Tag Archives: William Wellman

How Barbara Stanwyck Filmed Night Nurse

Posted on November 6, 2014 by John Bengtson

Directed by William Wellman, Night Nurse (1931) is a classic pre-Code Warner Bros. production, loaded with gratuitous scenes of women undressing, men slapping women around, drunken mothers ignoring their children, women innocently sharing a bed, and a bootlegger who not … Continue reading →

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Cagney and Harlow on The Public Enemy’s Miracle Mile

Posted on September 29, 2014 by John Bengtson

Thanks to the Turner Classic Movie Channel’s Pre-Code Festival this past month, I’ve been able to catch many great films for the first time, including the topic of this post, The Public Enemy (1931). Much has been written about this … Continue reading →

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