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The Lost Squadron (1932) Starring Richard Dix, With Erich von Stroheim

June 17, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Joel McCrea, Robert Armstrong and Richard Dix

RKO’s The Lost Squadron (1932) is a war movie that isn’t a war movie. Veterans return home to find work as Hollywood stunt fliers under Erich von Stoheim’s command. Starring Richard Dix, Robert Armstrong, Joel McCrea, Hugh Herbert, Mary Astor and Dorothy Jordan. Directed by George Archainbaud.

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The Half Naked Truth (1932) Starring Lee Tracy and Lupe Velez

September 17, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Lee Tracy takes Lupe Velez from carny hooch dancer to Broadway star in Gregory La Cava’s The Half Naked Truth (1932) for RKO. Also starring Frank Morgan and Eugene Pallette

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Flesh (1932) Starring Wallace Beery and Karen Morley

May 8, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

John Ford directed Flesh (1932) for MGM with Wallace Beery starring as a German wrestler and Karen Morley giving an outstanding performance as the shady girl he loves. With Ricardo Cortez.

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Night World (1932) Starring Mae Clarke, Lew Ayres and Boris Karloff

April 14, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A look at Universal’s rollicking 58-minute movie set inside a speakeasy run by Boris Karloff with a Busby Berkeley choreographed dance to boot. Mae Clarke and Lew Ayres star as the love interests while Clarence Muse and general ambiance steal the show.

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Silver Dollar (1932) Starring Edward G. Robinson, Aline MacMahon and Bebe Daniels

January 11, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Silver Dollar (1932) stars Edward G. Robinson in a part based on the life of silver king Haw Tabor. American history, economics, and pop culture are touched upon in this look at a largely forgotten film. Also starring Aline MacMahon and Bebe Daniels.

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The Wet Parade (1932) Dramatizes the Evils of Liquor … and Prohibition

December 14, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

The Wet Parade (1932) from MGM takes a stand against the evils of both liquor and Prohibition towards the tail end of the Prohibition era. Starring Walter Huston, Lewis Stone, Robert Young, Dorothy Jordan, Neil Hamilton, Jimmy Durante and Myrna Loy.

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Jewel Robbery (1932) – Kay Francis and William Powell for a Sixth Time

November 28, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Kay Francis and William Powell in Jewel Robbery

A look at Jewel Robbery (1932), a unique heist-romance from Warner Brothers starring William Powell and Kay Francis. It’s a sophisticated yet often silly and almost always sinful pre-code classic.

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One Way Passage (1932) – Glass Stems & Spoilers: The Final Minute

November 12, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

A look at the final scene of One Way Passage (1932) starring William Powell and Kay Francis. How did those crossed glass stems get there anyway?

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One Way Passage (1932) Starring Willliam Powell and Kay Francis

November 8, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

One Way Passage (1932) focuses on a shipboard romance between the equally doomed William Powell and Kay Francis characters. Frank McHugh is also on the scene and never allows the movie to get too sentimental. Aline MacMahon shines as well.

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Lawyer Man (1932) Starring William Powell and Joan Blondell

August 23, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Warner Brothers’ Lawyer Man (1932) starring William Powell and Joan Blondell is one of a series of pre-code era lawyer films. Loosely based on the life and style of real-life mouthpiece William J. Fallon.