World War I vet James Allen (Paul Muni) lands in a brutal prison chain gang after a bum arrest. His goal is to escape, but freedom has a great many pitfalls for the wrongly accused man. "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" (1932) #prenoir #filmnoir #precode

A poster for Hard Luck.

105 years ago:
Hard Luck (US)
A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a ...
1921-03-14
#Film #BusterKeaton #BusterKeaton #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/38812

A poster for The Bat.

100 years ago:
The Bat (US)
A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
1926-03-14
#Film #RobertMcKim #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/27501

A poster for La Bohème.

100 years ago:
La Bohème (US)
A group of starving artists try to survive in 1830s Paris, including a seamstress and the would-be playwright she loves.
1926-03-13
#Cinema #LillianGish #Pre-code
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/110253

#ComingUpOnTCM

MIN AND BILL (1930) Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Dorothy Jordan
Dir.: George W. Hill 3:30 AM PT

A hard-edged innkeeper and a fisherman take in a young orphaned girl.

1h 9m | Comedy-Drama | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode

Hugh Herbert and Ben Turpin.

#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #WCFields #JackOakie #JosephMankiewicz #EdwardCline #BillyGilbert #BenTurpin #HughHerbert #PreCode

#ComingUpOnTCM

THE FRONT PAGE (1931) Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian
Dir.: Lewis Milestone 4:00 AM PT

A conniving newspaper editor tricks his star reporter into covering one last story.

1h 41m | Comedy | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #BenHecht #CharlesMacArthur #PreCode

#31DaysofOscar 🌟 Wings * 1927

This precode-ish labor of love boasts 2 men kissing, nudity, realistic dogfights & battle scenes, and the first dolly shot. It was also the 1st film to win a Best Picture #Oscar. 

#precode #silentfilm #filmsky #classicmovie

Ladies of the big house
Marion Gering 🎬
Sylvia Sidney & Gene Raymond
1931

#precode

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 (Cecil B. DeMille, 1932) 🇺🇸

🎬✝️

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 🇺🇸
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Release year: 1932

#PreCode #FilmSky #MovieSky

#BornOnThisDay Jean Harlow (1911-1937). Harlow might not have starred in any #FilmNoir titles; but she did star in two great crime films from the #PreCode era, The Beast of the City (1932) and The Public Enemy (1931). #BOTD

Having just watched The Widow From Chicago—which was hell of a lot of fun—decided my next mission is to track down more films starring Alice White. Her cheeky, proletarian, irreverence, brings to mind of the early films of Joan Blondell—which I adore. Precode phase incoming! #filmsky #precode

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42ND STREET (1933) Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent
Dir.: Lloyd Bacon 5:30 AM PT

A director puts on a musical to earn the money he desperately needs -- then his star breaks her ankle.

1h 25m | Musical | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #BradfordRopes #PreCode

The bar is pretty low in precode boarding houses.

#NowWatching The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932).

#Precode #classicfilm #FilmSky

Thirty-day princess,
1934
Cary Grant & Sylvia Sidney 🌟
Marion Gering 🎬
co-screenplay Preston Sturges
#precode

#ComingUpOnTCM

ONE WAY PASSAGE (1932) William Powell, Kay Francis, Aline MacMahon
Dir.: Tay Garnett 5:30 AM PT

An ocean voyage leads to romance for a dying heiress and a condemned criminal.

1h 9m | Romantic Drama | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode

"Three on a Match" (1932)

#criterion #joanblondell #anndvorak #bettedavis #humphreybogart #precode #filmsky #film #childhoodfriend #reunion #crimedrama 🎞️🎬🍿

The Maltese Falcon (1931 film) - Wikipedia

I just watched "The Maltese Falcon" (Roy Del Ruth, 1931) and rated it 7/10 #TheMalteseFalcon #DashiellHammett #BebeDaniels #RicardoCortez #UnaMerkel #PreCode

#ComingUpOnTCM

RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS (1932) John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore
Dirs.: Richard Boleslawski, Charles Brabin 5:30 AM PT

A mad monk gains control over the Tsarina and tried to rule Russia.

2h 13m | Drama | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode

A ★★★½ review of Blonde Venus (1932) This pre-code melodrama introduces Marlene Dietrich as one of a group of nude German bathing beauties, but Herbert Marshall only has eyes for her. Whisked away from cabaret life to New York and a dome...

"...Dietrich is so glamorous and iconic, it's difficult to fully accept her as an impoverished fugitive at the end of her rope. Of course, that may be the point, in that Blonde Venus simply refuses to show her beaten down by life." boxd.it/dhxiqz #FilmSky #precode #MarleneDietrich

good girls go to heaven (bad girls go everywhere) 🌟

bad girl 🎬
Sally Eilers, Minna Gombell
Frank Borzage
1931

#precode

A ★★★½ review of By Whose Hand? (1932) A train movie! A train movie! I sure love a good train movie! So many activities and obstacles for the characters to deal with. So many different environments and excuses for action. Train movies are ...

"I loved the image of Dwight Frye's hands, handcuffed at the wrists, slowly reaching down from the upper berth to grab the sleeping cop's gun. There are also subplots about doped cigarettes and horny newlyweds, if you're on the lookout for some pre-code naughtiness."
boxd.it/dgdRbF #FilmSky #precode

bsky.app/profile/vamp... #GoldDiggersOf1933 #precode

A ★★½ review of Thirteen Women (1932) The one film made by an actress before committing suicide by leaping off of the "H" of the Hollywoodland sign, Thirteen Women attempts to make statements about con artist psychological manipulation an...

"...delicious suspense when Ursula tries to bump off the boy of Irene Dunne... despite the problematic racism of Loy's casting, she's an undeniably stunning horror villainess as she slinks around seductively in her great fashions and waits in the shadows for her revenge." boxd.it/dcUN6L #precode

#ComingUpOnTCM

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931) Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart
Dir.: Rouben Mamoulian 3:45 AM PT

A scientist unleashes his inner demon.

1h 30m | Horror | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode

#ComingUpOnTCM

WEARY RIVER (1929) Richard Barthelmess, Betty Compson, William Holden
Dir.: Frank Lloyd 2:00 AM PT

A jailed criminal's life turns around when he fronts the prison band.

1h 26m | Romantic Drama | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode

TCM’s #31DaysofOscar >
Gold Diggers of 1933

This pre-code film featured the Depression era song "Remember My Forgotten Man," performed by Etta Moten & Blondell. Moten was also the 1st woc to perform as a ghost singer in filmmaking.

#Oscar  #BlackHistoryMonth #precode

Stubs - The Mystery of the Wax Museum The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) Starring: Lionel Atwill , Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Screenpl...

#OTD 1933 #TheMysteryoftheWaxMuseum starring #LionelAtwill #FayWray #GlendaFarrell #FrankMcHugh Directed by #MichaelCurtiz #PreCode #Horror trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2021/10/stub...

#ComingUpOnTCM

GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (1933) Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell
Dir.: Mervyn LeRoy 7:15 AM PT

Three chorus girls fight to keep their show open and find rich husbands.

1h 36m | Musical | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode

#ComingUpOnTCM

MORNING GLORY (1933) Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Adolphe Menjou
Dir.: Lowell Sherman 4:15 AM PT

A stage-struck girl travels to New York determined to make it on Broadway.

1h 14m | Drama | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode