{"id":4904,"date":"2015-10-13T17:06:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T00:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/?p=4904"},"modified":"2015-10-13T17:06:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T00:06:12","slug":"ann-dvorak-featured-in-volume-2-of-the-pre-code-companion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/ann-dvorak-featured-in-volume-2-of-the-pre-code-companion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ann Dvorak Featured in Volume 2 of “The Pre-Code Companion”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you’re visiting this website and are not familiar with Pre-Code.com<\/a>, then you need to correct that wrong immediately. It’s a comprehensive ready-reference source of pre-Code film titles, actors, and resources that was conceived and constructed by a fella named Danny Reid<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0who maintains the site out of passion, not profit. I refer to it fairly often and utilized it quite a bit while preparing a pre-Code lecture earlier this year.<\/p>\n

I first started following Danny on Twitter years ago when he was watching and reviewing every Audrey Hepburn movie. I respected his being honest about not liking the much revered\u00c2\u00a0Funny Face<\/strong>,<\/a> which is a film I have always secretly loathed, but usually don’t fess up to in polite company. In the ensuing years, Danny and I have become friends and I was happy to be a contributor to his brainchild Thoughts on the Thin Man<\/a><\/em> which was released last year and includes my ode to the Thin Man display at the dearly departed Movieland Wax Museum.<\/p>\n

Recently, Danny launched an online journal called The Pre-Code Companion<\/em> <\/a>which is largely designed to serve as a primer to pre-Code films and actors. Each issue spotlights three actors\/actresses along with one film each of those actors appeared in.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0The first issue was released in August<\/a> and focuses on Barbara Stanwyck\/Baby Face<\/strong>, Jean Harlow\/Red Headed Woman<\/strong>, and Mae Clark\/Waterloo Bridge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

When Danny put out a call for the second issue, which included Ann Dvorak, I just had to throw my hat in. My piece, which compliments Danny’s essay on\u00c2\u00a0Three on a Match<\/strong>, briefly discusses Ann’s pre-Code experience and how those films cause her to sink into obscurity post-retirement, but have ultimately brought her talents to the forefront with classic film fans. Since a huge chunk of my brain is still a Dvorak repository, I was happy to be included and appreciate that Danny didn’t scoff at having me write the Ann essay.<\/p>\n

In addition to Ann\/Three on a Match<\/strong>, Volume 2 of The Pre-Code Companion<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0<\/a>features Ruth Chatterton\/Female<\/strong> and Grant Withers\/Other Men’s Women<\/strong>. As if reading about pre-Code cinema wasn’t great on its own, 100% of the proceeds go to the ASPCA<\/a>. You’ll be reading about Ann Dvorak AND helping adorable animals. It’s a win-win!<\/p>\n

Both issues of The Pre-Code\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>Companion<\/em> are available on Amazon <\/a>with more issues around the corner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re visiting this website and are not familiar with Pre-Code.com<\/a>, then you need to correct that wrong immediately. It’s a comprehensive ready-reference source of pre-Code film titles, actors, and resources that was conceived and constructed by a fella named Danny Reid\u00c2\u00a0who maintains the site out of passion, not profit. I refer to it fairly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t