Pre-Code Crazy for October 2026

Pre-Code Crazy is the monthly series here at Shadows and Satin and over at the blog of my pal Kristina, Speakeasy, where each month we recommend a pre-Code film for you to watch on TCM – we never know what the other has selected until we post, and we try to never pick the same movie! I’m usually hard-pressed to find a pre-Code recommendation for October (and a film noir pick, too, for that matter), because TCM is so jam-packed with scary selections. But this month, TCM is serving up a veritable smorgasbord of pre-Code gems, and when I saw New Morals for Old (1932) on the list, I didn’t need to look any further! Myrna Loy? Yes, please! This feature stars one of my cinematic sentimental favorites – Robert Young, who I knew for many years only as TV’s Marcus Welby, M.D. I was positively delighted when I discovered his classic film career and it’s always a pleasure to see his big-screen appearances (kinda like the way I feel about the films of Neil Hamilton – also known as Commissioner…