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Dracula, Frankenstein 1938 Reissues Revive Universal Horror

October 27, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

1938 ad for Dracula and Frankenstein in Brooklyn

How Universal horror died in 1936, only to return after a Beverly Hills exhibitor paired Dracula and Frankenstein reissues at his theater in August 1938.

Filed Under: Notes & Quotes, Research Tagged With: 1938, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Dracula, Emil Umann, Frankenstein, Horror, reissues, Universal Horror

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There Goes My Heart (1938) Starring Fredric March, Virginia Bruce

August 25, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Virginia Bruce and Fredric March in There Goes My Heart

Romantic comedy There Goes My Heart (1938) from Hal Roach Studios stars Fredric March and Virginia Bruce. Patsy Kelly in support with Alan Mowbray, Eugene Pallette, Claude Gillingwater. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Alan Mowbray, Arthur Lake, Claude Gillingwater, Eugene Pallette, Fredric March, Hal Roach Studios, Marjorie Main, Nancy Carroll, norman z mcleod, Patsy Kelly, Rating: 7/10, United Artists, Virginia Bruce

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Lightning Review: The Shining Hour (1938) Starring Joan Crawford

August 10, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Joan Crawford and Robert Young in The Shining Hour

Brief look at MGM’s The Shining Hour (1938) starring Joan Crawford. Melvyn Douglas marries her; brother Robert Young loves her, but is married to Margaret Sullavan. Fay Bainter as Douglas and Young’s suspicious sister. Directed by Frank Borzage.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Allyn Joslyn, fay bainter, Frank Albertson, Hattie McDaniel, Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Melvyn Douglas, MGM, Robert Young, Romance

Test Pilot (1938) Starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy

May 30, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Cinefilo Magazine November 11 1938 Clark Gable Myrna Loy Spencer Tracy

Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy live up to expectations in MGM’s Test Pilot (1938). One of the most popular films of 1938, the Academy Award-nominated Best Picture directed by Victor Fleming allows all three stars to shine in strong parts that they enliven with strong performances. Time well spent, no matter the length.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, action, air travel, Clark Gable, Gloria Holden, Lionel Barrymore, Louis Jean Heydt, Marjorie Main, MGM, Myrna Loy, Priscilla Lawson, Romance, Spencer Tracy, Ted Pearson, Victor Fleming, Virginia Grey, Warner Archive

Tyrone Power and Alice Faye – In Old Chicago (1937), Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938) and Rose of Washington Square (1939)

May 5, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 20 Comments

Tyrone Power and Alice Faye Still Photo

Tyrone Power and Alice Faye shared a May 5 birthday and shared early fame in hit movies In Old Chicago (1937), Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938) and Rose of Washington Square (1939). This post looks at the hit Twentieth Century-Fox team and each of their three movies together.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1937, 1938, 1939, 20th Century-Fox, Al Jolson, Alice Faye, Darryl F Zanuck, Don Ameche, Henry King, Hobart Cavanaugh, Jack Haley, Musicals, Tyrone Power

Vivacious Lady (1938) Starring Ginger Rogers and James Stewart

April 14, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 22 Comments

Ginger Rogers and James Stewart

RKO’s Vivacious Lady doesn’t have much of a story, but Ginger Rogers and James Stewart are in love, so who cares? A look at the comedy classic directed by George Stevens for the James Stewart Blogathon.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Beulah Bondi, Charles Coburn, Frances Mercer, Franklin Pangborn, George Stevens, Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson, James Ellison, James Stewart, RKO (Pathe), Romantic Comedy, Warner Archive, Willie Best

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #5 – Out West with the Hardys (1938)

December 13, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Gordon Jones and Cecilia Parker

The fifth entry of the Hardy Family series, Out West with the Hardys (1938), puts focus on each of the core family members in a Western setting. Virginia Weidler is Mickey Rooney’s sidekick in this one. Sara Haden returns as Aunt Milly.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Cecilia Parker, Don Castle, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, gordon jones, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, love finds andy hardy, MGM, Mickey Rooney, nana bryant, out west with the hardys, ralph morgan, Sara Haden, thurston hall, tom neal, Virginia Weidler, Warner Archive

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #4 – Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

December 8, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Love Finds Andy Hardy credits

The fourth entry of the Hardy Family series, Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), introduces Judy Garland as Betsy Booth. Andy dates Lana Turner as a favor to friend Beezy in this Christmastime set entry in series.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, betsy booth, Betty Ross Clarke, Cecilia Parker, Don Castle, Fay Holden, Gene Reynolds, George B Seitz, George P. Breakston, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Lewis Stone, love finds andy hardy, marie blake, mary howard, Mickey Rooney, Raymond Hatton, Warner Archive

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #3 – Judge Hardy’s Children (1938)

December 1, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Mickey Rooney in Judge Hardys Children

The third entry of the Hardy Family series, Judge Hardy’s Children (1938), finds Judge Hardy called to Washington DC. Andy is interested in a French diplomat’s daughter, while Marian falls in with the wrong crowd.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Betty Ross Clarke, Cecilia Parker, donald douglas, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, Hardy Family, jacqueline laurent, janet beecher, Jonathan Hale, Judge Hardy, leonard penn, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, robert whitney, Ruth Hussey, Warner Archive, youre only young once

Stablemates (1938) – MGM Rides Seabiscuit to Hit with Beery and Rooney

May 28, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 17 Comments

Mickey Rooney and Wallace Beery Stablemates Still Photo

MGM’s horse racing weepie Stablemates starring Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney released just three weeks before Seabiscuit’s match race vs. War Admiral. A look at time, circumstances and film.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Arthur Hohl, Horse Racing, Margaret Hamilton, marjorie gateson, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Minor Watson, Sam Wood, seabiscuit, Sports, Wallace Beery

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