Before Morning (1933) PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Stars: Leo Carrillo, Lora Baxter, Taylor Holmes
Writer/Director: Arthur Hoerl
A night of love, intrigue, death and blackmail leaves stage-star Elise Manning's fate at stake in a conflict with the unscrupulous Doctor Gruell. A rejected lover dies in Miss Manning's apartment, and Gurell implies that the death was murder and attempts to blackmail the actress. The climax brings the actress, her fiancé and the dead-man's wife face-to-face in an emotional denouement 
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Every Saturday afternoon at 2 and 11 o'clock pm, old movies from the 20s through the 40s ran on the local TV channel and I became addicted during my childhood and still am. I've watched many hundreds over the years and just as books do, they've opened worlds of fascinating people, cultures and events to me and my life has been richer for them. Thank you.
Beautiful , they're a bit of magic, aren't they , x
million dollar movie with Gone With the Wind intro music?
Jenny the maid, an intelligent on the spot quick action gal and as much screen time as she got, not even in the Credits!
This was a very good movie to surely keep one watching and guessing what's going to happen next? With a surprise twist I never saw coming?
I enjoyed this and recommend it.
I’m impressed that Jennie, the maid got a lot of screen time. Less impressed that she got zero billing during the intro credits.
never mind, it was ok in those days
I can't thank you enough for these movies I always loved 40' and 50's movies thank goodness these showed up recommended I can't get enough of these pre-code era 20s and 30s gems.
it's refreshing to hear a servant speaking without the "I is, we is" crap
I agree with you all the way. These negative portrayals are very offensive and demonstrates a sick level of hubris to those who insisted things be done this way.
Is dat so Masta..
@@seltaeb3302 yessa, sho nuff!
It cracks me up, how everyone in these old movies always wears evening clothes.😁
True . If you spend all that money for formal evening wear … they would never be seen RENTING … with that investment you get your money’s worth.
What a really good movie that had me guessing until the very end. It reminds me a little of the 1937 film "That Certain Woman" with Bette Davis, Henry Fonda and Ian Hunter, where there is also an inconvenient death of a married man in his lady friend's apartment. The way Leo Carrillo spoke at the end was his actual speaking voice , and although he was of Mexican descent, he was born and raised in California. Interestingly his family is one of the original Spanish land grant families. The King of Spain granted a huge parcel of land to his family right next to the ocean when California still belonged to Spain, which now is Leo Carrillo Beach. There is even a little short documentary film I saw once on Turner Classic Movies profiling Leo and his horse ranch made back in I believe the late 30's or early 40's where he shows off his ranch and horses.
I enjoy all these pre-code movies 🎥
Thank you for posting!😉
not sure if it’s only extremely bad acting or extremely bad directing… I guess a combination of both… but still, or rather because of this, entertaining to watch…
Actually it no longer matters ....just scene after scene of the furniture is a hit -
@@lindaclark9925 and the clothes!
Great old movie that got more intriguing as it went along.
And so nice to see the inimitable Leo Carrillo in a role not involving horses!
Thanks for sharing.
Oh, Ceeeesco!
This was definitely different kind of movie plot! Very uniquely created& kept my interest!! Thank You,Pizza Flix4 showing it!
Great to hear the real Carrillo. Also, to see Jenny portrayed as intelligent, capable, professional and respected.
The thumbnail with the big minstrel show cow eyes on Jenny doesn't help much, however
Real Carrillo?
@@msmltvcktl That's pretty damn racist thing to say. Her eyes are very normal and pretty.
4:18 - 4:30 : "I'm sorry, Neil. But, I'm afraid it's too late for me. I'm going to leave the stage."
"And that means your'e going to get married."
No, that means Lora Baxter was already married to someone in the movie industry. So, she
made this one movie, then returned to the stage. And she never made another movie.
I, too, enjoy the early films from the late 20's and early 30's. The direction is not as professional as it is today and the actors are not as developed as individuals, but, the emphasis is directed towards the story line rather than the ''actors'. This is distinction with a difference. It seems that contemporary film places the actors ahead of the story and so the story-line is secondary.
Very good point
Wow! Now that was a good movie! Enjoyed the cat n mouse game and loved the character of Dr. Gruell/Maitland. Would def watch again!:)
I love classic mystery movies,, but what in the is up with the Doctor's mustache.
He'd just begun his plan to grow that Fu Manchu 'stache.
Yup. Definitely good evening Elvis. The acting was so bad I had to fast forward to the end just to see the twist ending that everyone was referring to. It was very good so I went back and actually watched the whole movie.
you are outta control!
@@PizzaFLIX lol
Another great film from the '30s....I really enjoyed this little gem...
so did i.
Elise Manning's singing has terrible consequences for anyone with a medical condition.
X)
Althea_Starr that is the summary of the movie
One of the best of any films related to those with ties to the Weiss family. It has enough old style melodrama, but the actors involved are so adept at that sort of thing - stagey as it can be - that the story grows as a result and develops in ways that only skilled actors can achieve. Thanks for posting this film!
