Pre-Code is a term that generally is used to describe sound films produced by Hollywood before Joseph Breen took over the enforcement of the Hays Code, about a four or five year period. But that doesn’t mean the ribald sensibilities...
Title: The Shop Around the Corner Year: 1940 Director: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Margaret Sullivan, James Stewart, Sara Haden, Frank Morgan, Felix Bressart Synopsis: Klara (Sullivan) and Alfred (Stewart) work together in a gift shop. In person, they can’t stand one...
ERNST LUBITSCH NINOTCHKA, SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, HEAVEN CAN WAIT, TROUBLE IN PARADISE A German expatriate who fled the Nazi regime, Lubitsch had a flare for comedy unparalleled at his time. His movies were known for perfectly balancing tragedy and...
