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Lightning Review: A Lost Lady (1934) Starring Barbara Stanwyck

June 8, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

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Lightning review takes brief look at Warner Bros. A Lost Lady (1934) starring Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Morgan, directed by Alfred E. Green.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Alfred E. Green, Barbara Stanwyck, Dramas, Frank Morgan, Lyle Talbot, Phillip Reed, Ricardo Cortez, Romance, Warner Bros.

The Wedding Night (1935) Starring Gary Cooper and Anna Sten

June 5, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Gary Cooper and Anna Sten

Another slice of America in his time offered by Vidor in The Wedding Night (1935), a romance starring Gary Cooper and Anna Sten. Helen Vinson also impresses as Cooper’s wife.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Anna Sten, Dramas, Gary Cooper, George Meeker, Helen Vinson, Howard Productions, King Vidor, Ralph Bellamy, Romance, Samuel Goldwyn, Sig Ruman, United Artists, Walter Brennan, Warner Archive

Lady and Gent (1932) Starring George Bancroft and Wynne Gibson

February 13, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Wynne Gibson and George Bancroft

A washed-up fighter and a Prohibition-era nightclub hostess form an unlikely foster family for a 12-year-old orphan. Strong performances by George Bancroft and Wynne Gibson in Lady and Gent. Directed by Stephen Roberts. Academy Award nominated screenplay.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Billy Butts, Boxing, Charles Starrett, Dramas, George Bancroft, James Gleason, John Wayne, Joyce Compton, Morgan Wallace, Paramount, pre-Code, Stephen Roberts, Wynne Gibson

Gladys George Is Madame X (1937), Plus Brief Biography

August 25, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

Madame X 1937 trade ad

A history of Madame X concentrates on the 1937 film version starring Gladys George. Includes a biography of Gladys George with comparison to Ruth Chatterton’s 1929 performance.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: 1937, Courtroom Drama, Dramas, Emma Dunn, Gladys George, Henry Daniell, John Beal, melodrama, MGM, Reginald Owen, remakes, Ruth Chatterton, Sam Wood, Warner Archive, Warren William

His Greatest Gamble (1934) Starring Richard Dix

April 21, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Richard Dix and Edith Fellows

RKO’s His Greatest Gamble (1934) successfully offers Richard Dix one of his most dramatic roles as the carefree father of a girl whose mother keeps her under the strictest control. Also starring Dorothy Wilson, Erin O’Brien-Moore, Bruce Cabot and Edith Fellows.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Bruce Cabot, Dorothy Wilson, Dramas, Edith Fellows, Eily Malyon, Erin O'Brien-Moore, John S Robertson, Leonard Carey, Richard Dix, RKO (Pathe), Shirley Grey, Warner Archive

Panama Flo (1932) With Brief Biography of Star Helen Twelvetrees

March 16, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Helen Twelvetrees in Panama Flo

RKO Pathe’s 1932 Helen Twelvetrees vehicle Panama Flo with Charles Bickford. A Helen Twelvetrees biography tucked in the middle of this lengthy post.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Charles Bickford, Dramas, garrett fort, helen marie jurgens, Helen Twelvetrees, marjorie peterson, Maude Eburne, melodrama, panama flo, pre-Code, ralph murphy, reina velez, RKO (Pathe), Robert Armstrong, saturday evening post, the second shot

Paramount’s 24 Hours (1931) with Clive Brook, Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins

February 13, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

24 Hours Paramount 1931

Paramount’s Marion Gering gives us Louis Bromfield’s 24 Hours (1931) in just 66 minutes. Featuring an alcoholic Clive Brook, fashionable Kay Francis and Miriam Hopkins belting out a pair of songs in a pre-Code drama ripe for rediscovery.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, 24 hours, Adrienne Ames, bob kortman, Charlotte Granville, Clive Brook, Dramas, Gangsters, George Barbier, Kay Francis, louis bromfield, Lucille La Verne, Marion Gering, Minor Watson, Miriam Hopkins, Paramount, pre-Code, Regis Toomey, wade boteler

Paramount’s The Night of June 13th (1932), Street Scene of the Suburbs

October 7, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

From Film Daily, September 22, 1932

The Night of June 13th (1932) was Paramount’s answer to Street Scene in which they set an ensemble cast loose on each other in the suburbs. With Clive Brook, the first pairing of Charles Ruggles and Mary Boland, plus Lila Lee, Gene Raymond, Frances Dee, Charley Grapewin and many others.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Adrianne Allen, Arthur Hohl, Charley Grapewin, Charlie Ruggles, Clive Brook, Courtroom Drama, Dramas, Frances Dee, gene raymond, Helen Jerome Eddy, Helen Ware, Lila Lee, Mary Boland, Paramount, Richard Carle, Stephen Roberts, street scene, suburbs, the night of june 13th, vera caspary

Dr. Monica (1934) Starring Kay Francis, Warren William and Jean Muir

August 20, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

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A look at Dr. Monica (1934), a pre-code Kay Francis film featuring a strong performance by Jean Muir. Also starring Verree Teasdale and Warren William.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, ann shoemaker, dr monica, Dramas, Emma Dunn, Jean Muir, Kay Francis, Louise Beavers, Phillip Reed, verree teasdale, Warner Bros., Warren William, William Keighley

Flesh (1932) Starring Wallace Beery and Karen Morley

May 8, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Wallace Beery and Karen Morley in Flesh

John Ford directed Flesh (1932) for MGM with Wallace Beery starring as a German wrestler and Karen Morley giving an outstanding performance as the shady girl he loves. With Ricardo Cortez.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Dramas, Edmund Goulding, Edward Brophy, flesh, greta meyer, Herman Bing, Jean Hersholt, John Ford, John Miljan, Karen Morley, Ricardo Cortez, Vince Barnett, Wallace Beery, Ward Bond, Warner Archive, wrestling

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