Tag: Beryl Mercer
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The Richest Girl in the World (1934) Review, with Miriam Hopkins, Fay Wray and Joel McCrea
Dorothy Miriam Hopkins Sylvia Fay Wray Tony Joel McCrea Released by RKO | Directed by William A. Seiter Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code-ish Film A husband and wife sleep together. Which is fine, of course, but later a different woman pretends to have slept with the husband for various reasons. “If…
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Berekeley Square (1933) Review, with Leslie Howard and Heather Angel
Peter Standish Leslie Howard Helen Pettigrew Heather Angel Major Clinton Alan Mowbray Released by Fox Film | Directed by Frank Lloyd Proof That It’s Pre-Code Look, a guy travels through time to bone his great something-or-other’s cousin. It raises questions, certainly. Berkeley Square: Romance Through the Ages “Time– real time– is nothing but an idea…
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Inspiration (1931) Review, with Greta Garbo, Robert Montgomery and Lewis Stone
Yvonne Greta Garbo Andre Robert Montgomery Delval Lewis Stone Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed by Clarence Brown Proof That It’s Pre-Code “There are tricks in every trade.” “You ought to know, dearie. Your trade is the oldest.” “I was just going to ask if you came with a gentleman.” “I didn’t. But that…
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Cavalcade (1933) Review
Proof That It’s Pre-Code One of our white bread heroes goes into a starlet’s changing room to wait for her, and then accidentally watches her strip down. Accidentally. Yeah. There’s a few shots near the end of the movies portraying the 20’s where we get a couple of quick moments at a rollicking party. This…

