Tag: Thelma Todd
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Her Man (1930) Review, with Helen Twelvetrees, Phillips Holmes, and Ricardo Cortez
Frankie Helen Twelvetrees Johnnie Ricardo Cortez Dan Phillips Holmes Annie Marjorie Rambeau Sport Frank Pangborn Nelly Thelma Todd Released by Pathe (RKO) | Directed by Tay Garnett Proof That It’s Pre-Code Look, you can’t say it, but this movie is filled to the brim with prostitutes. Oh, and murder. And drinking! And more murder. And…
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Book Review – “The Ice Cream Blonde: The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd” by Michelle Morgan
Any fan of the comedies of the early 1930s is certain to get an eyeful of Thelma Todd at one point or another. Tall, blonde and with a striking smile and a stunning set of comedic chops, she started in silent films before making waves for Hal Roach in the early 30s. She was paired…
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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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Bottoms Up (1934) Review, with Spencer Tracy
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‘Smoothie’ King Spencer Tracy Wanda Gale Pat Paterson Hal Reed John Boles Limey Brooks Herbert Mundin Spud Mosco Sid Silvers Judith Marlowe Thelma Todd Released by Fox | Directed By David Butler Proof That It’s Pre-Code A selected joke: “I always wanted to be a virtuoso!” “I didn’t ask about your morals.” “You know where…
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Horse Feathers (1932) Review
The Particulars of the Picture Professor Wagstaff … Groucho Marx Baravelli … Chico Marx Pinky … Harpo Marx Frank Wagstaff … Zeppo Marx Connie Bailey … Thelma Todd Jennings … David Landau Horse Feathers: Giving It the Old College Try Every comedy team in the first half of the century had to do their lampoon…
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Monkey Business (1931) Review
Groucho Chico Harpo Zeppo Thelma Todd And… Maurice Chevalier? Monkey Business: Cruising for Craziness “I want gaiety! I want laughter! I want ha-cha-cha-cha!” Let’s start off with an important note for whenever I talk about the Marx Brothers movies on this site. On Monkey Business, you will notice this at the beginning of the movie:…
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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.