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Five and Ten (1931) Starring Marion Davies and Leslie Howard

October 6, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Marion Davies Richard Bennett Irene Rich

From a novel by Fannie Hurst, MGM’s Five and Ten stars Marion Davies and Leslie Howard, but this tale of the nouveau riche is at its weakest during their scenes. Strong support from Richard Bennett, Irene Rich, and Kent Douglass should have been even stronger. A recent MOD DVD-R release from Warner Archive.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Douglass Montgomery, Fannie Hurst, Irene Rich, Kent Douglass, Leslie Howard, Marion Davies, mary duncan, MGM, nouveau riche, pre-Code, Richard Bennett, Robert Z. Leonard, Warner Archive

A House Divided (1931) – Walter Huston Stars in Early Talkie from William Wyler

July 23, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

A House Divided 1931

This early talkie from legendary director William Wyler stars Walter Huston as the father of meek Kent Douglass, who falls in love with Dad’s mail-order bride, Helen Chandler. Excellent work from Huston as always with surprising heat and chemistry from the two young co-stars.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Bette Davis, Charles Middleton, Douglass Montgomery, Helen Chandler, John Huston, Kent Douglass, Olive Edens, pre-Code, Universal, Walter Huston, William Wyler

First Impressions: Little Women (1933) Starring Katharine Hepburn

January 19, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 9 Comments

Katharine Hepburn in Little Women

RKO’s classic Little Women (1933) starring Katharine Hepburn as Jo Marsh with Joan Bennett, Frances Dee and Jean Parker as her sisters. Some notes based on the first time I watched the movie.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Adaptations, David O Selznick, Douglass Montgomery, Edna May Oliver, Frances Dee, George Cukor, Henry Stephenson, Jean Parker, Joan Bennett, john lodge, Katharine Hepburn, little women, louisa may alcott, Paul Lukas, RKO (Pathe), samuel s hinds, Spring Byington

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