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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.

Forbidden BlogHub Articles:

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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Forbidden Quotes:

Phroso: Schlitze your a real man,s woman.
[referring to a "half-man/half-woman" who has given Hercules an alluring look]
Roscoe: I think she likes you - but he don't.
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.
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Forbidden Facts
In the United States, this film was banned in a number of states and cities. Although no longer enforced, some of the laws were never officially repealed. Therefore, it is still technically illegal for this film to be shown some areas of the USA.
Prince Randian, the man with no arms or legs, developed a habit of lurking in dark corners and frightening passers-by with a blood-curdling yell.
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).
The reunion of Hans and Frieda, seen at the end of most prints, was not part of Tod Browning's original cut. It was added during the re-editing to give the film a happier ending.
Olga Baclanova, later recalled the day when she was first introduced to the supporting cast, "Tod Browning shows me little by little and I could not look, I wanted to faint. I wanted to cry when I saw them. They have such nice faces... they are so poor, you know... Browning takes me and say, you know, 'Be brave, and don't faint like the first time I show you. You have to work with them.'... It was very, very difficult first time. Every night I felt that I am sick. Because I couldn't look at them. And then I was so sorry for them. That I just couldn't... it hurt me like a human being."
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