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Frank McHugh

May 23, 2019 By Cliff Aliperti

Frank McHugh trading card

‘Shop by the Stars’ Immortal Ephemera Store aisle featuring Frank McHugh (1898-1981) mini-biography, along with vintage movie collectibles for sale.

Filed Under: Store Mini-Bios Tagged With: Frank McHugh

The Roaring Twenties (1939) Starring James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart

June 22, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

Priscilla Lane and James Cagney

One of James Cagney’s classic gangster movies, The Roaring Twenties (1939) also boasts an especially nasty Humphrey Bogart in its cast, plus strong work from Gladys George. Post includes background about writer Mark Hellinger, real-life roaring twenties personalities Larry Fay and Texas Guinan, plus a look at a pre-Code predecessor Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933).

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Edward Keane, Frank McHugh, Gangsters, George Meeker, Gladys George, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Jeffrey Lynn, Joe Sawyer, Mark Hellinger, Paul Kelly, Priscilla Lane, Raoul Walsh, wade boteler, Warner Bros.

The Widow from Chicago (1930) Starring Alice White

December 18, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Edward G Robinson and Alice White

Edward G. Robinson in an early gangster role that’s supposed to take a backseat to early talkie attraction Alice White. Film works for fans of both.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1930, Alice White, Brooks Benedict, Earl Baldwin, Edward F. Cline, Edward G. Robinson, First National, Flappers, Frank McHugh, Gangsters, Harold Goodwin, John Elliott, Lee Shumway, Neil Hamilton, pre-Code

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Bad Company (1931) Starring Ricardo Cortez

August 27, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Helen Twelvetrees and Ricardo Cortez in Bad Company

RKO-Pathe pre-Code gangster film Bad Company (1931) stars Ricardo Cortez with Helen Twelvetrees and John Garrick. Directed by Tay Garnett.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Edgar Kennedy, Emma Dunn, Frank Conroy, Frank McHugh, Gangsters, Harry Carey, Helen Twelvetrees, John Garrick, Paul Hurst, pre-Code, Rating: 8/10, Ricardo Cortez, RKO (Pathe), Tay Garnett, William V. Mong

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Born on May 23 in 1898, Frank McHugh

May 23, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Frank McHugh 1930s Aguila Chocolates

An illustrated collection of Frank McHugh quotes gathered from various newspapers.

Filed Under: Calendar Tagged With: Frank McHugh

Blessed Event (1932) – Lee Tracy as Early Version of Winchell

August 21, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Lee Tracy in Blessed Event

A look at Lee Tracy as the Walter Winchell inspired star of pre-Code classic Blessed Event (1932). Includes back story about the stage adaptation, movie casting and speedy film production, plus a bit about Walter Winchell himself, circa 1932.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Allen Jenkins, Ben Bernie, Dick Powell, Edwin Maxwell, Emma Dunn, Frank McHugh, Isabel Jewell, Journalists, Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Ned Sparks, pre-Code, Roy Del Ruth, Ruth Donnelly, Walter Walker, Walter Winchell, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

Snowed Under (1936) Chemistry Highlights Hilarious Warner Farce

January 25, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Snowed Under 1936

Looking at Snowed Under, a 1936 Warner Bros. farce directed by Ray Enright and starring George Brent, Genevieve Tobin, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Patricia Ellis and John Eldredge. With a focus on “Lawrence Saunders,” who wrote the original story that was serialized in Liberty magazine.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Comedies, farce, Frank McHugh, Genevieve Tobin, George Brent, Glenda Farrell, Helen Lowell, John Eldredge, lawrence saunders, Olin Howland, Patricia Ellis, Porter Hall, Ray Enright, Warner Bros.

Helen Twelvetrees is Millie (1931) – With Joan Blondell and Lilyan Tashman

January 9, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Helen Twelvetrees and Lilyan Tashman

Helen Twelvetrees stars in pre-Code sizzler Millie (1931). Millie leaves her husband after she catches him cheating and she puts monogamy behind her once her boyfriend is caught with another woman too. Can Millie be an independent woman in 1931 and protect her daughter from an even more perilous relationship?

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Anita Louise, Charles Kenyon, Charlotte Walker, Donald Henderson Clarke, Frank McHugh, Helen Twelvetrees, James Hall, Joan Blondell, John Francis Dillon, John Halliday, Lilyan Tashman, pre-Code, RKO (Pathe), Robert Ames, Romance

One Way Passage (1932) – Glass Stems & Spoilers: The Final Minute

November 12, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

One Way Passage

A look at the final scene of One Way Passage (1932) starring William Powell and Kay Francis. How did those crossed glass stems get there anyway?

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Aline MacMahon, Frank McHugh, Frederick Burton, Kay Francis, Romance, shipboard romance, spoilers, Tay Garnett, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., Warren Hymer, William Powell

One Way Passage (1932) Starring William Powell and Kay Francis

November 8, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

Kay Francis in One Way Passage

One Way Passage (1932) focuses on a shipboard romance between the equally doomed William Powell and Kay Francis characters. Frank McHugh is also on the scene and never allows the movie to get too sentimental. Aline MacMahon shines as well.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Aline MacMahon, Frank McHugh, Frederick Burton, Kay Francis, Romance, shipboard romance, Tay Garnett, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., Warren Hymer, William Powell

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