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The Racket (1928) Starring Thomas Meighan, Louis Wolheim and Marie Prevost

February 19, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Louis Wolheim and Thomas Meighan

Howard Hughes bought Bartlett Cormack’s play The Racket, which had made Edward G. Robinson a star on Broadway. Hughes made it into a film twice. This article focuses on the first film version, a 1928 silent movie, starring Thomas Meighan with Louis Wolheim as the gangster.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1928, bartlett cormack, caddo company, dan wolheim, Edward G. Robinson, Gangsters, George E. Stone, henry sedley, Howard Hughes, John Cromwell, john darrow, lee moran, Lewis Milestone, lizabeth scott, Louis Wolheim, lucien prival, Marie Prevost, Paramount, pat collins, Robert Mitchum, robert ryan, sam de grasse, Silent Film, Skeets Gallagher, the racket, Thomas Meighan

Louise Brooks stars in William Wellman’s Beggars of Life (1928)

June 22, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Louise Brooks in Beggars of Life

Louise Brooks and Richard Arlen star in William Wellman’s Beggars of Life (1928) based on the novel by Jim Tully. Also starring Wallace Beery, a pre-Depression tale of hobo life.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1928, beggars of life, Dramas, Jim Tully, Louise Brooks, Paramount, Richard Arlen, Silent Film, Wallace Beery, Wild Boys of the Road, William A. Wellman

Early Frank Capra on TCM today, we go earlier with The Matinee Idol (1928)

May 18, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Frank Capra

Frank Capra silent feature The Matinee Idol is a great way to introduce yourself to Bessie Love who gives a fantastic performance as a local hick actor brought to Broadway for laughs … and tears.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1928, Bessie Love, Frank Capra, Johnnie Walker, Movie Reviews, Silent Film

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