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Precode Double Take: Bette Davis
Out of all the Precode actresses, Bette Davis was the most made-up and done over. Her plain brown hair was bleached the popular white blond, hair styled heavily and her makeup applied liberally. But,...
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Precode Colourisations
Recently I have become obsessed with Colourisations. I think it started with the FilmClassics blog competition, but since then I have become hooked. I have been searching everywhere for them and below...
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Marjorie Beebe Part II: How Does She Misbehave? Let Us Count The Ways
Here's Part II of my trilogy on the wonderful Precode comedienne, Marjorie Beebe. These articles were not written by me, but Ian who has done alot of work researching the actress whose history is...
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Top 5 Precode Siblings
I used forget the famous stars had families; they look like gods and goddesses on the screen and I forget they had lives outside their work. In many families, such as, the Tallmadge’s, Bennett’s and...
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Universal Blacklot Blogathon: 'The Invisible Man' (1933)
Here's my entry into the:Instead of discussing more mainstream Universal Horror classics - Dracula, Frankenstein - I could not wait to delve into the world of the lessor known Precode villain/...
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Precode Documentary Awards
As I found Precode movies from a documentary, they have been one of my first sources of information and, as you can imagine, I have watched heaps of them. There are not many that deal specifically with...
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Marion and Clark in 'Polly of the Circus' (1932)
Instead of finishing my Warren William series - which I should have done in August - I've decided to do a couple of random movie reviews rather then sticking to one actor or genre. Most of these will...
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1931: The Best Year of the WAMPAS
Although, 1926 is often considered the best year of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in the silent era, with future stars, Mary Astor, Joan Crawford, Dolores Del Rio and Janet Gaynor chosen, it is clear that as...
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Precode Double Take (or not): Katharine Hepburn
I've been doing a little series on actresses both Precode and Post-code, mostly when I could think of nothing else to blog. I've looked at the ones whose careers have endured from early talkies until...
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Bette at Her Best: Interview with Dick Cavett
I was bored one day searching YouTube for a couple of interesting classic interviews and I came across the most hilarious and entertaining Bette Davis interview I had ever seen. It is not entirely...
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The Mind Behind Precode: My Celebration of Noel Coward
Although Noel was responsible for only five Precode films, his racy and outspoken look at relationships, sex and morality shaped the mood for the era. His plays remain firm favourites of mine because...
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Happy IMBD!!!!
Today is INTERNATIONAL MARJORIE BEEBE DAY (IMBD), the day when we can all take a break from our labours and remember the gal of whom Mack Sennett no less, The King Of Comedy, said had the talent to...
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Barbara's First Talky: 'The Locked Door' (1929)
While I was going through my Precode collection, I realised I have watched all (well probably most) of the more famous Precode films by the top actresses; for example, Kay Francis, Ruth Chatterton,...
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Precode Sunday Beauty Tip 2#: Lux Toilet Soap
Over the years of looking through 1930's magazines and researching in general, one product seemed to stand out more than others: Lux Toilet Soap. It seemed to be everywhere, on every second page in...
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Precode Recipe 1# Janet Gaynor
It turns out Precode and silent cutie Janet Gaynor couldn't just act, paint and entertain but she was also a keen baker. Below is a recipe from the Academy Award winning actress for her 'Ice Box...
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Marjorie Beebe in 'The Cowcatcher's Daughter' (1931)
Below is the last part of the trilogy on the great Mack Sennett comedienne, Marjorie Beebe. It took me a while to watch the comedy staple, ‘Cowcatcher’s Daughter’ but it was totally worth the wait. The...
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Precode Recipes: 2# Warren William
I was looking through a couple of vintage websites and to my surprise found a recipe created by the ‘King of Precode’ himself, Warren William. I’m not much of a pork chop fan but Warren assures that...
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Precode Meets Modern Day: SJP versus Claudette Colbert
Sometimes modern movies like to take a little from the Precode gems. Here’s Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in ‘Sex and the City 2’ performing the ‘hitch-hiker’ move made famous by Claudette...
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How to be a Good Girl: Barbara in 'Ladies of Leisure' (1930)
Barbara, with a lot of tears, wise-cracks and ‘hope’ is the perfect actress for a self-sacrificing bad girl-turned-good girl in her third talky ‘Ladies of Leisure’ (1930). Plot:Artist Jerry Strong...
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Wow Racy!! Precode Shower Scene - 'Meet the Baron' (1933)
Here's a musical number I just discovered from a little known Precode musical 'Meet the Baron' (1933). I haven't yet watched the entire film mainly because it features the Three Stooges and I am not...
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