Noah Beery Reverend James … Henry B. Walthall The Chief … Mischa Auer...
View ArticleAfrica Speaks (1930) Review
Africa Speaks: *Ahem*: Roar, Roar, Roar. There’s a bit in this one “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ episode that works perfectly to describe the modern experience of watching Africa Speaks. As the film...
View ArticleArrowsmith (1931) Review
The Particulars of the Picture Martin Arrowsmith … Ronald Colman Leora Arrowsmith … Helen Hayes Max Gottlieb … A.E. Anson Oliver Marchand … Clarence Brooks Joyce Lanyon … Myrna Loy Gustav Sondelius …...
View ArticleEver 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...
View ArticleThe Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), with Boris Karloff and Myrna Loy
Dr. Fu Manchu … Boris Karloff Fah Lo See … Myrna Loy Nayland Smith … Lewis Stone Sheila … Karen Morley Terrence … Charles Granville Von Berg … Jean Herscholt Proof That It’s Pre-Code The entrance to...
View ArticleSmart Money (1931) with Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney
Nick … Edward G. Robinson Jack … James Cagney Marie … Noel Francis Proof That It’s Pre-Code Nick has a bevy of ladies who catch his eye. One earlier in the picture needs $100 for something, but who...
View ArticleMassacre (1934) Review, with Richard Barthelmess and Ann Dvorak
Joe Thunder Horse … Richard Barthelmess Lydia … Ann Dvorak Sam … Clarence Muse Quissenberry … Dudley Diggs Dr. Turner … Arthur Hohl Shanks … Sidney Toler Proof That It’s Pre-Code Oh, hey, it confronts...
View ArticleProfessional Sweetheart (1933) Review, with Ginger Rogers
Glory Eden … Ginger Rogers Jim Davey … Norman Foster Speed Dennis … Frank McHugh Sam Ipswich … Gregory Ratoff Elmerada De Leon … Zasu Pitts Vera … Theresa Harris O’Connor … Allen Jenkins Herbert...
View ArticleBlack Moon (1934) Review, with Fay Wray and Jack Holt
Stephen Lane Jack Holt Juanita Perez Lane Dorothy Burgess Gail Hamilton Fay Wray Nancy Lane Cora Sue Collins Dr. Raymond Perez Arnold Korff ‘Lunch’ McClaren Clarence Muse Released by Columbia |...
View ArticleMeet the Baron (1933) Review, with Jack Pearl and Jimmy Durante
Baron Munchausen Jack Pearl Joe McGoo Jimmy Durante Zasu Zasu Pitts Dean Primrose Edna Mae Oliver The Janitors Ted Healy and His Three Stooges Baron Munchausen Henry Kolker Released by MGM | Directed...
View ArticleThe Lost Patrol (1934) Review, with Victor McLaglen and Boris Karloff
The Sergeant Victor McLaglen Sanders Boris Karloff Morelli Wallace Ford Brown Reginald Denny Hale Billy Bevan Cook Alan Hale Released by RKO | Directed By John Ford The Lost Patrol: An Oasis of Death...
View ArticleThe House of Rothschild (1934) Review, with George Arliss, Boris Karloff and...
Nathan Rothschild George Arliss Count Ledrantz Boris Karloff Julie Rothschild Loretta Young Captain Fitzroy Robert Taylor Duke of Wellington C. Aubrey Smith Hannah Rothschild Florence Arliss Released...
View ArticleThe Mummy (1932) Review, with Boris Karloff and David Manners
Imhotep/Ardeth Bay Boris Karloff Helen Grosvenor Zita Johann Frank Whemple David Manners Released by Universal Studios | Directed By Karl Freund Proof That It’s Pre-Code Several fairly gruesome deaths,...
View ArticleThe Cheat (1931) Review, with Tallulah Bankhead
Elsa Carlyle Tallulah Bankhead Jeffrey Carlyle Harvey Stephens Hardy Livingstone Irving Pichel Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed By George Abbott Proof That It’s Pre-Code Once again, everyone...
View ArticleTorch Singer (1933) Review, with Claudette Colbert
Sally/Mimi/Jenny Claudette Colbert Tony Ricardo Cortez Mike David Manners Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed By Alexander Hall and George Somnes Proof That It’s Pre-Code That infamous...
View ArticleCleopatra (1934), with Claudette Colbert and Warren William
Cleopatra Claudette Colbert Julius Caesar Warren William Marc Antony Henry Wilcoxon Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed By Cecil B. DeMille Proof That It’s Pre-Code-ish The film’s title card is...
View ArticleI Cover the Waterfront (1933) with Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyon
Joe Miller Ben Lyon Julie Kirk Claudette Colbert Eli Kirk Ernest Torrence One Punch McCoy Hobart Cavanaugh Ortegus Maurice Black John Phelps Purnell Pratt Released by Reliance...
View ArticleFour Frightened People (1934) Review, with Claudette Colbert
Judy Jones Claudette Colbert Stewart Corder William Gargan Arnold Ainger Herbert Marshall Mrs. Mardick Mary Boland Montague Leo Carillo The Chief Tetsu Komai Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed...
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