Millie (1931) & Chinatown Nights (1929) at Davis Theater - May 20, 1931

Windy City Ballyhoo Podcast by Adam Carston

Episode notes

Guest Will Morris (Oscarbate/Music Box of Horrors) joins in on the fun this week for the wild pre-code double of Millie (1931) and Chinatown Nights (1929), which opened at the Davis Theater on May 20, 1931. Topics include the underrated Helen Twelvetrees, queer characters in pre-code cinema, the joys of melodrama, Yellow Peril in pop culture, Warner Oland's complicated brilliance, the transition from silent films to talkies, gangster films, German imports, lost films, Great Depression Era ballyhoo, and more Chicago history than you'll know what to do with!

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OscarbateChicagomoviesfilm historyWill Morrispre-code Pre-code HollywoodAmerican HistoryChicago HistoryMovie TheaterMovie historymovie podcastMillieChinatown NightsOld HollywoodHistory PodcastGolden Age of HollywoodGangsterDramaCinemaHistory1930slost filmsUniversal MonstersClassic CinemaFilm CriticismfeminismmelodramaraceOrientalismtalkiesilent filmMusic BoxHelen TwelvetreesWallace Beery