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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: Curtain Call (1940) Starring Barbara Read, Alan Mowbray

July 7, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

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Brief look at RKO “B” movie CURTAIN CALL. Naive playwright set loose in New York when producers use her terrible play with hopes of taming their only star. Stars Barbara Read, Alan Mowbray, Helen Vinson. Directed by Frank Woodruff.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1940, Alan Mowbray, Barbara Read, Comedies, Dalton Trumbo, Donald MacBride, Frank Woodruff, Helen Vinson, John Archer, Leona Maricle, RKO (Pathe)

A Yank at Eton (1942) Starring Mickey Rooney with Freddie Bartholomew

January 26, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey Rooney

All-American boy Mickey Rooney is plucked from his native shores and set loose at Eton where he quickly runs afoul of his British classmates. A Yank at Eton (1942) pairs Rooney with Freddie Bartholomew for the final time.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1942, Alan Mowbray, Edmund Gwenn, Freddie Bartholomew, George Oppenheimer, Ian Hunter, Juanita Quigley, Marta Linden, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Norman Taurog, Peter Lawford, Raymond Severn, Warner Archive

Winner Take All (1932) from Warner Archive’s Latest Wave of James Cagney

March 19, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

James Cagney in Winner Take All

James Cagney stars as boxer Jimmy Kane in Winner Take All, a 1932 Warner Bros. release. This post takes a look at the Rocky II-like double knockdown from the film in order to revisit its inspiration, a real-life 1912 lightweight title fight. Also starring Marian Nixon and Virginia Bruce.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Alan Mowbray, Boxing, Clarence Muse, Clarence Wilson, Dickie Moore, Esther Howard, Guy Kibbee, James Cagney, John Roche, Marian Nixon, pre-Code, Ralf Harolde, Roy Del Ruth, Sports, Virginia Bruce, Warner Archive

Alan Mowbray by Alan Mowbray, Jr.

January 21, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

Alan Mowbray in Topper

A biographical look at the stage, film and television career of popular character actor Alan Mowbray written by the actor’s son, Alan Mowbray, Jr.

Filed Under: Guest Authors, Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: Alan Mowbray, biography, character actors, masquers club, screen actors guild

Alan Mowbray Book Review: Up from Central Park: Scenes From an Actor’s Life

January 20, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

Alan Mowbray in My Man Godfrey

Over 40 years after his death the memoirs of character actor Alan Mowbray have been published by his son, Alan, Jr. A look at Mowbray’s life and the memories he left us.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: Alan Mowbray, biography, book review, character actors, memoirs, movie book reviews

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

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