Billed as “Erotica 1930,” all of the clips presented in this neat little classics tape are silent and have French title cards to carry the short stories along. Music has been added and even if you can’t read French, the various plots involved are fairly easy to follow.

Although most of the women are only of average beauty, there is plenty of hardcore action and it does generate some steam. A wide variety of material is presented including lesbo, oral, threesomes and loads of straight action. All of the sequences are sepiatone tinted to reduce the harsh glare B & W silents are famous for.  The picture quality is good and on about the same level as that found in movies starring Charlie Chaplin during his Keystone and Essany days. Naturally camera movement is limited and there are virtually no close-ups of the couples.

Classic Erotica From the Past is a wonderful collection that offers an interesting alternative for those tired of the modern day sexvids.