By Vlad Zakh · February 2, 2026
Ann Dvorak brought a raw, emotionally intense presence to pre-Code Hollywood, most memorably as a gangster’s loyal, doomed younger sister. Scarface and Three on a Match are the pre-Code landmarks, G Men has a lawyer joining the FBI to fight gangsters, and Blind Alley has an escaped convict holding a psychologist’s family hostage. A Life of Her Own and We’re in the Money round out the list.
01 An ambitious small-town model moves to New York and falls for a married executive.
Directed by George Cukor · 1h 48m · Rated NR
Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
02 An escaped convict holds a psychologist's family hostage, not knowing the doctor is analysing his own mind.
Directed by Charles Vidor · 1h 09m · Rated NR
03 Ann Dvorak features in this comedy about two process servers competing for the same cases who become entangled in a movie star's affairs.
Directed by Ray Enright · 1h 06m
Stream: TCM
04 A lawyer whose friend was murdered by gangsters joins the FBI to bring down organised crime.
Directed by William Keighley · 1h 23m · Rated NR
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, YouTube
Rent or buy: YouTube, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Rent: Amazon Video
05 Allen Jenkins features in this drama about three childhood friends who reunite as adults, only for one's reckless choices to spiral out of control.
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 03m
Stream: YouTube TV
06 A ruthless, ambitious gangster claws his way to the top of Prohibition-era Chicago's criminal world.
Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 33m
Stream: Brew · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Brew · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Brew
Stream: Brew · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video, Brew
Stream: Brew · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Brew
Stream: Brew · Rent: Amazon Video, Brew · Buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube, Brew
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