Announcing the Pre-Code Blogathon! (Or: Silk, and Satin, and Lace – oh, my!)

Jean Harlow. Joan Blondell. Warren William. Dorothy Mackaill. Kay Francis. Ricardo Cortez. Madge Evans. Leila Hyams. Lyle Talbot. Anita Page. Norma Shearer.

Pick a star, any star.

Or any movie released between 1930 and 1934 – that absolutely awesome, totally titillating, sinfully scandalous era of filmmaking known as pre-Code.

The 2015 Pre-Code Blogathon is a celebration of this brief but oh-so memorable period in the annals of cinema – one that featured more lingerie than you can shake a stick at! Around these parts, we think that the films produced in the early 1930s are some of the best from Hollywood’s Golden Age – and if you share our fondness for these features and the performers who made them so unforgettable, you are cordially invited to join in the fun!

Your co-hosts for this event are:

Danny of Pre-Code.com (precodedotcom@gmail.com) and

Karen of Shadows and Satin (thedarkpages@yahoo.com)

If you’d like to take part, please leave a comment below or send an email to either of your hosts, including the name of your blog, the topic you plan to write about, and your email address. And help yourself to one of the banners below to advertise the event on your blog!

The blogathon will take place March 31 – April 3, 2015, in celebration of the 85th anniversary of the adoption of the Production Code. If you’d like to post on a designated day, just let us know. (Otherwise, we’ll assign a date to you.) Our participants so far are as follows:

Silver Screenings	The Intruder (1933)
Speakeasy	The Old Dark House
Flapper Flickers and Silent Stanzas	Aline MacMahon
Now Voyaging	Safe in Hell
Now Voyaging	The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Outspoken and Freckled	I’m No Angel
Outspoken and Freckled	Employees’ Entrance
Noirish	Red-Haired Alibi (1932)
Noirish	Passport to Hell(1932)
Mildred’s Fatburgers	Red-Headed Woman
Mildred’s Fatburgers	Golddiggers of 1933
Chiseler	Phillip Holmes
Shroud of Thoughts	Island of Lost Souls (32)
Acidemic Film Journal	Waterloo Bridge
Hitless Wonder	Five Star Final
Movies Silently	The Monster Walks
WarrenWilliam	Warren William
Immortal Ephemera	Blood Money
I See a Dark Theater	Baby Face
Island of Lost Films	Island of Lost Souls (1932)
A Person In the Dark	Call Her Savage
Queerly Different	The Sign of the Cross
Once Upon a Screen	The Divorcee
Once Upon a Screen	Cuban Love Song
Classic Reel Girl	Consolation Marriage
Classic Movie Hub	Scarface
Silent Locations	Lady Killer
Silent Locations	Public Enemy
Silent Locations	Night Nurse
Moon in Gemini	Imitation of Life
Girls Do Film	The Divorcee
Prowler Needs a Jump	Freaks
Caftan Woman	The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Movie Rat	Blonde Venus
Second Sight Cinema	The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Second Sight Cinema	The Scarlet Empress
Second Sight Cinema	Shanghai Express
Public Transportation Snob	The Scarlet Empress
Public Transportation Snob	Morocco
The Cinematic Packrat	I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
Critica Retro	Story of Temple Drake
Mike’s Take on the Movies	Tarzan and Tarzan the Ape Man
Sister Celluloid	Christopher Strong
Margaret Perry	Jean Harlow
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear	The Sin of Nora Moran (1932)
Wolfian’s Classic Movie Digest	Barbara Stanwyck
Joanie1977	No Man of Her Own (1932)
Vintage Cameo	pre-Code/post-Code Busby Berkeley
Man on the Flying Trapeze	Love Me Tonight (1933)
Smitten Kitten	It Happened One Night (1934)
Movie Classics	Song of Songs (1933)
Watch Over Me Movies	Queen Christina
This Girl Friday	Taxi
Spellbound by Movies	Trouble in Paradise
Shameless Pile of Stuff	Little Caesar
Forgotten Filmz	Downstairs
Random Pictures	Woman in the Moon
Random Pictures	Murder at the Vanities
CineMaven’s: Essays from the Couch	Shanghai Express
The Stop Button	All Quiet on the Western Front
Cinematic Frontier	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Wide Screen World	Joan Blondell
Blog of the Darned	The Little Giant
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies	Platinum Blonde
Karavansara	Madam Satan
ilgiornodeglizombi	The Unholy Three
Pure Golden Classics	The Gay Divorcee

Come on — hop aboard the pre-Code train, and remember, in the words of Mae West, “It ain’t no sin.”

