#precode
#TCMParty Have a novice here who never saw Busby Berkeley or knew about precode movies - quite an eye opener.
November 5, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Precode.
November 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I haven't seen it but you pretty much can't go wrong with a pre-code directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck. LADIES OF LEISURE (1930), tonight at 12:30 AM on #TCM. #classicmovies #precode #newtome
November 5, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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FOOTLIGHT PARADE (1933) James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler
Dirs.: Lloyd Bacon, Busby Berkeley 3:15 PM PT

A producer fights labor problems, spies, and his ex-wife while he creates movie prologues.

1h 42m | Musical | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
November 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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42ND STREET (1933) Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent
Dir.: Lloyd Bacon 1:45 PM PT

A director puts on a musical to earn the money he desperately needs -- then his star breaks her ankle.

1h 25m | Musical | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #BradfordRopes #PreCode
November 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (1933) Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell
Dir.: Mervyn LeRoy 11:45 AM PT

Three chorus girls try to keep their show open and find rich husbands.

1h 36m | Musical | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
November 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I’m lagging a few days behind but this #PreCode season has been great - any plans for future ones?
November 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
November 4, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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BLONDE CRAZY (1931) James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Louis Calhern
Dir.: Roy Del Ruth 3:00 AM PT

A con-man bellhop and his chambermaid girlfriend set out to fleece hotel guests.

1h 15m | Comedy | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
November 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Last nights first watch #film was the very enjoyable #PreCode light hearted drama Blonde Crazy ( Roy Del Ruth, US 1931)

starring James Cagney and The Wonderful Joan Blondell
with support from Louis Calhern, Noel Francis and a very young Ray Milland.

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#30sFilm
Blonde Crazy (1931)
The adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.
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November 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
#JustWatched WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD? (1932). #TCM #PreCode
November 3, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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KING OF JAZZ (1930) Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Laura La Plante
Dirs.: John Murray Anderson, Walter Lantz 5:00 PM PT

Pops leads his band in a series of musical numbers with brief skits inbetween.

1h 39m | Musical | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
November 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Halloween late night EC cover blast !
While I enjoy all my precode horror, it’s clear that the highest quality ones are EC books!
November 1, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Halloween late night blast of precode horror covers from my collection! Enjoy!
November 1, 2026 at 2:48 AM
We started with #Dracula #TheMummy & #DrJekyllAndMrHyde
Looking forward to the rest of the line up tonight!
#TCMParty
#UniversalMonsters
#PreCode
#FilmSky
October 31, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931) Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart
Dir.: Rouben Mamoulian 1:45 PM PT

A scientist unleashes his inner demon.

1h 30m | Horror | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
October 31, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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THE MUMMY (1932) Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners
Dir.: Karl Freund 12:15 PM PT

An Egyptian mummy returns to life to stalk the reincarnation of his lost love.

1h 13m | Monsters | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
October 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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DRACULA (1931) Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners
Dirs.: Tod Browning, Karl Freund 10:45 AM PT

A Transylvanian count becomes interested in English real estate and relocates to an abandoned abbey.

1h 15m | Horror | TV-G

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
October 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I do too but the original has an eeriness with that 2-strip Technicolor plus the precode frankness
October 31, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933) Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell
Dir.: Michael Curtiz 7:00 AM PT

A sculptor creates suspiciously lifelike wax statues for his museum.

1h 12m | Horror | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
October 31, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Directed by #MichaelCurtiz
Starring: #LionelAtwill #FayWray #GlendaFarrell #FrankMcHugh

Cinematography by #RayRennahan
Art Direction by #AntonGrot
Costume Design by #OrryKelly

#MysteryoftheWaxMuseum #1930s #classicHollywood #horror #precode

#HappyHalloween
🎃👻💀🧛‍♂️🦇
October 31, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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DOCTOR X (1932) Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy, Preston Foster
Dir.: Michael Curtiz 5:30 AM PT

A reporter investigates a series of gruesome murders at a research lab.

1h 16m | Horror | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
October 31, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Starting to work my way through @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social #PreCode season, plus the current No 1 Box Office film in the UK that no-one outside the UK has heard of! #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
October 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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WHITE ZOMBIE (1932) Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorn
Dir.: Victor Halperin 8:00 AM PT

A zombie master terrorizes newlyweds on a Haitian plantation.

1h 9m | Horror | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty #PreCode
October 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Recording all the #Precode.
October 29, 2026 at 11:33 AM