My maiden name was Weiss. I wonder if this Weiss family was any relation to me.
@@meowmeow8402 You'd need to ask someone who spends regular time delving into family histories for the best advice on pursuing an answer to that query.
Doctor Gruel is like a detective in this, a sleazy blackmailing detective. More like Dr. CRU-EL. They do it all in about an hour too!
Not bad. Kept me guessing, the first time I saw it. But, when I started watching it
for my 2nd time, I couldn't help thinking to myself: "Very inappropriate opening
music, for a mystery movie."
Proof once again that crime never pays. Now, back to Roller Derby.
Excellent movie the ending was priceless!!!!!!!
very good movie,,,glad I watched it through
what a fabulous ending; stay with it!
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She needs to give Jenny a raise.
14:56 Wow! What's with the acting in this film? Was this a professional production? I don't mean to be mean, but. I wonder if the Weiss who produced this, was the same Weiss who produced the first Ed Wood film.
It probably is, it seems to be directed with the same ineptitude as the Ed Wood films, terrible but entertaining.
I thought the leading lady and the doctor were pretty good actors. What did you think?
I think they perform like stage actors instead of more natural style, which is to be expected so early in the movie making era. They seem se aware of where the audience/camera is.
@@iillylabrat ...you are 100% correct. ...early years of transition.
@@iillylabrat Interesting points. This reminded me of a 1929 film - very stiff acting, entire movie in one apartment. A good murder mystery saves it but for 1933 the standards are surprisingly poor.
Interesting technical problems in this movie. For example, at 09:11 the lady looks away (apparently in direction to the filming crew) and at minute 10:30 interesting lady's wardrobe problem.
The wardrobe malfunction is no surprise given that this is pre-code. They would sneak undressed ladies in whenever they could justify it with a little plot.
yootuba Yes, it seems so. Anyway, despite technical and rather amateurish mistakes (and apparent low budget), I liked this movie. Interesting plot and decent acting.
Angel Prez Carametro Dem titties doe..!
Yep, 10:30, tits galore, and the guy is having a heart attack, but keeps staring at the melons any way.
hector Salcido Melons? All I saw were fried eggs...LOL...
and the doc should take a handkerchief and use it on that post nasal drip.
But seriously, I did enjoy the movie. Although I've seen it before, it was quite worth watching again.
The country must have been full of secretive sanitoriums in those days. :) They are in about half the creepy movies.
It was!! I love to search them out. Especially in New Mexico and Arizona they are hidden all over the place!
What a great story. This was fun.
I think the Neil Kennedy character (Louis Jean something) played in Bogart’s ‘TheLong Goodbye’ or one of those. And was shot.
28:28, You got a dead man and the guy says, " Every thing is alright". Lol.
Ryan Hall gives a terrible weather analysis.i
Mr. Hall..your..misleading
For instance I hear you say tornado once and that's all. Don't want to insult you but that is scary
Don't you think.
Comment has nothing to do with the great noir film
I love the way of dressing for dinner
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Good plot and story line! The hammiest actress, I thought, was the actress who played Elsie Manning......she got better toward the end.
Loved “Dr. Gruell/Inspector Mateland” 😂. I LOVE THE OLD BLACK AND WHITE FILMS! God bless all here, in Jesus’s Precious Name, Amen.
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@ about 1:06 he tells her to call the police on Spring 33100. The old NYPD headquarters were at 3100 Spring Street and the NYPD MAGAZINE was called Spring 3100.
The doc/cop was Leo Carrillo, "Poncho" from the Cisco Kid and Wallace Beery's 2nd in command in "Viva Villa". A great classic actor.
Oh Seescoe Oh Pancho ! Boy did that bring back some memories ! Hee ! Thanks ! Pat
Wow really that's great
Some random guy with a suspicious (🤔) moustache comes in, says I’m a doctor and starts digging around in a crime scene? Oooh. Vera would have apoplexy. And furthermore, does this look like someone/someplace with a veggie garden out back? 🤷🏻♀️
Really wanted to see Leo Carrillo get his!
I like precode movies better than the rest😁
The servant lady reminds me of Vanessa Bayer in The Californians lol
Quite the doctor! He finds the cause of death and a copy of his will within an hour's time! Lol! Thanks, I enjoyed the movie!
I don't recognize her especially as any of the ones I've come to know and like for their acting and she sure is over dramatic presumably out of trying to end up a star.
Otherwise the movie/plot is pretty good.
Comically bad (but a standard then) period acting with the same over melodramatic inflection in every one's lines... great fun !
They were using German style jazz for the beginning title.
This movie had me guessing and the Inspector's accent was authentic and face shifty. This rates a 10 for sure lol
GREAT MOVIE. THANK YOU.
Good movie. Thanks.
