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Blondie of the Follies (1932) Review, with Marion Davies, Billie Dove and Robert Montgomery

Sep 17, 2024

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in 1932, All Reviews, Catfights, Cross Dressing, Dislike, Drama, Drinking During Prohibition, Gold Digging, Scantily Clad Women, Slapping Women Around, Speakeasies, Suggestive Dialogue, Women With Power

Marion Davies learns a lesson about love and friendship… well, no, she doesn’t, but she *does* crossdress.

The Final Edition (1932) Review, with Mae Clarke and Pat O’Brien

Jun 7, 2024

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in 1932, All Reviews, Crime, Drama, Drinking During Prohibition, Like, Narcotics, Premarital Sex, Scantily Clad Women, Slapping Women Around, Speakeasies, Suggestive Dialogue, Suggestive Imagery, Women With Power

An ace newspaper reporter hunts down a murderer in order to take down a crime syndicate– and she’s a woman?! Bless my stars and garters.

The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) Review, with Wynne Gibson and Pat O’Brien

Apr 26, 2024

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in 1932, All Reviews, Drama, Justifiable Homicide, Like, Murder Without Consequence, Scantily Clad Women, Slapping Women Around, Suggestive Dialogue

Clara Deane, an ambitious designer, marries a crook and is falsely implicated in a crime. Years later, she looks to reunite with her missing daughter only to run into police interference.

The Silent Witness (1932) Review, with Lionel Atwill and Greta Nissen

Apr 19, 2024

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in 1932, All Reviews, Crime Pays, Dislike, Drama, Gold Digging, Justifiable Homicide, Premarital Sex, Scantily Clad Women, Slapping Women Around, Suggestive Dialogue

A society man steps in to take the blame when his son murders a loose woman.

Sailor’s Luck (1933) Review, with Sally Eilers and James Dunn

Feb 11, 2022

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in 1933, All Reviews, Comedy, Crime Pays, Dislike, Farting, Homosexuality, Nudity, Premarital Sex, Race and/or Blackface, Rape, Scantily Clad Women, Slapping Women Around, Suggestive Dialogue, The Depression

Sailors on shore leave run amok in this lousy comedy.

Take a Chance (1933) Review, with James Dunn and Cliff Edwards

Jan 14, 2022

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in All Reviews, Comedy, Crime Pays, Musical, Scantily Clad Women, Slapping Women Around, Suggestive Dialogue

An independent musical comedy that doesn’t make much merriment.

King of Jazz (1930) Review, with Paul Whiteman

Jul 17, 2021

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in 1930, All Reviews, Indifference, Mockery of Marriage, Musical, Scantily Clad Women, Slapping Women Around, Suggestive Dialogue, Suggestive Imagery

Paul Whiteman John Boles Laura La Plante Released by Universal Directed by John Murray Anderson Run time: 99 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There are a few mildly racy sketches, like one where an adulterer hides in the closet when the husband returns home. King of Jazz: Happy Feet “Jazz was born in…