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I Married a Doctor (1936) Attempts to Update Main Street

March 14, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Pat OBrien and Josephine Hutchinson

Main Street by Sinclair Lewis was published in 1920. In 1936 Warner Bros. attempted to update the Lewis story with I Married a Doctor, starring Josephine Hutchinson and Pat O’Brien. The movie is entertaining but it is no Main Street choosing to focus more on the love angle than it does Carol’s battle against the small town.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Archie Mayo, Casey Robinson, Guy Kibbee, Josephine Hutchinson, Louise Fazenda, Main Street, Olin Howland, Pat O'Brien, Ray Mayer, Robert Barrat, Ross Alexander, Sinclair Lewis, Warner Bros., Willard Robertson

Gambling Lady (1934) for the Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon

July 19, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 17 Comments

Claire Dodd and Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck plays honestly in Gambling Lady (1934), even when she has to overcome her husband’s former flame, Claire Dodd. With Joel McCrea and Pat O’Brien. Directed by Archie Mayo for Warner Brothers, 1934.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Archie Mayo, Arthur Vinton, Barbara Stanwyck, C Aubrey Smith, Claire Dodd, gambling lady, Joel McCrea, Pat O'Brien, pre-Code, Robert Barrat

The Doorway to Hell (1930) Starring Lew Ayres and James Cagney

April 21, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 15 Comments

James Cagney in The Doorway to Hell

A deep look at the early gangster movie The Doorway to Hell (1930) with focus on stars Lew Ayres, James Cagney and Dorothy Mathews. Warner Brothers precursor to Little Caesar and The Public Enemy.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1930, Archie Mayo, Darryl F Zanuck, dorothy mathews, Dwight Frye, eddie moran, edwin argus, Gangsters, James Cagney, Jerry Mandy, Kenneth Thomson, leon janney, Lew Ayres, little caesar, Noel Madison, robert elliott, Rowland Brown, the doorway to hell, Warner Archive

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