~ by shadowsandsatin on January 7, 2015.

Posted in Blog Events
Tags: Jean Harlow, Kay Francis, Norma Shearer, pre-code, pre-code blogathon, pre-code.com, Ricardo Cortez, Warren William

80 Responses to “Announcing the Pre-Code Blogathon! (Or: Silk, and Satin, and Lace – oh, my!)”

Could I do THE STRANGE LOVE OF MOLLY LOUVAIN or SAFE IN HELL?

nowvoyaging said this on January 7, 2015 at 9:54 am | Reply
- Oooh, I love both of those! Which would you like to do (or do you know yet)?
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 7, 2015 at 10:11 am | Reply
  - Hmmmm…tough choice but I think SAFE IN HELL…if I get time I could do both?
    
    nowvoyaging said this on January 7, 2015 at 10:23 am | Reply
    - Sounds great! I’ll “pen” you in for Safe in Hell and “pencil” you in for Molly Louvain! Welcome aboard! 🙂
      
      shadowsandsatin said this on January 7, 2015 at 10:35 am | Reply
      - Cool! Thanks!
        
        nowvoyaging said this on January 7, 2015 at 11:03 am | Reply
Sounds fun! I could go with either Red-Haired Alibi (1932) or Passport to Hell (1932).

realthog said this on January 7, 2015 at 10:18 am | Reply
- These are both new to me — I look forward to learning about them! Do you know which one? (Or both?)
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 7, 2015 at 10:34 am | Reply
  - I might as well do both, if that’d be okay with you.
    
    realthog said this on January 7, 2015 at 10:35 am | Reply
    - Got it! I look so forward to your posts — welcome aboard! 🙂
      
      shadowsandsatin said this on January 7, 2015 at 12:15 pm | Reply
Hi! May I take RED-HEADED WOMAN? I’m feeling like a little Una Merkel.

Beth Daniels said this on January 7, 2015 at 10:49 am | Reply
Or maybe GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933?

Beth Daniels said this on January 7, 2015 at 10:53 am | Reply
- Hi, Beth — either one, or both! Just let us know and I’ll pen you in! 🙂
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 7, 2015 at 12:15 pm | Reply
May I contribute with 2 posts- I’m No Angel and Employee’s Entrance? So many good ones, it’s hard to choose!

kelleepratt said this on January 7, 2015 at 12:09 pm | Reply
- You sure can, Kellee — two excellent choices, I might add! I’ve got you down!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 7, 2015 at 12:14 pm | Reply
I’m going to join the bandwagon and do both! Thanks a lot!

Beth Daniels said this on January 7, 2015 at 12:24 pm | Reply
- You got it, Beth! We’ve got you down for Red-Headed Woman and Golddiggers of 1933 — two of my favorites, I must say! Can’t wait to read your posts! Welcome aboard! 🙂
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 7, 2015 at 12:35 pm | Reply
I’m in! But haven’t decided on a film yet will be a Mae West one, unless I can combine a few in a post about her?

Caz said this on January 7, 2015 at 5:01 pm | Reply
- When you make up your mind, just let us know — we’ll keep the light on for you! 😉
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 8, 2015 at 3:49 pm | Reply
Could I possibly do “The Sign of the Cross”? My blog is “Queerly Different,” and my email is Thomas.West3@gmail.com

tjwest3 said this on January 7, 2015 at 8:38 pm | Reply
- You sure can, Thomas! Welcome aboard! I’ve never seen this one, but I’ve heard so much about it — can’t wait to see what you have to say!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 8, 2015 at 3:47 pm | Reply
I’d like to write about “Call Her Savage” if it is available.

FlickChick said this on January 7, 2015 at 8:55 pm | Reply
- You got it, Flick Chick! I look so forward to your write-up — that’s a wild one!! Welcome aboard…
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 8, 2015 at 3:45 pm | Reply
Ok I’ve decided I am going to do both as well…so “pen” me in for Molly Louvain too 🙂

nowvoyaging said this on January 7, 2015 at 9:31 pm | Reply
- You got it! You are hereby penned! 🙂
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 8, 2015 at 3:41 pm | Reply
  - I’m so excited! I love pre code! If that wasn’t the month I was moving to a new state I would do even more!
    
    nowvoyaging said this on January 8, 2015 at 4:58 pm | Reply
great concept!

