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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)

The Good Fairy (1935) Starring Margaret Sullavan and Herbert Marshall

July 13, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Margaret Sullavan in The Good Fairy

Margaret Sullavan stars as innocent orphan who plays good fairy. Frank Morgan pursues, Reginald Owen protects, and Herbert Marshall falls in love in The Good Fairy (1935), a Universal film directed by William Wyler from a screenplay by Preston Sturges.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Alan Hale, Beulah Bondi, Cesar Romero, Comedies, Eric Blore, Frank Morgan, Herbert Marshall, Luis Alberni, Margaret Sullavan, Preston Sturges, Reginald Owen, Romance, Universal, William Wyler

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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 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

The Half Naked Truth (1932) Starring Lee Tracy and Lupe Velez

September 17, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Lupe Velez and Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy takes Lupe Velez from carny hooch dancer to Broadway star in Gregory La Cava’s The Half Naked Truth (1932) for RKO. Also starring Frank Morgan and Eugene Pallette

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Comedies, Eugene Pallette, Frank Morgan, Franklin Pangborn, Gregory La Cava, Lee Tracy, lupe velez, Max Steiner, screwball comedies, shirley chambers, the half naked truth, Warner Archive

Piccadilly Jim (1936) Starring Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans

January 25, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans

Looking at MGM’s 1936 adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse’s Piccadilly Jim starring Robert Montgomery and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. With Madge Evans, Frank Morgan and Eric Blore.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Adaptations, Aileen Pringle, Billie Burke, Billy Bevan, Comedies, Cora Witherspoon, E.E. Clive, Eric Blore, Frank Morgan, Grant Mitchell, Madge Evans, MGM, pg wodehouse, piccadilly jim, Ralph Forbes, Robert Benchley, Robert Montgomery, Robert Z. Leonard, tommy bupp

Baseball Movie The Stratton Story (1949) Starring James Stewart

August 12, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

June Allyson James Stewart Stratton Story

Jimmy Stewart stars in The Stratton Story about tragic baseball pitcher Monty Stratton. Starring James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan and Agnes Moorehead.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1949, Agnes Moorehead, Baseball, Biopics, Frank Morgan, James Stewart, jimmy dykes, June Allyson, MGM, monty stratton, Sam Wood, Sports

Ten 1930s Character Actors Looking Youthful on 1910s Collectibles

August 21, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Ten popular character actors from the Golden Age of the 1930’s and beyond are shown here on collectibles from their earlier days on the stage and silent screen of the 1910’s and 1920’s.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Alice Brady, Billie Burke, character actors, Francis Ford, Frank Morgan, Gilbert Roland, H.B. Warner, Harry Carey, May Robson, Neil Hamilton, Robert Warwick

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Oz in The American Magazine

April 9, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

I found this beautiful full page color ad for The Wizard of Oz while paging through the September 1939 issue of The American Magazine and cribbing contents for its sales listing.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: ads, advertisements, bert lahr, Billie Burke, Frank Morgan, Jack Haley, Judy Garland, magazine ads, ray bolger, wizard of oz

More on The Stratton Story

March 2, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A follow-up to coverage of the actual Sporting News article about Monte Stratton’s amputation with a more in-depth look at The Stratton Story (1949) with James Stewart and June Allyson.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Agnes Moorehead, Baseball, Frank Morgan, James Stewart, June Allyson, Sports

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