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Was Miriam Hopkins the Sexiest Pre-Code Star of Them All?

October 18, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 13 Comments

Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Gary Cooper 1940 Tobacco Card

A look at Miriam Hopkins concentrating on her early 1930s work, including The Smiling Lieutenant, Trouble in Paradise, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and especially Design for Living, perhaps the most sinful of all pre-Code movies. Plus a gallery of Hopkins pre-Code movie ads.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: calendar, design for living, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Miriam Hopkins, october 18, pre-Code, sex, the smiling lieutenant, the story of temple drake, trouble in paradise

Jewel Robbery (1932) – Kay Francis and William Powell for a Sixth Time

November 28, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Kay Francis in Jewel Robbery

A look at Jewel Robbery (1932), a unique heist-romance from Warner Brothers starring William Powell and Kay Francis. It’s a sophisticated yet often silly and almost always sinful pre-code classic.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Alan Mowbray, Clarence Wilson, Crime, Darryl F Zanuck, Drugs, Hardie Albright, Helen Vinson, Henry Kolker, Kay Francis, Lee Kohlmar, pre-Code, Rating: 8/10, Romance, sex, Spencer Charters, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., William Dieterle, William Powell

Three on a Match (1932) starring Warren William and Ann Dvorak

February 11, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

A review of the Depression era pre-code classic Three on a Match starring Ann Dvorak and a host of familiar faces including young Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. Illustrated with movie collectibles.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Allen Jenkins, Ann Dvorak, Anne Shirley, Bette Davis, Buster Phelps, child abuse, Drugs, Edward Arnold, Glenda Farrell, Grant Mitchell, Great Depression, Humphrey Bogart, Jack La Rue, jack webb, Joan Blondell, Lyle Talbot, Mary Doran, Patricia Ellis, pre-Code, sex, Warren William

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