Tag: Pre-Code films

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CMBA’s Planes, Trains, and Automobiles blogathon… TAXI! (1932)

Crooked cabbies, hot Irish tempers, and bad situations with good intentions. Roy Del Ruth’s 1932 PreCode nugget has a variety sampling of yummy delights. As if struggling to make ends meet as a taxi driver in the Depression isn’t bad enough, mafia styling competition just made it worse. Our story begins with Guy Kibbee as ole man Pop Riley who has comfortably carved out a … Continue reading CMBA’s Planes, Trains, and Automobiles blogathon… TAXI! (1932)

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Classic Movie History Project: Women In Film 1932-1934

What made the Pre-Code era so scandalous, was the content and characterizations in those films made between 1930-1934 in a time when censorship was in name only. In the years 1932-1934, these were the rebellious years of filmmaking where the envelope was pushed so far, the Hays code of censorship was finally enforced. One of the benefits of this scintillating period was the portrayal of … Continue reading Classic Movie History Project: Women In Film 1932-1934

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