No sexual answers, please. Don't be weird.

Currently rewatching this gem. One of the first classic films I saw. I remember seeing this on television one night and found that I was unable to look away. Natalie Wood and Tony Curtis were amazing together. Their chemistry was phenomenal.

I've only recently discovered the short but shiny moment of queer visibility that happened 100 years ago. It's called "The Pansy Craze" which overlaps a ton with pre-hays code films. Did everyone know about it already? If not...

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, queer performers were headliners, drawing huge crowds, and appearing in mainstream entertainment. Then came a backlash that pushed that visibility underground.

Sound familiar? Yeah, it's happening again.

I was so engrossed in this topic, that I watched a bunch of pre-code films and created a youtube video about it. What's your favorite pre-code film? Any recommendations?

I’m thinking Robert Wagner Jr. and Debra Paget, his love interest in “Stars and Stripes Forever” (1952). The only other couple that comes to mind is Rita Moreno and George Chakiris in “West Side Story” (1961). Any other surviving movie couples from way back when you can think of?

In the movie, the scene where the female lead Terry (Deborah Kerr) sings was not voiced by the actress herself, but by the famous classical singer and dubbing specialist Marni Nixon. Marni Nixon is very well known for exclusively dubbing the singing scenes of famous actresses of that era, such as Deborah Kerr in The King and I, Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, and Natalie Wood in West Side Story.

Love the elegant green skirt and the "Early Summer" (初夏) typography at the bottom. Sharing this beautiful piece of history with fellow classic film lovers! ✨☺️

I’m currently binging Katharine Hepburn movies and these are the only ones I can’t find streaming anywhere unless I want to buy/rent them. Anywhere legit I can stream these?

I was skeptical at first but reviews so far are really good, it’s won a Washington Fest Film Festival Award for best narrative feature, and James Stewart’s daughter is an executive producer. It has known actors like Jason Alexander and Neal McDonough in it. I’m leaning toward seeing it now if I have the chance. It’s a Wonderful Life is also back in theaters this December, so it may be a good lead up.

I just watched it. I liked it, 5 out of 5. What are this sub's thoughts on it?

Is she bad, or is she just misunderstood? Audiences in 1946 had a lot of questions about a very important topic; women. While a few sentimental masterpieces promised that love, family, and community would make your life amazing (after the movie finished making you cry), others drew in viewers with the temptation of a dame who just might ruin your life instead

Rita Hayworth - Gilda

Ava Gardner - The Killers

Lana Turner - The Postman Always Rings Twice

Lauren Bacall - The Big Sleep

Ingrid Bergman - Notorious

Veronica Lake - The Blue Dahlia

A classical movie about roommates who want to make it big in the theater world and the other one auditions for the part and gets murdered. It ends up in court when the fashionable star gets questioned about the death of her roommate. It had amazing costuming and brilliant pace.

The recent post on the final scene of Freaks (1932) made me imagine what the buzz would be if Freaks were a lost film. Could you imagine knowing there was some pre-code film out there that contained the absolutely wild scenes in Freaks?! Thank god we have access to this gem.

What other movies do you think would be a huge deal if they were lost? I’m thinking of salacious pre-codes, maybe controversial movies or last films of big stars.

12-year-old Chuck McCann rings up Stan Laurel.