Pre-Code Crazy for November 2026

Welcome to Pre-Code Crazy, the monthly series here at Shadows and Satin and over at Speakeasy, the blog authored by my pal Kristina, where each month we recommend a pre-Code feature for you to watch on TCM. We never know what the other has selected until we post, and part of the fun is trying to never pick the same movie! Pre-Code in Noirvember??? You bet! But since I’ll be placing so much focus on my daily noir-related posts this month, I’m digging into the Shadows and Satin archives and serving up a flashback for this month’s Pre-Code Crazy pick. My TCM pre-Code recommendation for November is one of pre-Code’s grittiest: The Public Enemy (1931), starring James Cagney, Edward Wood, Jean Harlow, and Joan Blondell. It’s airing on November 4th, so tune in and treat yourself! I wrote about it here at Shadows and Satin more than 10 years ago, in 2015; click here for the reasons why you only owe it to yourself to check out this gem. And be sure to pop over to Kristina’s blog, Speakeasy, to…