watching Wings (1927), as I start a death-march thru all Oscar Best Pictures (it was the first)
I think it gets most social media traction for its famous tracking shot (below) and a (debatable) queer kiss, but I also did a spit-take at bare asses and Clara Bow getting her girls out
#PreCode
A poster for For Heaven's Sake.
100 years ago:
For Heaven's Sake (US)
An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.
1926-04-05
#ClassicMovies #HaroldLloyd #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/42368
Thanks for tuning in/I’m sorry.. Join me next week when #SatMat properly kicks off #PreCodeApril with a #PreCode #horror double feature with “Maniac” (1934) and “The White Zombie” (1932) Enjoy the rest of your Easter weekend whether you celebrate it or not, y’all 💕
#Tarzan and His Mate Blu-ray Review: Lions and Rhinos and Crocodiles! Oh My! cinemasentries.com/tarzan-and-h... #preCode
I’ve started watching some Marx Brothers pictures and started with the Pre-Code “The Cocoanuts” from 1929 and I’m actually a little scandalized by the lady bellhops “pants”!
#PreCode
#TheMarxBrothers
#TheCocoanuts
#May1929
Happy (early) Easter! Thanks for tuning in! Drop by #SatMat for some Easter horror (info⤵️) +Join me next week when #MusComEnt celebrates #RexManningDay, #RetroView has the #PreCode Mae West comedy “I’m No Angel” AND I’m guest hosting #SymSat with some Jazz.. Enjoy the rest of your week💕
#NowWatching: The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Starring William Powell (as Philo Vance), Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Helen Vinson, Robert Barrat & Frank Conroy
#Movies #30s #FilmSky #Murder #Mystery #PreCode #Cinema #PhiloVance #WilliamPowell #NYC #MovieSky
A poster for Be My Wife.
105 years ago:
Be My Wife (US)
Max is determined to woo Mary, despite her Aunt Agatha's disapproval. Then, Max and Mary become embroiled in the world of Madam Coralie, a prominent d...
1921-04-01
#Movies #MaxLinder #MaxLinder #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/175483
#PrecodeApril Fever💥
Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Joesphine Baker enjoying a #precode warm-up🔥
#tcmparty #filmsky
Baby Face 🎬
Alfred E. Green
1933
Barbara Stanwyck & Theresa Harris 🎼
#precode
"Baby Face was certainly one of the top 10 films that caused the Production Code to be enforced."
(🪃 Ball of Fire 1941 de Howard Hawks)
#precode #GaryCooper in his birthday suit for your viewing pleasure on a Monday morning.
"Lily's attitude is that life under the control of the men of Erie was so miserable that she's owed everything that's coming to her, justifying all of the empty sex, seduction, lying, and manipulating that comes with her new mission in life."
boxd.it/dKoqqZ #FilmSky #precode #BarbaraStanwyck
A poster for The Black Hand.
120 years ago:
The Black Hand (US)
Two gang members send a threatening letter to a butcher, demanding money if he did not want his shop to be destroyed and his daughter Maria kidnapped....
1906-03-29
#ClassicFilm #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/167976
#ComingUpOnTCM
BLONDIE OF THE FOLLIES (1932) Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Billie Dove, Jimmy Durante
Dir.: Edmund Goulding 9:00 AM PT
Two showgirls on the road from rags to riches compete for the same man.
1h 30m | Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
A poster for Now or Never.
105 years ago:
Now or Never (US)
A young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.
1921-03-27
#Film #HaroldLloyd #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/53518
#ComingUpOnTCM
MAKE ME A STAR (1932) Joan Blondell, Stuart Erwin, Zasu Pitts
Dir.: William Beaudine 4:30 AM PT
A grocery clerk goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
1h 25m | Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
#ComingUpOnTCM
BIG BUSINESS GIRL (1931) Loretta Young, Frank Albertson, Ricardo Cortez, Joan Blondell
Dir.: William A. Seiter 3:00 AM PT
A college girl uses her brain and legs to conquer the business world.
1h 15m | Romantic Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
A poster for Hoodoo Ann.
110 years ago:
Hoodoo Ann (US)
A teenage orphan (who believes herself to be "hoodooed") is taken in by a childless couple and quickly falls for the boy next door; Her luck seems to ...
1916-03-26
#Film #MildredHarris #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/112485
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#Pre-Code
#PreCode
Finishing up this Mervyn LeRoy-directed Edward G. Robinson Gangster classic tonight.
1931
#ComingUpOnTCM
FROM HEADQUARTERS (1933) George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Eugene Pallette
Dir.: William Dieterle 5:00 PM PT
A police lieutenant uses scientific methods to solve the murder of a decadent playboy.
1h 4m | Police Procedural | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
#ComingUpOnTCM
WHEN LADIES MEET (1933) Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy
Dirs.: Harry Beaumont, Robert Z. Leonard 2:00 PM PT
The girlfriend of a publisher, who does not know he's married, meets his wife.
1h 25m | Romantic Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
A poster for The Lonedale Operator.
115 years ago:
The Lonedale Operator (US)
A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has to deal with a team intent on train robbery.
1911-03-23
#Film #DWGriffith #DellHenderson #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/130450
A poster for Honor Among Lovers.
95 years ago:
Honor Among Lovers (US)
Jerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character who causes trouble for both of them.
1931-03-21
#ClassicMovies #ClaudetteColbert #FredricMarch #CharlesRuggles #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/136106
A poster for Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.
100 years ago:
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (US)
A poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear company that has nearly bankrupted his father. He also ha...
1926-03-21
#Film #JoanCrawford #TomMurray #AlecBFrancis #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/111602
Some good news! I’m curating / introducing a #PreCode double bill of Scarface (1932) and Female (1933) at the Chiswick Cinema on April 8th. All shares appreciated. Tell your friends! Etc. #PreCodeApril
The joy of Una Merkel...
#PreCode #OldHollywood
#ComingUpOnTCM
THE GAY DIPLOMAT (1931) Genevieve Tobin, Betty Compson, Ivan Lebedeff
Dir.: Richard Boleslawski 2:30 PM PT
A Russian diplomat takes on a notorious female spy in Bucharest.
1h 7m | Romantic Drama | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
#ComingUpOnTCM
THREE WHO LOVED (1931) Betty Compson, Conrad Nagel, Robert Ames
Dir.: George Archainbaud 1:15 PM PT
A bank teller's life falls apart when he's accused of embezzling.
1h 4m | Drama | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
#ComingUpOnTCM
THE LADY REFUSES (1931) Betty Compson, John Darrow, Gilbert Emery
Dir.: George Archainbaud 12:00 Noon PT
A millionaire hires an out-of-work girl to lure his son from a gold digger.
1h 12m | Romantic Drama | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
