Illicit (1931) Review
The Particulars of the Picture Ann Vincent … Barbara Stanwyck Dick Ives … James Rennie Price Baines … Ricardo Cortez Georgie Evans … Clive Butterworth Ives, Sr. … Claude Gillingwater Margie True …...
View ArticleMonkey Business (1931) Review
The Particulars of the Picture Groucho Chico Harpo Zeppo Thelma Todd And… Maurice Chevalier? Monkey Business: Cruising for Craziness “I want gaiety! I want laughter! I want ha-cha-cha-cha!” Let’s start...
View Article50 Million Frenchmen (1931) Review
The Particulars of the Picture Simon Johanssen … Ole Olsen Peter Swanson … Chic Johnson Jack Forbes … William Gaxton Lulu Carroll … Claudia Dell Michael Cummins … John Halliday Violet … Helen Broderick...
View ArticleCracked Nuts (1931) Review
The Particulars of the Picture Zander Parkhurst … Robert Woolsey Wendell Graham … Bert Wheeler Betty Harington … Dorothy Lee Boris … Boris Karloff Minnie Van Varden … Edna Mae Oliver Leni Stengel …...
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 ArticleThe Secret Six (1931) Review
Proof That It’s Pre-Code It’s a gangster pic with plenty of guns, booze, and broads. Murder is the name of the game, as well as paid seduction and corruption all the way to the mayor’s office. The Cast...
View ArticleNight 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...
View ArticleThe Miracle Woman (1931) Review, with Barbara Stanwyck
Proof That It’s Pre-Code Basically calls American evangelism out as being a performing art that exploits the dumb for the sake of profit. So that’s something! When dressed down by his boss, one...
View ArticleSo 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...
View ArticleParlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931) Review, with Buster Keaton
Reginald Irving … Buster Keaton Jeffrey … Reginald Deny Polly … Charlotte Greenwood Proof That It’s Pre-Code “You can’t judge a husband in a bathing suit!” “No, but you can get a rough idea!” Plenty of...
View ArticleThe Sidewalks of New York (1931) Review, with Buster Keaton
Harmon … Buster Keaton Margie … Anita Page Poggle … Cliff Edwards Proof That It’s Pre-Code “He’s asking if you swear–” “No, but I know all the words!” The Sidewalks of New York: Of Gutters and...
View ArticleBlonde Crazy (1931) Review, with James Cagney and Joan Blondell
Bert … James Cagney Ann … Joan Blondell Dan … Louis Calhern Rupert … Guy Kibbee Helen … Noel Francis Reynolds … Ray Milland Proof That It’s Pre-Code This may take a while to load, but I think you’ll...
View ArticlePlatinum Blonde (1931) Review, with Jean Harlow and Loretta Young
Anne Schuyler … Jean Harlow Stew Smith … Robert Williams Gallagher … Loretta Young Proof That It’s Pre-Code A former fiance is asked to settle for some revealing letters, but we’re told “She made very...
View ArticleThe Black Camel (1931), with Warner Oland and Bela Lugosi
Charlie Chan … Warner Oland Tarneverro … Bela Lugosi Julie O’Neal … Sally Eilers Proof That It’s Pre-Code Chan loses it at his assistant: “You are zebra! Sport model jackass!” The Black Camel: Waiting,...
View ArticleDracula (1931) Review, with Bela Lugosi
Count Dracula … Bela Lugosi Jonathan Harker … David Manners Mina Seward … Helen Chandler Dr. Van Helsing … Edward Van Sloan Renfield … Dwight Frye Lucy … Frances Dade Proof That It’s Pre-Code There’s...
View ArticleThe Finger Points (1931) Review, with Richard Barthelmess and Fay Wray
Breckenridge Lee … Richard Barthelmess Marcia … Fay Wray Breezy … Reegis Toomey Proof That It’s Pre-Code Sweet drinkin’. Sweet, sweet premarital sex. The Finger Points: It Points for Thee “You can’t...
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 ArticleArizona (1931), with John Wayne
Lt. Bob Denton … John Wayne Evelyn … Laura La Plante Bonnie … June Clyde Proof That It’s Pre-Code In a men’s locker room, you sometimes see men’s hinders lurking in the background. A Mexican prostitute...
View ArticleSporting Blood (1931) Review, with Clark Gable and Madge Evans
Rid Riddell Clark Gable Jim Rellence Ernest Torrence Ruby Madge Evans Angela Marie Prevost Tip Scanlon Lew Cody Tommy Boy Released by MGM | Directed By Charles Brabin Proof That It’s Pre-Code Heavy...
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...
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