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Success at Any Price (1934) Starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

August 17, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Genevieve Tobin in Success at Any Price

Brief look at RKO pre-Code Success at Any Price (1934) starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as an angry young man looking to make good in the business world. With Genevieve Tobin, Frank Morgan, and Colleen Moore. Directed by J. Walter Ruben.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Allen Vincent, Business, Colleen Moore, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Edward Everett Horton, Frank Morgan, Genevieve Tobin, Henry Kolker, J. Walter Ruben, Nydia Westman, pre-Code, Rating: 7/10, RKO (Pathe)

One Night at Susie’s (1930) – Movie Compared to Short Story, Plus Helen Ware Biography

October 9, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 12 Comments

Helen Ware in One Night at Susies

A look at First National’s One Night at Susie’s, a 1930 crime film starring Billie Dove and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., but really showing off Helen Ware to advantage. Frederick Hazlitt Brennan’s 1929 short story from Liberty magazine is discussed and a biography of Miss Ware is also included. Plus, just exactly how long is this movie?

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1930, Billie Dove, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ernest Haller, First National, Gangsters, Helen Ware, John Francis Dillon, pre-Code, Tully Marshall, Warner Archive

Brief Impressions, 1934 Edition: A Wicked Woman – Housewife – Success at Any Price

March 20, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Charles Bickford and Mady Christians 1935 Gallaher Film Partners Tobacco Card

Brief impressions of A WICKED WOMAN starring Mady Christians, George Brent, Ann Dvorak and Bette Davis in HOUSEWIFE, Brent and Davis again in FRONT PAGE WOMAN, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Genevieve Tobin in SUCCESS AT ANY PRICE.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, A Wicked Woman, Ann Dvorak, Bette Davis, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Front Page Woman, Genevieve Tobin, George Brent, Housewife, Mady Christians, Success at Any Price, Warner Archive

In Brief: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Does Impressions in Our Modern Maidens (1929)

February 28, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Crawford Jewelry Ad

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. makes Our Modern Maidens (1929) more memorable than it would have been otherwise through a series of impersonations of John Barrymore, John Gilbert and his own father, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, News - Notes Tagged With: 1929, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Sr., impersonations, Joan Crawford, John Barrymore, John Gilbert, our modern maidens, Silent Film, Warner Archive

Somerset Maugham’s The Narrow Corner (1933) Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

August 19, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

A personal look at this Somerset Maugham fan’s discovery of The Narrow Corner (1933) from Warner Brothers starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Patricia Ellis, and Ralph Bellamy. A Maugham tale of the South Seas on film with all the sex and sin of the pre-code era.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Adventures, Alfred E. Green, Arthur Hohl, Crime, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dudley Digges, Henry Kolker, Patricia Ellis, Ralph Bellamy, Reginald Owen, Romance, Sidney Toler, somerset maugham, south seas, Warner Bros., William V. Mong, willie fung

39 Classic Movie Stars of the 1920’s and 30’s Interviewed by Michael Ankerich

May 29, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Taking a look at two very valuable books originally written by Michael Ankerich in the 1990’s that have been reissued in 2011: Broken Silence and The Sound of Silence, which cover 39 silent and early talkie film players that Ankerich spoke with between 1987-97. Contents of each book listed.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Anita Page, book reviews, Broken Silence, Dangerous Curves Atop Hollywood Heels, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., film books, hugh allan, Lew Ayres, Michael Ankerich, movie book reviews, The Sound of Silence

Union Depot (1932) starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Blondell

February 28, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Douglas Fairbanks Jr is a hobo playing Gentleman for a Day in 1932’s Union Depot co-starring Joan Blondell and Guy Kibbee. A sweeping view of all classes during the Great Depression.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Alan Hale, David Landau, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., First National, Great Depression, Guy Kibbee, Joan Blondell, Movie Reviews, New York, pre-Code, Union Depot, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

The Young in Heart (1938) starring Janet Gaynor and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

February 5, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

A brief review after I sat down and watched The Young in Heart starring Janet Gaynor and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. A charming look at a potentially ghoulish family of con artists.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Billie Burke, classic movies, Comedies, con artists, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., flying wombat, Janet Gaynor, minnie dupree, paulette goddard, richard carlson, richard wallace, Roland Young, selznick, United Artists

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. by Susan M. Kelly

June 13, 2005 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Douglas Fairbanks Jr 1936 Carreras tobacco card

A biography of movie star Douglas Fairbanks Jr. accompanied by images of Doug Fairbanks Jr. Movie Cards and Movie Collectibles.

Filed Under: Guest Authors, Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Susan M Kelly




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