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George Raft, Jack La Rue and The Story of Temple Drake (1933)

September 25, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue

George Raft was originally cast as Trigger in The Story of Temple Drake, but opted out. Was it the right choice? Part of the Immortal Archives series for September 25, 2012 including TCM Picks.

Filed Under: Calendar, News - Notes Tagged With: calendar, George Raft, jack la rue, Miriam Hopkins, september 25, the story of temple drake, william faulkner

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

April 14, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Clarence Muse in Night World

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.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, bert roach, boris karloff, busby berkeley, clarence muse, dorothy peterson, dorothy revier, gangsters, George Raft, hedda hopper, hobart henley, jack la rue, lew ayres, mae clarke, night world, Prohibition, robert emmett oconnor, russell hopton, speakeasies, Universal

Lawyer Man (1932) Starring William Powell and Joan Blondell

August 23, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

William Powell Lawyer Man

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.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Alan Dinehart, allen jenkins, Claire Dodd, courtroom dramas, David Landau, Helen Vinson, jack la rue, Joan Blondell, lawyers, politics, roscoe karns, sterling holloway, warner brothers, William Dieterle, william j fallon, william powell

Three on a Match (1932) starring Warren William and Ann Dvorak

February 11, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

A review of the Depression era pre-code classic Three on a Match starring Ann Dvorak and a host of familiar faces including young Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. Illustrated with movie collectibles.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: allen jenkins, ann dvorak, anne shirley, bette davis, buster phelps, child abuse, drugs, edward arnold, glenda farrell, grant mitchell, great depression, humphrey bogart, jack la rue, jack larue, jack webb, Joan Blondell, lyle talbot, Mary Doran, Patricia Ellis, pre-code, sex, Warren William