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The Solitaire Man (1933) Starring Herbert Marshall and Lionel Atwill

July 25, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Herbert Marshall 1934 Godfrey Phillips movie card

MGM tries to capitalize upon Herbert Marshall’s success in Trouble in Paradise with The Solitaire Main (1933). With Lionel Atwill, Elizabeth Allan, May Robson and Mary Boland.

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Actor Frank Keenan Auctions Film Star Photo Album for $7,500 – in 1918

June 25, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Frank Keenan circa 1916 MJ Moriarty Playing Card

Report of a 1918 Los Angeles charity auction which saw actor Frank Keenan play auctioneer for the Red Cross. A movie star photo album goes for big bucks.

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Kind Lady (1935) Starring Aline MacMahon and Basil Rathbone

June 12, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

A look at Kind Lady from origins as Hugh Walpole story The Silver Mask, through Edward Chodorov’s stage adaptation and both film versions, especially the earlier 1935 film starring Aline MacMahon and Basil Rathbone.

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Adam Had Four Sons (1941) Starring Warner Baxter and Ingrid Bergman

February 29, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A quiet little period piece until Susan Hayward arrives to fill it with sex, sin and hate, Adam Had Four Sons stars Warner Baxter with Ingrid Bergman in her second Hollywood role.

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Watching Wings (1927) for the First Time

February 27, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Charles Rogers with Arlette Marchal in Wings

A look at William Wellman’s Wings (1927) after watching it for the first time. Air battles and It Girl Clara Bow highlight this first Best Picture Oscar winner.