Sylvia Sidney pre-Code Classics 08/19/25

The early pre-Code era yields two star vehicles from the dawn of Sylvia Sidney’s long career. In Confessions of a Co-Ed her college girl falls for Phillips Holmes’ thoughtless student and gets herself ‘in a family way.’  In Ladies of the Big House she and her new husband Gene Raymond are framed by a gangster and a corrupt politician. She’s handed a life sentence while he lingers in the Death House. Also along for the ride are future director Norman Foster, Louise Beavers, Wynne Gibson, Jane Darwell and a singing Bing Crosby. Ms. Sidney will forever be the long-suffering Belle of the Depression … she can break hearts with a single close-up. On Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics.
08/19/25