Ripped from the headlines: New York’s Vice Squad scandal in Paramount pre-Code The Vice Squad (1931), starring Paul Lukas in a part inspired by Chile Acuna, with Kay Francis and Judith Wood. Directed by John Cromwell.
Clipping: Juliette Compton’s Garbo Style in The Vice Squad
Screen capture of Juliette Compton sporting familiar look in The Vice Squad (1931) accompanied by Screenland clipping, “Another Girl Goes Garbo!”
Clipping: Chile Acuna Obituary, 1932
Chile Mapocha Acuna obituary, 1932. Vice witness who Paul Lukas character was partially based upon in The Vice Squad (1931).
Babbitt (1934) Starring Guy Kibbee, Aline MacMahon
The second film adaptation of Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis was released in late 1934. Guy Kibbee is well cast in the title role with Aline MacMahon as his wife Myra Babbitt. Directed by William Keighley for First National-Warner Bros.
Cliff’s Notes for Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Where to win your free copy of Helen Twelvetrees, Perfect Ingenue. February 10 birthdays: Olin Howland in 1886; Robert Keith in 1890; Alan Hale in 1892; Jimmy Durante in 1893; Roy D’Arcy in 1894; Judith Anderson in 1897; Thornton Freeland in 1898; Stella Adler in 1901; John Farrow in 1904; Lon Chaney Jr. in 1906; Erik Rhodes in 1906; Hazel Court in 1926; and Robert Wagner in 1930.
Ten Cents a Dance (1931) Starring Barbara Stanwyck
A pre-Code set around a dance hall starring Barbara Stanwyck with Monroe Owsley and Ricardo Cortez, and I didn’t like it? Uh uh. Here’s what I didn’t like about Ten Cents a Dance (1931).
What Price Hollywood? (1932) Starring Constance Bennett, Lowell Sherman
What Price Hollywood? (1932), the best of the pre-Code era “inside-Hollywood” films, stars Constance Bennett and Lowell Sherman in director George Cukor’s first film for David O. Selznick.
Guy Kibbee Biography – Character Actor Played Sugar Daddies, Goofballs, and Patriarchs
Biography of 1930s and 1940s character actor Guy Kibbee, who starred in over one hundred Hollywood films. Lovable Kibbee could play lecherous sugar daddies and folksy patriarchs with equal skill.
The Life and Death of Dr. George Washington Kibbee (Guy Kibbee’s Grandfather)
The fascinating life and times of Dr. George Washington Kibbee, the grandfather actor Guy Kibbee never knew. A 19th century hustler and hero of the Yellow Fever epidemic that claimed his life.
Viña Delmar and Uptown New York (1932) – World Wide’s Bad Girl
World Wide’s Uptown New York (1932) turns out to be more than a Bad Girl (1931) rip-off. With biography of Viña Delmar, who wrote both original stories.
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