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Female (1933)
Ruth Chatterton, George Brent
MGM (Warner), 1998
Love these early '30s Pre-Codes
+ She wore the pants in the company.
+ Powerful female part
+ A FUNNY PRE-CODER
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Red Headed Woman
Jean Harlow, Chester Morris
MGM (Warner), 1998
Jean Harlow at her best!!!
+ And she says you don't have to call her madame !!!
+ We were so much older then, we're younger than that now.
+ Good Depression Era Story
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Scarlet Dawn
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Nancy Carroll
MGM (Warner), 1998
VINTAGE HISTORICAL ROMANCE.
This almost-forgotten flick from 1932 is a lavishly adorned costume epic which is set during the Russian Revolution. Aristocratic Fairbanks plays Nikiti who flees his Russian home with his maid Tanyusha (the elusive-on-video Nancy Carroll). The lovers end up in Constantinople where they marry and ...
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Skyscraper Souls
Warren William, Maureen O'Sullivan
MGM (Warner), 1998
"Always a Difficult Moment in a Man's Life"
+ A Forgotten Pre-Code Early Talkie Classic
That's the best Warren William can offer when his secretary-lover Veree Teasdale has a confrontation with his open-marriage wife Hedda Hopper (yes, THAT Hedda Hopper) in the pre-Code flick about the ruthless bank president's obsession with his magnificent Art Deco skyscraper, which even outstrips ...
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Blonde Crazy
James Cagney, Joan Blondell
MGM (Video & DVD), 1998
Great Chemistry, Great Story
+ Cagney makes this precode something special
+ Taking on the world in their own style: Good entertainment
+ "Crazy" Entertainment
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Three on a Match (1932)
Virginia Davis, Joan Blondell
MGM (Warner), 1998
Highly Entertaining, Twice as Shocking
+ Most movies no match for Three on a Match
+ Typical Pre Code Warners packs a wallop
+ You've found it... this is what pre-code is all about!!!
+ SEEDY & CAPTIVATING.
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Madam Satan
Earl Askam, Tyler Brooke
MGM (Warner), 1998
Wacko
+ Early Talkie Experiment
Somehow this goofy movie seemed to invite a different kind of approach. So what follows is my highly subjective review of Madam Satan. Ten minutes into this supremely unfunny sex farce and I'm ready to chuck the cassette. First, there's Roland Young who's supposed to be an amusing drunk but is more ...
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TCM Archives - Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2 (The Divorcee / A Free Soul / Night Nurse / Three on a ...
Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore
WARNER HOME VIDEO, 2008
Love and sex, pre-Code style
+ forbidden hollywood collection vol 2
+ Classically Excellent
+ Fantastic collection + suggestions for Volume 3
+ oh, you beautiful b&w dolls!
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Night Nurse (1931)
Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon
MGM (Warner), 1998
it's enough to make her want to burn the place down
+ Hardboiled Thriller from William "Wild Bill" Wellman
+ A great precode to be in Forbidden Hollywood Volume 2
+ Raw And Rugged Warner Bros Pre Code Gem
+ Night Nurse: They Don't Make 'Em Like This Any More
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Heroes for Sale
Loretta Young, Richard Barthelmess
MGM (Warner), 1998
Realistic, Gritty Drama from the 1930's
+ A different kind of precode
+ Realistic Pre-Code
+ FASCINATING BARTHELMESS PRE-CODER.
+ No Studio Gloss Here
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Blessed Event
Lee Tracy, Mary Brian
MGM (Warner), 1998
A pre code classic
+ Lee Tracy's star undimmed after 'Pancho Villa' fiasco
+ "A family's a great thing, especially for a married man."
+ SNAPPY ENTERTAINMENT.
+ Tabloid Journalism
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Purchase Price
Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent
MGM (Warner), 1998
The Purchase Price
+ Ya daffy tomato!
+ TAKE ME AWAY...................
The first time I saw the movie, the purchase price, I was unsure of what was going on for I had been watching AMC and turned on the movie when it was near the end. Even seeing the bits and pieces of the film before I had actually seen it as a whole still left me in awe of what an amazing movie it ...
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Baby Face (1933)
Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent
MGM (Warner), 1998
One of the Greatest a most daring Pre-Codes
+ Baby Face Un-cut
+ An unforgettable pre-code Stanwyck performance!
+ An Amazing Pre-Code!
+ Great Pre-Code Movie
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Lady Killer (1933)
James Cagney, Mae Clarke
MGM (Video & DVD), 1998
fantastic--but overlooked--vehicle for Jimmy Cagney
+ Unbeatable pre-code Cagney - great package
+ Gangster film based somewhat on a true story
+ Lady Killer: Attitude is All
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Employees' Entrance (Forbidden Hollywood)
Warren William, Loretta Young
MGM (Warner), 1998
Employees' Entrance: Survival of the Meanest
+ Brilliant!
+ Department Store Immorality
+ ZESTY AND HOT.
+ One of the best pre-code films
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