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Pre-Code Films (1929 - 1934)
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| Week-End Marriage (1932) |
[Nov. 24th, 2009|12:53 am] |
Week-End Marriage, released in 1932, is one of those movies that serves as a sobering reminder that the stifling moral conservatism and outrageous sexism that were such depressing features of Hollywood in its golden years cannot be blamed entirely on the Production Code.
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| Jungle Bride (1933) |
[Nov. 23rd, 2009|12:40 pm] |
A ship sinks off the coast of Africa, and four mismatched survivors find themselves having to survive in the wild beat-infested jungle! This is the idea behind Jungle Bride, a 1933 offering from Monogram Pictures.
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| (no subject) |
[Nov. 22nd, 2009|07:39 pm] |
just came across this gorgeous promotional photo of Kay Francis and Miriam Hopkins in Trouble in Paradise:
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| Our Modern Maidens (1929) |
[Nov. 20th, 2009|09:44 am] |
Our Modern Maidens, released in 1929, was one of those transitional movies with a soundtrack featuring music, sound effects and some speech in the background, but no synchronised dialogue. It’s the tale of a group of flappers and the Jazz Age naughtiness they get up to, with Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks jnr in the starring roles.
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| outside the Code |
[Nov. 19th, 2009|08:18 pm] |
It's sometimes forgotten that the Hollywood Production Code didn't apply to all American movies. It only applied to the studios that were part of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (the MPPDA which later became the MPAA). All the major studios as well as the so-called Poverty Row studios such as Monogram and Republic were members, but there were many tiny independent producers outside of this organisation. ( more behind cut )
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| Hollywood Premieres of the Early 1930s |
[Nov. 18th, 2009|09:50 am] |
 
HOLLYWOOD PREMIERES OF THE EARLY 1930s
I found a blog called "Give Me the Good Old Days". And among its entries was a two-part segment that featured photos from Hollywood premieres in the early 1930s: ( Read more... ) |
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| High Voltage (1929) |
[Nov. 18th, 2009|08:08 pm] |
The main claim to fame of High Voltage is that it provided Carole Lombard with one of her very early starring roles. Made in 1929, it’s a kind of romance thriller which, despite the title, fails to generate very much electricity.
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| moral panics in 1920s Hollywood |
[Nov. 18th, 2009|02:59 pm] |
Someone recently asked about moral panics in the early days of the movie business. The earliest concrete example I could think of was the Fatty Arbuckle scandal in 1921. I know there were several other fairly spectacular scandals in early 20s Hollywood, but I don't have any details to hand.
The Arbuckle case was one of the factors that eventually led to the introduction of the Production Code, so I'd be interested if anyone can recommend any books on Hollywood scandals of the silent era? |
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| New MODS |
[Nov. 16th, 2009|09:41 am] |
Alrighty.
I'm the creator and mod of this community and I haven't been on LJ for quite some time (I moved to blogger), but I must say I am happy with a lot of the pre-code content that's been posted here.
I was also alerted of ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) scottlord's recent spamming of irrelevant video clips. I have deleted all the recent ones and marked them as spam. If either of my new moderators know how to ban him, please do so. I have a ZERO tolerance for spam!
Also, I have no problem if anyone posts a Cheap Trick video, but MAKE SURE there is a corrolation to a pre-code movie and also MAKE SURE you tell us what it is (ie, there is a clip from a film in the video, the video is a "tribute" to a pre-code movie, etc)! As far as I know, there is no corrolation to anything pre-Code in any Cheap Trick videos, but that's just an example.
I have appointed camphre and dfordoom as the new watchdogs of this community. I'd hate for it to go to spam hell! I will still pop in every now and again, though :)
And as for pre-Code, here ya go:
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| Bombshell (1933) |
[Nov. 13th, 2009|04:32 am] |
Bombshell is a Jean Harlow pre-code comedy that I’d seen before and hadn’t been terribly impressed by. I have no idea what was wrong with me the first time I saw it because this time I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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| Looking for a certain 1929 film |
[Oct. 24th, 2009|10:16 pm] |
Someone from whatwasthatfilm suggested I post in this community so I'm going to give it a try!
I saw a snippet of this film from the Arts Channel last winter and it was just a clip of a woman singing by herself on stage and then when she finishes, the audience applauds.
( Quick sketch by me of what the scene looked like )
I think the song or the film had the title "home" or "house" in it but not too sure. Maybe the song's title did? I know that if I watch the movie, I'll recognize the scene because I remember how the song sounded. Another thing I know is that this film was released by Kino Video and I have searched their whole database and none of their films stood out, I contacted them and they don't have a comprehensive list of films they have released in the past, and I have looked at the films released in 1929 on IMDb and couldn't find it.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. This is probably the vaguest entry in existence, but I have been looking for this film for a long time to no avail. And in case anyone suggests it, it is not Applause.
x-posted in a few communities so sorry if you see this entry more than once! |
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| The Keyhole (1933) |
[Oct. 25th, 2009|08:31 am] |
I always approach pre-code movies with some trepidation. I love them, but perhaps I expect too much of them. So many of them promise so much but then don’t deliver, or they spoil everything with a moralistic ending. But The Keyhole is a pre-code gem that most certainly does not disappoint.
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| Waterloo Bridge |
[Sep. 19th, 2009|09:51 pm] |
I post on my film blog about the pre-code version and the remake of Waterloo Bridge. Do check it out and watch both of the films. Although the original film version isn't what you expect from a pre-code film, it's definitely worth a watch!
Film blog: http://sachlichkeit.net/ |
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| Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) |
[Aug. 27th, 2009|01:42 pm] |
Bureau of Missing Persons is pretty much what you expect from a 1933 First National Pictures release. It’s a very fast-moving comedy/drama about a day in the life of a missing persons bureau in a major US city. It’s really a collection of stories, with one main story and half a dozen minor ones.
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| Favorite Movies of the 1930s |
[Aug. 25th, 2009|01:43 pm] |
FAVORITE MOVIES OF THE 1930s
Here is a LIST of my favorite movies that had been released during the 1930s. |
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[Aug. 10th, 2009|11:41 pm] |
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