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Lightning Review: Sadie McKee (1934) Starring Joan Crawford

August 10, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Joan Crawford and Edward Arnold in Sadie McKee

Brief look at MGM pre-Code Sadie McKee (1934) starring Joan Crawford and the three men in her life, played by Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, and Edward Arnold. Strong Crawford pre-Code with good work from Arnold as alcoholic millionaire. Directed by Clarence Brown.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Akim Tamiroff, Clarence Brown, Edward Arnold, Esther Ralston, Franchot Tone, gene raymond, Helen Ware, Jean Dixon, Joan Crawford, MGM, pre-Code, Warner Archive

The Human Comedy (1943) Starring Mickey Rooney

August 13, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 10 Comments

Mickey Rooney and Frank Morgan

An old movie I found a bit too old-fashioned, though Mickey Rooney does give one of his best performances in MGM’s The Human Comedy (1943). Story by William Saroyan. Produced and directed by Clarence Brown. Also includes strong acting from Frank Morgan and James Cra

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1943, barry nelson, Clarence Brown, clem bevans, darryl hickman, don defore, Donna Reed, dorothy morris, fay bainter, Frank Morgan, jackie jenkins, james craig, John Craven, Marsha Hunt, mary nash, Mickey Rooney, Ray Collins, Robert Mitchum, Summer Under the Stars, suts 2013, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, Van Johnson, Warner Archive, william saroyan, World War II

Eric Linden Comes of Age in MGM’s Ah, Wilderness! (1935)

July 4, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Ah Wilderness 1935

Eric Linden loves Cecilia Parker in Ah, Wilderness! (1935), but his passion threatens to take him down the same road that has doomed Wallace Beery with Aline MacMahon. MGM adapts Eugene O’Neill’s “comedy of recollection.” Directed by Clarence Brown.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Ah Wilderness, Cecilia Parker, Charley Grapewin, Clarence Brown, Eric Linden, Eugene O'Neill, Lionel Barrymore, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Spring Byington, Wallace Beery, Warner Archive

Night Flight (1933) with John and Lionel Barrymore, Gable and More

August 10, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Robert Montgomery in NIght Flight

An all-star cast may be advertised but Night Flight (1933) is mostly Barrymore, John with a dash of Lionel. Not much for Clark Gable and the rest with the exception of Robert Montgomery.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, action, air mail, antoine de saint-exupery, aviation, Buster Phelps, C. Henry Gordon, Clarence Brown, Clark Gable, David O Selznick, dorothy burgess, harry beresford, Helen Hayes, Helen Jerome Eddy, Irving Pichel, John Barrymore, leslie fenton, Lionel Barrymore, MGM, Myrna Loy, night flight, oliver hp garrett, Robert Montgomery, south america, William Gargan

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