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The Conquerors (1932) Starring Richard Dix and Ann Harding

November 18, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Richard Dix in The Conquerors

I watched a pair of Richard Dix films this week, the Oscar winning Cimarron from 1931 and The Conquerors released the following year. This review focuses on the film I liked better.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Ann Harding, banking, David O Selznick, Donald Cook, Edna May Oliver, Great Depression, Guy Kibbee, Historical, Julie Haydon, Panics, Richard Dix, RKO (Pathe), The Conquerors, Warner Archive, William A. Wellman

Moments of Horror as Boris Karloff Stars as The Mummy (1932)

October 29, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

Boris Karloff in The Mummy

An reappraisal of Universal horror classic The Mummy (1932) confirms original suspicions. A look at a horror masterpiece from both a personal and historical perspective.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Arthur Byron, Boris Karloff, Bramwell Fletcher, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Horror, Karl Freund, Noble Johnson, The Mummy, Universal, Universal Horror, Zita Johann

Union Depot (1932) starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Blondell

February 28, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Alan Hale, David Landau, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., First National, Great Depression, Guy Kibbee, Joan Blondell, Movie Reviews, New York, pre-Code, Union Depot, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

Edward G. Robinson’s Incredible Performance in Two Seconds (1932)

January 22, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Edward G Robinson in Two Seconds

Two Seconds didn’t seem like anything special for about a half an hour, then Edward G. Robinson kicked into full gear and delivered so much more than I ever expected.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Edward G. Robinson, First National, Preston Foster, two seconds, Vivienne Osborne, Warner Archive

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) starring Bela Lugosi and Sidney Fox

October 19, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

A brief look at 1932 Universal horror film Murders in the Rue Morgue based upon the Edgar Allan Poe work and starring Bela Lugosi, Sidney Fox and Erik the Ape.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Bela Lugosi, Edgar Allan Poe, Leon Ames, Leon Waycoff, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Robert Florey, Sidney Fox, Sydney Fox, Universal Horror

Merrily We Go to Hell starring Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney

April 22, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

“Merrily We Go to Hell,” a 1932 Paramount production starring Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney, is one of 6 movies featured in the Pre-Code Hollywood Collection released earlier this month by Universal.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Adrianne Allen, Brief Notes, Cary Grant, Dorothy Arzner, dvd, Fredric March, Merrily We Go to Hell, Movie Reviews, pre-Code, Robert Greig, Skeets Gallagher, Sylvia Sidney

The Beast of the City (1932) starring Walter Huston and Wallace Ford

February 27, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Jean Harlow in The Beast of the City

A review of an under appreciated 1932 pre-Code classic, The Beast of the City, starring Walter Huston and with Jean Harlow.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, charles brabin, cops and robbers, Gangsters, herbert hoover, Jean Harlow, Jean Hersholt, MGM, Mickey Rooney, movie collectibles, pre-Code, W.R. Burnett, Wallace Ford, Walter Huston, Warner Archive

Three on a Match (1932) starring Warren William and Ann Dvorak

February 11, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

A review of the Depression era pre-code classic Three on a Match starring Ann Dvorak and a host of familiar faces including young Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. Illustrated with movie collectibles.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Allen Jenkins, Ann Dvorak, Anne Shirley, Bette Davis, Buster Phelps, child abuse, Drugs, Edward Arnold, Glenda Farrell, Grant Mitchell, Great Depression, Humphrey Bogart, Jack La Rue, jack webb, Joan Blondell, Lyle Talbot, Mary Doran, Patricia Ellis, pre-Code, sex, Warren William

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