Keyword: pre-code

Puttin' on the Ritz

5.7

1930

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A vaudeville and nightclub performer becomes successful and forgets who his friends really are.

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

5

1930

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Kitty Bellairs, a flirtatious young woman of 18th Century England, cuts a swath of broken hearts and romantic conquests as she visits a resort with her sister.

The Mind Reader

7.3

1933

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Con-man Chandler and his helper Frank decide to create a clairvoyant act for the carny circuit, as a little research reveals that Americans spent $125 million on mind-readers and astrology. The carny, renamed Chandra, falls for one of his marks, Sylvia, but their love is tested when he brings tragedy to other peoples lives and she asks him to go straight.

Sitting Pretty

6.2

1933

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Chick Parker and Pete Pendleton are songwriters en route from New York to Hollywood to make their fame and fortune; lunch-wagon proprietor Dorothy joins them.

The Hot Heiress

6

1931

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He is one of the best riveters in the union, but he is still a day laborer. She comes from money, but when they saw each other, it was love at first sight. They date, they dance, they fall for each other. First, she must say no to Clay, which is easy. Then she must take Hap to meet her parents--which is not easy. Hap is the wrong type, and he dislikes their lifestyle as much as they do his. But if it is to work, he will be Juliettes sole support, and he cares not for her money.

Ten Cents a Dance

7.6

1931

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Men pay a dime to dance with Barbara and her fellow taxi dancers. She marries Eddie and plans to quit dancing. Before she does, she meets a handsome and rich gentleman.

British Agent

6.2

1934

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Its 1917. In Russia, the Communist revolution is in full swing. Stephen Steve Locke is a British agent in Russia. The main task of Steve is to prevent the Bolsheviks, led by Joseph Stalin, to sign in Petrograd a separate treaty with the Germans. Germany had been at war with its neighbors. Steve has to deal with Elena Moura, the attractive secretary of Lenin and spy too. Steve falls in love with Elena.

Untamed

5.1

1929

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When her rich oilman father is killed, Bingo, raised in the wilds of South America, inherits the company. Her guardians Ben and Howard send her to New York for civilizing but on the way she meets Andy, wonderful in every way but wealth. He cant live off her money, he says, as he turns to Marjory. Uncivilized Bingo, who hits anyone she disagrees with, shoots Andy in the arm. Now its okay for him to marry her.

Man of the World

6.1

1931

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A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she doesnt know is that he is a blackmailer who is using her to get to her uncle.

Our Betters

6.3

1933

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Although the British upper class may be thought our betters in society, but they are certainly not our betters, and perhaps our equals, in morality.

King of Jazz

6.8

1930

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American Pre-Code color film starring Paul Whiteman and his Jazz orchestra.

A Modern Hero

6.3

1934

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Pierre is a handsome young circus rider whose mother has long tolerated his amorous adventures but becomes genuinely concerned when he actually falls in love. She reveals to him that hes the son of a wealthy man, whom she could not marry because of the circus life. But Pierre uses this knowledge as a springboard to wealth and fame himself, as an automobile-maker in the early days of the industry, and as a munitions dealer when war breaks out. But his ambition seems to take its toll on all his relationships, and he seems unaware that he is over-reaching himself.