From 1927: Mark Hellinger writes lengthy column charting the rise of Larry Fay of The El Fey nightclub.
Attorney for the Defense (1932) – Edmund Lowe’s Fallon for Columbia
Edmund Lowe stars in Attorney for the Defense, second of four 1932 pre-Code crooked lawyer movies based on the exploits of William J. Fallon. With Evelyn Brent and Constance Cummings; Directed by Irving Cumming for Columbia.
Danny Reid Releases The Pre-Code Companion #5
I cover Richard Barthelmess in Heroes for Sale (1933) inside the latest issue of The Pre-Code Companion for Kindle. An excerpt is included here.
Clipping: William J. Fallon, 1927 Obituary
1927 obituary plus image of “The Great Mouthpiece,” William J. Fallon, who inspired the crooked mouthpiece cycle of movies in the early 1930s.
TCM’s Summer Under the Stars 2016
A list of the 31 classic movie stars that Turner Classic Movies is highlighting throughout August during TCM’s 2016 Summer Under the Stars programming.
Behind the Green Lights (1935), Cops Vs. Mouthpiece in Mascot Indie
Based on a book by Captain Cornelius Willemse, the NYPD’s original “gang buster,” Behind the Green Lights pits the police vs. a crooked mouthpiece and features a romance between cop and lawyer. Easily found independent release is fast-paced and entertaining.
Cliff’s Notes for Sunday, May 1, 2016
May 2016 reading list for TCM viewers. May 1 birthdays: Ian Maclaren in 1875; Tom Moore in 1883; Anna Appel in 1888; Patsy De Forest in 1894; Julanne Johnston in 1900; Robert Lord in 1900; Leila Hyams in 1905; Rose Hobart in 1906; Josephine Dunn in 1906; Kate Smith in 1907; Glenn Ford in 1916; and Danielle Darrieux in 1917.
Anti Red-Head League Targets Wanton, Faithless, and Ruthless Women
Laying out the six objectives of the Anti Red-Head League, plus the organization’s fifteen counts against red-headed women. Summer 1932.
6 Hours to Live (1932) for Warner Baxter in Rare Fox Film
Warner Baxter stars as a love-struck politician who is assassinated just before a key international vote. Science gives him another 6 Hours to Live after a powerful ray brings him back to life. Also starring Miriam Jordan and John Boles. Directed by William Dieterle. A 1932 Fox Films release.
Merna Kennedy – Chaplin Leading Lady; Also Star of Broadway
Merna Kennedy was an unknown dancer and actress when she emerged alongside Charlie Chaplin in The Circus (1928), the peak to a short movie career. This biography covers Merna Kennedy’s background, a few of her films, and her tragically premature death.
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