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Three on a Match (1932), A Second Look: Bogart, Action, Warren William

April 13, 2017 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Humphrey Bogart and Ann Dvorak

A second look at pre-Code classic Three on a Match (1932) includes an appraisal of early Humphrey Bogart movies, contemporary reaction, and a checklist of stars. Plus Warren William.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Allen Jenkins, Ann Dvorak, Anne Shirley, Bette Davis, Buster Phelps, Clara Blandick, Crime, Edward Arnold, First National, Frankie Darro, Gangsters, Glenda Farrell, Grant Mitchell, Hardie Albright, Herman Bing, Humphrey Bogart, Jack La Rue, Joan Blondell, Lyle Talbot, Mervyn LeRoy, pre-Code, sheila terry, Warner Bros., Warren William

Wild Boys of the Road (1933) Meets “Boy And Girl Tramps of America”

September 14, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 9 Comments

Wild Boys of the Road 1933 advertisement

Contemporary reaction to William A. Wellman’s Wild Boys of the Road (1933), plus writer Danny Ahearn, and a peek at Thomas Minehan’s study “Boy and Girl Tramps of America.”

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Ann Hovey, Arthur Hohl, claire mcdowell, Daniel Ahearn, Dorothy Coonan, Earl Baldwin, Edwin Phillips, First National, Frankie Darro, Grant Mitchell, Minna Gombell, pre-Code, Robert Barrat, Rochelle Hudson, Sterling Holloway, Thomas Minehan, Warner Bros., Willard Robertson, William A. Wellman

Frank Capra’s Broadway Bill (1934) Starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy

June 17, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

1937 John Sinclair Film Stars

A look at Frank Capra’s follow-up to It Happened One Night, the 1934 holiday release Broadway Bill starring Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy and a horse named Broadway Bill. With comparison to 1950 remake Riding High and explanation of why Bill wound up out of circulation until 1992.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Bing Crosby, Charles Lane, Clara Blandick, Clarence Muse, Claude Gillingwater, Douglass Dumbrille, Frank Capra, Frankie Darro, Helen Vinson, Horse Racing, Lucille Ball, Lynne Overman, Margaret Hamilton, Myrna Loy, Raymond Walburn, Robert Riskin, Sports, Walter Connolly, Ward Bond, Warner Archive, Warner Baxter

Video Review – Tough Kid: The Life and Films of Frankie Darro

January 8, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Here’s a video I made running about 3 minutes long and taking a look at the book Tough Kid: The Life and Films of Frankie Darro by John Gloske.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: book review, Frankie Darro, john gloske, tough kid, videos

James Dunn and Claire Dodd star in The Payoff (1935)

July 15, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Claire Dodd and Alan Dinehart in The Payoff

A fast paced tale of a sportswriter taking on a gambler with his wife coming in between his ethics and his loyalties. The Payoff (1935) stars James Dunn, Claire Dodd, Alan Dinehart, Patricia Ellis and Frankie Darro.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Alan Dinehart, Claire Dodd, Frankie Darro, gamblers, Horse Racing, James Dunn, Journalists, Patricia Ellis, Robert Florey, The Payoff, Warner Bros.

Wild Boys of the Road star Frankie Darro

December 23, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Wild Boys of the Road (1933) star Darro was a talented child actor born to a circus aerialist team, a background which led to Frankie performing many of his …

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Birthdays, child stars, Frankie Darro, movie collectibles, Movie Premiums, Wild Boys of the Road




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