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The Vice Squad (1931) Starring Paul Lukas, Kay Francis, Judith Wood

March 14, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Judith Wood and Paul Lukas

Ripped from the headlines: New York’s Vice Squad scandal in Paramount pre-Code The Vice Squad (1931), starring Paul Lukas in a part inspired by Chile Acuna, with Kay Francis and Judith Wood. Directed by John Cromwell.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Esther Howard, Helen Johnson, John Cromwell, Judith Wood, Juliette Compton, Kay Francis, oliver hp garrett, Paramount, Paul Lukas, pre-Code, ripped from the headlines, Rockcliffe Fellowes, William B. Davidson

Man Wanted (1932) – Charles Kenyon Updates The Office Wife (1930)

June 20, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

David Manners and Kay Francis

A look at the similarities between Man Wanted (1932) and The Office Wife (1930) with a brief focus on Charles Kenyon who wrote each screenplay. Man Wanted stars Kay Francis and David Manners.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Andy Devine, Charles Kenyon, Claire Dodd, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Elizabeth Patterson, Kay Francis, Kenneth Thomson, man wanted, pre-Code, Romantic Comedy, the office wife, Una Merkel, Warner Archive, William Dieterle

Paramount’s 24 Hours (1931) with Clive Brook, Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins

February 13, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

24 Hours Paramount 1931

Paramount’s Marion Gering gives us Louis Bromfield’s 24 Hours (1931) in just 66 minutes. Featuring an alcoholic Clive Brook, fashionable Kay Francis and Miriam Hopkins belting out a pair of songs in a pre-Code drama ripe for rediscovery.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, 24 hours, Adrienne Ames, bob kortman, Charlotte Granville, Clive Brook, Dramas, Gangsters, George Barbier, Kay Francis, louis bromfield, Lucille La Verne, Marion Gering, Minor Watson, Miriam Hopkins, Paramount, pre-Code, Regis Toomey, wade boteler

First Impressions: Little Men (1940) Starring Kay Francis

January 19, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Kay Francis in Little Men

The RKO released Little Men (1940) starring Kay Francis as Jo is inferior sequel to Little Women (1933) but enjoyable tale of swindlers George Bancroft and Jack Oakie.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1940, Adaptations, ann gillis, Carl Esmond, elsie the cow, George Bancroft, Jack Oakie, Jimmy Lydon, Kay Francis, little men, little women, louisa may alcott, norman z mcleod, RKO (Pathe), The Plays the Thing

August 21 – Kay Francis TCM Summer Under the Stars with Picto-Sked

August 21, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

The Feminine Touch newspaper ad

TCM Summer Under the Stars Kay Francis schedule along with a Picto-Sked version of the schedule. Old period newspaper ads of Kay’s movies.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Kay Francis, picto-sked, Summer Under the Stars, suts, suts 2012, TCM, Turner Classic Movies

Dr. Monica (1934) Starring Kay Francis, Warren William and Jean Muir

August 20, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Warren William and Kay Francis

A look at Dr. Monica (1934), a pre-code Kay Francis film featuring a strong performance by Jean Muir. Also starring Verree Teasdale and Warren William.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, ann shoemaker, dr monica, Dramas, Emma Dunn, Jean Muir, Kay Francis, Louise Beavers, Phillip Reed, verree teasdale, Warner Bros., Warren William, William Keighley

Jewel Robbery (1932) – Kay Francis and William Powell for a Sixth Time

November 28, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Kay Francis in Jewel Robbery

A look at Jewel Robbery (1932), a unique heist-romance from Warner Brothers starring William Powell and Kay Francis. It’s a sophisticated yet often silly and almost always sinful pre-code classic.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Alan Mowbray, Clarence Wilson, Crime, Darryl F Zanuck, Drugs, Hardie Albright, Helen Vinson, Henry Kolker, Kay Francis, Lee Kohlmar, pre-Code, Rating: 8/10, Romance, sex, Spencer Charters, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., William Dieterle, William Powell

One Way Passage (1932) – Glass Stems & Spoilers: The Final Minute

November 12, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

One Way Passage

A look at the final scene of One Way Passage (1932) starring William Powell and Kay Francis. How did those crossed glass stems get there anyway?

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Aline MacMahon, Frank McHugh, Frederick Burton, Kay Francis, Romance, shipboard romance, spoilers, Tay Garnett, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., Warren Hymer, William Powell

One Way Passage (1932) Starring William Powell and Kay Francis

November 8, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

William Powell and Kay Francis in One Way Passage

One Way Passage (1932) focuses on a shipboard romance between the equally doomed William Powell and Kay Francis characters. Frank McHugh is also on the scene and never allows the movie to get too sentimental. Aline MacMahon shines as well.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Aline MacMahon, Frank McHugh, Frederick Burton, Kay Francis, Romance, shipboard romance, Tay Garnett, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., Warren Hymer, William Powell

Video Review – Kay Francis: I Can’t Wait to Be Forgotten by Scott O’Brien

January 13, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A video review of Scott O’Brien’s 2007 Kay Francis biography, I Can’t Wait to Be Forgotten. Plus the entire Kay Francis birthday schedule of films airing on TCM, January 13, 2011.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: book reviews, film books, Kay Francis, Schedule, Scott OBrien, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, videos

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