Tag: Russell Simpson
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Susan Lenox [Her Fall and Rise] (1931) Review, with Greta Garbo and Clark Gable
Helga/Susan Lenox Greta Garbo Rodney Clark Gable Ohlin Jean Hersholt Released by MGM | Directed by Robert Z. Leonard Proof That It’s Pre-Code Our female lead is threatened with rape and abuse constantly before turning to prostitution and gold digging. Susan Lenox: It’s A Man’s World “I think the most amusing thing about men is…
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Cabin in the Cotton (1932) Review, with Richard Barthelmess and Bette Davis
Marvin Blake Richard Barthelmess Betty Wright Dorothy Jordan Madge Bette Davis Released by Warner Brothers | Directed by Michael Curtiz Proof That It’s Pre-Code “That girl ain’t got a bit of a soul, she ain’t. But she sure got a body. Some body.” A fade out hints that Madge slipped into something a bit more…
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Call Her Savage (1932) Review, with Clara Bow
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in 1932, All Reviews, Cross Dressing, Drama, Drinking During Prohibition, Extramarital Sex, Homosexuality, Hookers with Hearts of Gold, Indifference, Justifiable Homicide, Miscegenation, Mockery of Marriage, Murder Without Consequence, Premarital Sex, Rape, Scantily Clad Women, Speakeasies, Suggestive Dialogue, Suggestive ImageryPre-Code Follies: Clara Bow caps off her career in one weird little movie. From Danny.