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Mary Astor Stars in Smart Woman (1931); Screen Husband Robert Ames Dies Soon After Release

May 4, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

RKO’s 1931 Smart Woman starring Mary Astor. A look at the film as well as leading man Robert Ames who died within two months of Smart Woman’s release.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Adaptations, Edward Everett Horton, Gregory La Cava, John Halladay, Mary Astor, Movie Reviews, Noel Francis, pre-Code, RKO (Pathe), Robert Ames, Ruth Weston, Smart Woman

Walter Huston is Dodsworth (1936) with Ruth Chatterton and Mary Astor

April 14, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Walter Huston in Dodsworth

Water Huston plays perhaps his finest role when he brings his Sam Dodsworth from the stage to the screen for Sam Goldwyn under William Wyler’s direction. Winner of 1 Oscar, nominated for 6 more, Dodsworth gives us a peek at the complicated married life of a middle-aged couple.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Adaptations, David Niven, Dodsworth, Dramas, Goldwyn, Gregory Gaye, Maria Ouspenskaya, Mary Astor, Paul Lukas, Ruth Chatterton, Sinclair Lewis, Walter Huston, William Wyler

Ronald Colman stars in A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

March 26, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman’s magnificent performance as Sydney Carton highlights MGM’s 1935 production of A Tale of Two Cities.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, A Tale of Two Cities, Adaptations, Basil Rathbone, Blanche Yurka, Charles Dickens, David O Selznick, Donald Woods, Edna May Oliver, Elizabeth Allan, H.B. Warner, Henry B. Walthall, Historical, Isabel Jewell, Jack Conway, Jacques Tourneur, Lucille La Verne, MGM, Reginald Owen, Ronald Colman, Val Lewton

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