The last two classic movie reviews I’ve posted have included references to specific instances of racism. This post is intended to explain how and why I cover racism in the classics plus begin a general conversation on the subject.
China Seas (1935) starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow
The Clark Gable and Jean Harlow teaming peaks in China Seas, the 4th of their 6 MGM pairings, a tale of love and piracy at sea also starring Wallace Beery and Rosalind Russell.
Union Depot (1932) starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Blondell
Douglas Fairbanks Jr is a hobo playing Gentleman for a Day in 1932’s Union Depot co-starring Joan Blondell and Guy Kibbee. A sweeping view of all classes during the Great Depression.
The Southerner (1945) starring Zachary Scott and Betty Field
A look at Jean Renoir’s The Southerner (1945) starring Zachary Scott as head of a dirt-poor family fighting to have their own farm. Also starring Betty Field.
Edward G. Robinson in The Sea Wolf (1941) with Alexander Knox
Is there a more brutal film from this period than Warner Brothers’ The Sea Wolf? Adapted by Robert Rossen from Jack London’s original story, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Edward G. Robinson, John Garfield, Ida Lupino and Alexander Knox.
My 5 favorite Wallace Ford pre-code roles
My five favorite Wallace Ford pre-code roles and Freaks isn’t one of them! Article illustrated by an image of a vintage movie card picturing Ford.
My 5 favorite Alan Hale roles and types
I tried to choose 5 somewhat different favorite Alan Hale roles leading my list to show off 5 slightly different types the character actor played throughout the 1930’s and 40’s.
The Whole Town’s Talking (1935) starring Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur
There’s a lot to like here for Edward G. Robinson fans who get to see their hero play both the milquetoast “Jonesy” and gangster “Killer” Mannion—sometimes in the same scene!
Peggy Hopkins Joyce, W.C. Fields, et al., in Paramount’s International House (1933)
International House, billed in its day as The Grand Hotel of comedy, found Eddie Sutherland directing a cast headed by W.C. Fields, Burns and Allen, and Bela Lugosi, with top bill actually going to socialite Peggy Hopkins Joyce in what was the final film of her sporadic movie career. The films’ everyman is played by […]
W.C. Fields juggling; The Great Man born 130-ish years ago today
After bumping into the 1976 biopic W.C. Fields and Me I wanted to learn more and so I read James Curtis’ Fields biography. Page includes a clip of Fields juggling in The Old Fashioned Way (1934).
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