Tag: John Barrymore
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Topaze (1933) Review, with John Barrymore and Myrna Loy
Professor Topaze John Barrymore Coco Myrna Loy Philippe de La Tour-La Tour Reginald Mason Released by RKO | Directed by Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast Proof That It’s Pre-Code Honesty, integrity, truth… it’s all bunk. Coco is the kept woman of a rich man. There’s no bones made about her role as his mistress. Topaze: The Big…
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Counsellor at Law (1933) Review, with John Barrymore
George Simon John Barrymore Rexy Gordon Bebe Daniels Doris Kenyon Cora Simon Roy Darwin Melvyn Douglas Harry Becker Vincent Sherman Lillian La Rue Thelma Todd Released by Universal | Directed by William Wyler Proof That It’s Pre-Code Ya’ll like class warfare? Our hero previously rigged a court case with a false witness to help a…
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Grand Hotel (1932) Review
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Proof That It’s Pre-Code All the usual hotel nighttime activities. There’s an extended subplot about an industrialist negotiating with a stenographer about what she will give him in exchange for an all-expense paid trip through Europe. It includes this wonderful line: “I don’t suppose you’d take some… dictation from me sometime.” The Particulars of the…
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The Mad Genius (1931) Review, with John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, and Donald Cook
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“How can you wipe out love?” “Women have found a way.”