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Forbidden Overview:

Forbidden (1932) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Tod Browning and produced by Irving Thalberg, Tod Browning, Dwain Esper, Harry Rapf and Hildegarde Stadie.

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Book Review: Forbidden Cocktails: Libations Inspired By The World Of Pre-Code Hollywood

By Stephen Reginald on Jun 17, 2024 From Classic Movie Man

Book Review: Forbidden Cocktails: Libations Inspired By The World Of Pre-Code Hollywood Title: Forbidden Cocktails: Libations Inspired By The World Of Pre-Code Hollywood By: Andre Darlington Publisher: Running Press – Turner Classic Movies ISBN: 978-0-7624-8520-8 (hardcover) ISBN: 978... Read full article

Treat Yourself to Forbidden Cocktails!

By shadowsandsatin on Mar 7, 2024 From Shadows and Satin

If you know me, you know that I enjoy a tasty cocktail from time to time. I even like the word “cocktail” – it invokes Art Deco rooms peopled by beautiful people clad in impeccable clothes exchanging exquisitely memorable bon mots. Toss a pre-Code movie into this mix, and I’m in heaven! That... Read full article

“Forbidden Street,” the hit that never was

By Stephen Reginald on Feb 14, 2024 From Classic Movie Man

“Forbidden Street,” the hit that never was Forbidden Street (1949) was a melodrama directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Dana Andrews and Maureen O’Hara. The other cast members include Sybil Thorndike, Fay Compton, and A. E. Matthews. The movie, set in Victorian London, was ... Read full article

Book Review: FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD--THE PRE-CODE ERA (1930-1934)

By Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 20, 2019 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Probably no other entity has done more to showcase "Pre-Code" cinema than Turner Classic Movies. The cable television network constantly shows Pre-Code films day after day, and many home video collections containing titles from that era have been released with TCM's support. The network's connection... Read full article

Silent Sunday – Forbidden Fruit (1921)

By Michael on Apr 29, 2018 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

Since Sunday tends to be a day of quiet and reflection for many people, it seems an appropriate day to celebrate silent movies. But in keeping with the “day of rest” theme, I’m just going to post this without any commentary and just sit back and let you enjoy.... Read full article

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Quotes from Forbidden:

Phroso: Schlitze your a real man,s woman.
Roscoe: [whenever he asks only one of the two Siamese twins to stay, and the twins have to leave together] You always use that as a excu-excuse, an alib-b-b-bi.
[referring to a "half-man/half-woman" who has given Hercules an alluring look]
Roscoe: I think she likes you - but he don't.
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Facts from Forbidden
During the 1920s and 1930s, photographer Edward J. Kelty took a succession of group photographs of members of the Barnum and Bailey freak show. What is interesting is how many cast members can be spotted in them (this film is the only movie credit for most of them). Familiar faces include Harry Earles (Hans), Daisy Earles (Frieda), Peter Robinson (human skeleton), Elvira Snow (pinhead), Jenny Lee Snow (pinhead), Elizabeth Green (bird girl) and Olga Roderick (bearded lady).
Myrna Loy, originally slated for the Olga Baclanova role, turned down the part because she felt the script was offensive.
The film's original ending showed Hercules singing soprano in Madame Tetralini's new sideshow because he has been castrated by the freaks. After intensely negative reaction by preview audiences, this scene was cut.
Samuel Marx, head of MGM's Story Department, recalled with peculiar pride, "And so, Harry Rapf, who was a great moral figure, got a bunch of us together and we went in and complained to Irving Irving Thalberg about 'Freaks'. And he laughed at that. He said, 'You know, we're making all kinds of movies. Forget it. I'm going to make the picture. Tod Browning's a fine director. He knows what he's doing.' And the picture was made." But the lunchroom protests didn't end. As a result, a makeshift table was constructed and the cast of "Freaks" (with the exception of Harry Earles and Daisy Earles, Violet Hilton and Daisy Hilton, and the more "normal" cast-members) were forced to eat their meals outdoors.
After the film had been withdrawn and shelved by MGM, the distribution rights were acquired by notorious exploitation roadshow specialist Dwain Esper. Esper traveled the country showing the film under such lurid titles as "Forbidden Love" and "Nature's Mistakes".
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