Pre Code Movies

A naive farmer encounters a beautiful burlesque dancer on the streets of New York and agrees to pose as her husband during her mother's visit.

Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed...

A plucky stewardess risks her life marrying a daredevil pilot.

The story of eight women and how they served their country during World War I.

On a special train, Betty's show troupe rehearses: Betty sings, Bimbo juggles, and Koko does a soft-shoe. The train itself also does tricks.

A man's pregnant second wife gets upset when he decides to go overseas to his young son, who may be dying of typhoid fever.

A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.

An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is...

A night club singer falls for a gangster.

A young couple finds themselves mixed up with mobsters planning to rob a warehouse.

A sailor falls for a gangster's moll, leaves his wife and finds himself caught up in a life of crime.

To prove his thesis that any product--even one that doesn't exist--can be merchandized if it is advertised properly, a young man gets together with...

When Captain Howland decides that his daughter Tess is getting a bit to old to continue to go to sea with him, they move into a small cottage on the...

In this comedy, two men make an extravagant $50,000 dollar bet that one of them will be able to successfully court a lovely woman without spending...

Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.

A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer...

A gambler wanted for murder hides under the guise of a clergyman.

The film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be with her true love, Li Zuyi (Jin Yan). The film...

A bible publisher is falling in love with a chorus girl and finds himself backing a Broadway show.

The daughter of a senator from South Dakota visits Manhattan for the first time, eager to see the sights of the big city. While there, she finds...