The Muscleheaded Blog said this on January 8, 2015 at 1:21 am | Reply
- Thanks MHB! 🙂
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 8, 2015 at 3:40 pm | Reply
What the hell – Island of Lost Souls (1932) for me! That’s an easy one.

Caroline Shapiro said this on January 8, 2015 at 12:41 pm | Reply
- Hi, Caroline – That’s perfect! I’ll put you down. Looking forward to your post! Welcome aboard…
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 8, 2015 at 3:37 pm | Reply
Too many good ones to choose from, but please could I write about The Divorcee?

girlsdofilm said this on January 8, 2015 at 4:40 pm | Reply
- You absolutely can — that is one of my favorite movies. I watch it ALL the time — I look so forward to your post. Welcome aboard!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 9, 2015 at 10:27 am | Reply
This is going to be so much fun! What a terrific line-up of bloggers + movies you have already!

Silver Screenings said this on January 11, 2015 at 9:13 am | Reply
- I can hardly wait! 🙂
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 11, 2015 at 10:26 pm | Reply
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Upcoming Blogathons, NEW Blogathon, Blog Announcements | Now Voyaging said this on January 11, 2015 at 8:33 pm | Reply
I’d like to cover “Blonde Venus” (1932) if it’s not been taken already.

bernardovillela said this on January 13, 2015 at 12:13 am | Reply
- An excellent choice — I look forward to your write-up!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 15, 2015 at 8:35 pm | Reply
May I have a go at “The Mask of Fu Manchu”?

Patricia Nolan-Hall (@CaftanWoman) said this on January 13, 2015 at 10:18 am | Reply
- You betcha! Welcome aboard, CW!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 15, 2015 at 8:34 pm | Reply
Reblogged this on The Movie Rat and commented:
Yes, another blogathon I am adding to my slate. However, this reblog/announcement comes well in advance of the late March-Early April window. It fits in well leading into Poverty Row April as well, as usually I have many pre-code titles in there as well. I am covering Blonde Venus (1932) and am looking forward to it greatly.

bernardovillela said this on January 15, 2015 at 9:18 pm | Reply
I would certainly like to join in. I was going to pick King Kong, but I think I’ll go with I Am a Fugitive from a Chang Gang, if that works for you.

thecinematicpackrat said this on January 15, 2015 at 10:14 pm | Reply
- Sounds like a great choice — what a good film! We look forward to your write-up. Welcome aboard!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 18, 2015 at 12:17 am | Reply
  - Yay! Thanks for hosting!
    
    thecinematicpackrat said this on January 18, 2015 at 12:22 am | Reply
my name is joey,i am a reviewer for wolffian classic movies digest,https://wolffianclassicmoviesdigest.wordpress.com/ I would love do barbara stanwyck pre code films reviews for it if you feel contract me

wolffianclassicmoviesdigest said this on January 16, 2015 at 2:49 pm | Reply
- Hi, Joey — what movies would you like to write about for the blogathon?
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 18, 2015 at 12:19 am | Reply
Hi Karen! Would love to chat with you about collaborating with the Movie & Music Network ‘s Vintage Film and Classic TV channels – hope to chat with you.

sonia@movieandmusicnetwork.com

Sonia said this on January 16, 2015 at 5:47 pm | Reply
- Hi, Sonia — great to hear from you! Just let me know what you have in mind! I look forward to hearing from you — you can always reach me at gypsynoir@aol.com. 🙂
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 18, 2015 at 12:20 am | Reply
That sounds great! I’d like to do a post on two Sternberg/Dietrich films, The Scarlet Empress and Morocco. My site is Public Transportation Snob.

Dan Heaton said this on January 17, 2015 at 10:12 pm | Reply
- Hi, Dan — two great choices. Can’t go wrong with Dietrich! Welcome aboard!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 17, 2015 at 11:47 pm | Reply
Hi! looking forward to this, should be fun to read everybody’s entries. I’m at secondsightcinema.com… The Bitter Tea of General Yen and The Scarlet Empress… lgaspar@me.com.

