Tag: Warren William
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Short – “Just Around the Corner” (1933) Review, with Warren William, Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, and Bette Davis
Mr. Sears Warren William Mrs. Graham Joan Blondell Ginger Bette Davis Jerry Dick Powell Mrs. Sears Ruth Donnelly Tim Preston Foster Released by Warner Bros. & General Electric Run time: 13 minutes Just Around the Corner: Dignity, Hopefully “Great name, General Electric. I see you bought a name, not a product.” “Yes, we bought General…
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Book Review – “Warren William: Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood” by John Stangeland
The Warren William experiment was deemed a success, although the new name was not without its own problems. The inevitable consequence fo the last name “William” is that everyone unconsciously adds an “s” to it. […] The mistake was so prevalent during his career that it would be no exaggeration to say that roughly 25…
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Book Review – “Dangerous Men: Pre-Code Hollywood and The Birth of the Modern Man” by Mick LaSalle
So why go back to the movies of the pre-Code era? What’s the point of discovering and watching these films all these years later? The questions are valid. After all, we’re talking about a brief period that ended almost seventy years ago and counting. Most of the films are unknown and don’t even attract nostalgia…
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The Mouthpiece (1932) Review, with Warren William and Aline MacMahon
Vincent Day Warren William Celia Farraday Sidney Fox Miss Hickey Aline MacMahon Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by James Flood & Elliott Nugent Run time: 86 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Attorney Vince Day’s career involves saving murderers and thieves after he accidentally sends a man to the electric chair. “For fifteen…
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Imitation of Life (1934) Review, with Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, and Warren William
Beatrice Pullman Claudette Colbert Delilah Johnson Louise Beavers Stephen Archer Warren William Peola Johnson Fredi Washington Jessie Pullman Rochelle Hudson Elmer Smith Ned Sparks Released by Universal Pictures | Directed by John M. Stahl Proof That It’s Pre-Code-ish The relationship between two women, one black and one white, and their daughters is fraught with matters…
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Review, with Joan Blondell, Warren William, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, and Aline MacMahon
Carol Joan Blondell Lawrence Warren William Trixie Aline MacMahon Polly Ruby Keeler Brad Dick Powell Peabody Guy Kibbee Barney Ned Sparks Fay Ginger Rogers Singer Etta Moten Released by Warner Brothers | Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Proof That It’s Pre-Code One of the musical numbers is called “Pettin’ in the Park.” If you’ve seen it,…
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Employees’ Entrance (1933) Review
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Kurt Anderson … Warren William Madeline … Loretta Young Martin West … Wallace Ford Polly … Alice White Miss Hall … Ruth Donnelly Sweeney … Allen Jenkins Employee’s Entrance: Sorting the Successful From the Failures I think our antiheroes nowadays have gotten a little too clean under their collars. When I mention the phrase, your…
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Smarty (1934) Review
The Particulars of the Picture Vicki … Joan Blondell Tony … Warren William Vernon … Edward Everett Horton Anita … Claire Dodd George … Frank McHugh Bonnie … Joan Wheeler Smarty: Slap Happy Spanking, slapping, screwing. If any of those intrigue you, you may be interested in Smarty, one of the dirtiest pictures American pictures…
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Upperworld (1934) Review, with Warren William, Ginger Rogers, and Mary Astor
Alexander Stream … Warren William Hettie Stream … Mary Astor Lilly Linda … Ginger Rogers Oscar … Andy Devine Lou … J. Carrol Naish Moran … Sidney Toler Upperworld: Taking It From the Top I’ve watched a number of movies from 1934 now, but it still surprises me how completely schizoid many of them are.…