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Film Review: The Naughty Flirt
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 30, 2012
Looking at
Precode images and magazines they are swamped by stories and pictures of Alice
White. I loved her in the small role as Warren William’s secretary in Employees
Entrance but because most of her starring films are obscure I haven’t been able
to locate any. A couple of days ago I read more
I Wish Upon A Star...
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 30, 2012
Here is my top 5 'Precode Dreamings', ie. films, actors, events that have been changed because of the Hays Code and that I wish didn't happen.
1) Intensionally Lost: Convention City (1933)
'Convention City' (according to the small amount of information avaliable on it) was a racy 1933 film in a s read more
Marlene Dietrich Quote 1#
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 19, 2012
"In America sex is an obsession, in other parts of the world it is a fact." read more
Precode Liaisons: Greta and John
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 19, 2012
Greta Garbo and John Gilbert were passionate onscreen lovers from the moment the camera was directed at them. His suave, masculine yet vulnerable image perfectly matched Greta's lithe, emotion-filled performances driven by her beautiful sultry eyes. However, their instant onscreen che read more
Precode Liaisons: Greta and John
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 19, 2012
Greta Garbo and John Gilbert were passionate onscreen lovers from the moment the camera was directed at them. His suave, masculine yet vulnerable image perfectly matched Greta's lithe, emotion-filled performances driven by her beautiful sultry eyes. However, their instant onscreen che read more
Marlene Dietrich Quote 1#
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 19, 2012
"In America sex is an obsession, in other parts of the world it is a fact." read more
Precode Liaisons: Joan and Dick
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 18, 2012
Joan Blondell and Dick Powell were common Precode co-stars. Although, they were not often onscreen lovers and they married in 1936 - two years after the era's demise - they have clear chemistry.
Relationship Stats
Married: 19 September 1936 - July 1944
Kids: Ellen Powell and Dick adopted Joan read more
Precode Liaisons: Joan and Dick
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 18, 2012
Joan Blondell and Dick Powell were common Precode co-stars. Although, they were not often onscreen lovers and they married in 1936 - two years after the era's demise - they have clear chemistry.
Relationship Stats
Married: 19 September 1936 - July 1944
Kids: Ellen Powell and Dick adopted Joan read more
Forgotten Beauties
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 15, 2012
Since, I have started watching Precode films I have stumbled upon many actresses that due to the Production Code's enforcement or, simply, the change in audiences tastes have become forgotten to modern viewers. I have listed three whose careers, for different reasons, were mostly over by 1934. read more
Forgotten Beauties
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 15, 2012
Since, I have started watching Precode films I have stumbled upon many actresses that due to the Production Code's enforcement or, simply, the change in audiences tastes have become forgotten to modern viewers. I have listed three whose careers, for different reasons, were mostly over by 1934. read more
The Anatomy of a Golddigger
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 14, 2012
All the elements that make a successful Gold Digger. Thanks to Gold Diggers of
1933 (1933) and Footlight Parade (1933).
1. Legs
2. Eyes
3. Hair
4. A Good Figure
5. Snappy Outfit
6. Finally, a read more
The Anatomy of a Golddigger
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 14, 2012
All the elements that make a successful Gold Digger. Thanks to Gold Diggers of
1933 (1933) and Footlight Parade (1933).
1. Legs
2. Eyes
3. Hair
4. A Good Figure
5. Snappy Outfit
6. Finally, a read more
The Dark Side: Drugs in Precode
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 12, 2012
Like sex, nudity and violence, the Hays code tried to prevent film makers from showing obvious depictions of drug taking and selling and, as before, the warnings were ignored. There are several blatant examples where characters exploit or sell drugs in Precode films. Although, the subject was genera read more
The Dark Side: Drugs in Precode
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 12, 2012
Like sex, nudity and violence, the Hays code tried to prevent film makers from showing obvious depictions of drug taking and selling and, as before, the warnings were ignored. There are several blatant examples where characters exploit or sell drugs in Precode films. Although, the subject was genera read more
Precode Double Take: Norma Shearer
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 11, 2012
Norma Shearer's legacy to the film industry appears to be through her "virginal films" such as, 'Romeo and Juliet' (1936), 'Marie Antoinette (1938) and the Women (1939). However, before the code was removed Norma and her husband producer, Irving Thalberg pioneered highly modern 'vice pictures' read more
Precode Double Take: Norma Shearer
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 11, 2012
Norma Shearer's legacy to the film industry appears to be through her "virginal films" such as, 'Romeo and Juliet' (1936), 'Marie Antoinette (1938) and the Women (1939). However, before the code was removed Norma and her husband producer, Irving Thalberg pioneered highly modern 'vice pictures' read more
Quotes on Precode
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 10, 2012
This is an interesting collection of quotes I found on the Precode era and the Hays Code. They are by people who were affected by the code either directly or indirectly:
Herman Mankiewicz,
"The hero, as well as the heroine, has to be a virgin. The villian can lay anyone he wants,
has as much fu read more
RIP Spencer Tracy
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 10, 2012
This is a little photo tribute to the great Spencer Tracy who died on this day, June 10th 1967. He made 24 pictures/ appearances in the Precode era that started his rise into screen immortality. Although, he was a well known actor in the early theirties he had to wait until 1937 for an Academy Award read more
RIP Spencer Tracy
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 10, 2012
This is a little photo tribute to the great Spencer Tracy who died on this day, June 10th 1967. He made 24 pictures/ appearances in the Precode era that started his rise into screen immortality. Although, he was a well known actor in the early theirties he had to wait until 1937 for an Academy Award read more
Quotes on Precode
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 10, 2012
This is an interesting collection of quotes I found on the Precode era and the Hays Code. They are by people who were affected by the code either directly or indirectly:
Herman Mankiewicz,
"The hero, as well as the heroine, has to be a virgin. The villian can lay anyone he wants,
has as much fu read more