She’s just bustin outta that gown at times. Those mosquito bites just fall out 10:00 to 11:00 mark.
Very good movie indeed!!!
I've seen in quite a few movies that I've watched on here that somebody will look right into the camera and then look away real fast. I guess some people just can't resist looking into the lens. It may have something to do with their ego.
i dont think this is pre-code, pre-code ended in 1932
I just couldn't get past the phony melodrama, especially Lora Baxster's acting.
Veddy, veddy bad!
The worst acting I've ever seen. So bad it was good!
Why is it when She said She was gonna leave the stage I thought "good"?
lol whatever fun film the Dr reminds me of Colombo 😂😂👍
The doctor should have been a special prosecutor on Mueller's hit team.
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This was pretty good.
Poisoned by nicotine !!? 😅 and now were breathing in nicotine via vape all day every day lol
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And can be poisoned by it just as easily.
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This film crawls so slowly, it cannot rightly be called a "movie." It is such a good plot, it's a shame it isn't a better production.
Leo played a slimeball, but I kept abreast of the movie
Before Morning, released USA 19 October 1933 (premiere), USA 18 November 1933 (New York City, New York), UK 17 August 1934 (London). Leo Carrillo as Dr. Gruelle; Lora Baxter as Elsie Manning; Taylor Holmes as Leo Bergman; Blaine Cordner as Horace Barker; Louise Prussing as Mrs. Nichols; Russell Hicks as James Nichols; Louis Jean Heydt as Neil Kennedy; Jules Epailly as Ben Ayoub; Constance Bertrand as Diane; Terry Carroll as Doris; Victor Kilian as House Detective.
2nd time was just as great
The little girl Norma couldn't quite disguise her Bronx accent!
The ending. I don't get it. 🤔🤔
This film reminds me of another film that I saw recently. Perhaps a common theme ....
Her dialogue when talking to the doctor is absurd. What a shame, I had high hopes for this movie but I can't listen to such drivel.
Loved this! The vertical mustache, that was I first! 😏
Smoking is gross.
This is where the expression," You can never be too rich or too thin".
The acting was pretty bad but the plot and storyline were pretty good.
Super good movie.
@(13:47) Then the daughter dies too... lol
Cool flick with poncho . who knew that makes it. love when they gotta be a star looking for more zasu pitts shes great .she can play well with others .J.Anderson
The night clerk's name was Elvis anyone else hear that?
The desk guy's name is Elvis? How rare.
Sound track doesn't lip sync with voices.
I always get a kick how all the men are always dressed in suit and tie, even around their own home. This carried forward into 50s television also but it caused me to never completely get into the stories.
I was always dressed in a suit and tie "even around the house" -- and I was a school boy. It's what we wore. Even in the woods and fields. We lived in the country,
@@davidtaylor8478 So sorry for you. I wore them to work because I was supposed to. Once I got home it all came off, down to my skivvies. I always knew when my wife got home from work because her bra would come flying through the front door ahead of her. People on the West Coast as I am are far more casual about what they wear as opposed to people on the east coast of the U.S. Whenever we had executives come visit from the home office they were always appalled at our casual ware allowed. But our attitude was always it was what was in a person's head and not what clothes they were wearing that mattered unless one was dealing with the public and we needed to maintain that professional aura. Everyone knew it was just a false front but we did it out of respect for our customers and to keep the hime office boys from losing their minds.
@@garymussell6543 I got rid of the tie in 1955! ( Except for school, where it was compulsory and formal evening occasions, like annual dances.) -- OPEN NECK shirts--WOW! Things were changing. (This was in England). Jeans began to EXIST...I was daring and got a pair of BLACK ones about then...
@@davidtaylor8478 We couldn't wear jeans in high school until 1967, when all the dress codes were loosened, Girls were sent home of their skirts did not touch the ground when they kneeled. This was "progressive" California before Haight Ashbury changed everything.
@ Gary Mussell I am surprised about the 1967. We emigrated to Toronto in 1956 and our aunt who lived there notified us, before we went, that the schoolchildren wore 'dungarees' to school (she didn't know the word 'jeans'). That was shocking to one who wore a school uniform... At that time Toronto was not very progressive, I thought. The world we knew certainly went away in the sixties. I lost contact with much of what was going on from April 1963 to May 1966. I then found myself in another world. The word 'hippie' was coined in 1967--or so l have read.
nice twist ...
Super mystery! PLOT! Poncho!
Dr. reminds me of Dracula!
Taken straight from the stage complete with a set of puppets . Elsie was terrible, I think one of her strings had broken
A tight sweater and falsies would have gotten her more sympathy.
@@robertwalker5521 Wrong era. They wanted the boyish look.
Pretty good 👍
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ooh Poncho ......... ooh Cisco
I was hoping to see some 1930's bukake..
POOR ACTING.THATS WHY THISE ACTORES AND ACTRESSES DIDN'T MAKE.
Poor spelling!
Bad acting. No plot. what a crap film......
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