vcdrt said this on January 17, 2015 at 10:16 pm | Reply
- Sounds great — we look forward to your entries, Lesley!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 17, 2015 at 11:40 pm | Reply
- You betcha — we have you down for all three films. Welcome aboard!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 17, 2015 at 11:41 pm | Reply
Oops, sorry… can I add one more movie—Shanghai Express—for a total of three? Or is that too many? (Bitter Tea… / Scarlet Empress / Shanghai Express)… Just let me know, thanks! xxoo Lesley

vcdrt said this on January 17, 2015 at 10:18 pm | Reply
- No problem at all — the more, the merrier! Welcome aboard!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 18, 2015 at 12:18 am | Reply
  - Thank you kindly, thrilled to be here! I’d like to post on 4/1 if that’s okay…
    
    Lesley said this on January 18, 2015 at 3:03 pm | Reply
    - You got it! 🙂
      
      shadowsandsatin said this on January 19, 2015 at 10:12 pm | Reply
Oh brilliant – I am so in!! Could I post about Queen Christina? My favourite Pre Code and possibly favourite film!!

Claire said this on January 20, 2015 at 5:44 am | Reply
- Hi, Claire — you sure can! I’m a fan of Queen Christina, too — looking forward to your treatment. Welcome aboard!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on January 22, 2015 at 5:42 am | Reply
Holy Cow! I’m ready to jump on this bandwagon, but I see it’s mighty full with some grand pre-code choices. As they said in “The Twilight Zone” would you have ‘room for one more’? I’d like to cover “Shanghai Express” if at all possible. ( Or I can think of Plan B. )

Theresa said this on February 3, 2015 at 8:53 am | Reply
- Hi, Theresa! Shanghai Express it is – looking forward to your write-up! Welcome aboard!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on February 4, 2015 at 9:48 pm | Reply
  - Thank you so much! I’ll get crackin’ right now…
    
    Theresa said this on February 5, 2015 at 1:17 am | Reply
  - Hey, I didn’t reread the whole comments thread just now, but had noticed a while back that someone else is also writing on Shanghai Express and now Theresa is as well… so just to confirm multiple entries on a single movie—is okay, cause it looks like at least three on this one.
    
    Lesley said this on February 19, 2015 at 6:48 am | Reply
Woo-hoo! May I have “Woman in the Moon” (1929) and “Murder at the Vanities” (1934)? Can’t wait to read all the posts…

Random Pictures said this on February 3, 2015 at 2:10 pm | Reply
- You sure can — I’m especially looking forward to your write-up on Murder at the Vanities, which I’ve had for years, but never watched. Welcome to the party! (What’s the URL for your blog?)
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on February 4, 2015 at 9:01 pm | Reply
  - 🙂 I’ve had it for a couple of years, too, without watching it. So, thank you! I’m at randompicturesblog.net
    
    Random Pictures said this on February 4, 2015 at 11:09 pm | Reply
    - Hi, Random — I hope you see this. I’m assigning the dates for the Pre-Code Blogathon — do you want to do your movies on three different days, or the same day? And do you have a preference for the day(s)?
      
      shadowsandsatin said this on February 18, 2015 at 8:29 pm | Reply
      - Different days, please, but no date preference. So excited!
        
        Random Pictures said this on February 18, 2015 at 9:42 pm | Reply
It it’s not too late to jump in on this, I’d like to take on The Little Giant with Edward G. Robinson. It’s somewhat tame by pre-code standards, but it’s a great film that seems to have been largely ignore. Please let me know what you think.

Chris
Blog of The Darned

Chris Sturhann said this on February 18, 2015 at 11:15 am | Reply
- Hi, Chris — you got it! Welcome aboard! 🙂
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on February 18, 2015 at 8:32 pm | Reply
Thanks

Chris Sturhann said this on February 18, 2015 at 11:40 pm | Reply
Hi Karen,
If I’m not too late, I’d like to write about the Marx Brothers (specifically on their pre-Code films, of course).

Sean
The Joy and Agony of Movies

Sean Gallagher said this on March 19, 2015 at 9:47 am | Reply
- Hi, Sean! Why, it’s never too late! I’ve put you down for the Marx Brothers Pre-Code Features on April 1st. Welcome aboard! 🙂
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on March 19, 2015 at 4:39 pm | Reply
I forgot I was supposed to go yesterday!!!! Here’s my first post: http://www.mildredsfatburgers.com/the-blog/strictly-on-the-level-like-a-flight-of-stairs

Beth Daniels said this on April 1, 2015 at 11:46 am | Reply
- Thanks, Beth!
  
  shadowsandsatin said this on April 1, 2015 at 10:32 pm | Reply
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