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Woman Wanted (1935) Starring Maureen O’Sullivan and Joel McCrea

May 21, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

MGM’s Woman Wanted (1935) stars Maureen O’Sullivan as a wrongly convicted murderer on the run and into Joel McCrea’s arms. With Louis Calhern, Adrienne Ames, Lewis Stone, and Edgar Kennedy.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Adrienne Ames, butlers, Crime, Edgar Kennedy, Gangsters, George B Seitz, Joel McCrea, Lewis Stone, Louis Calhern, Maureen O'Sullivan, MGM, Robert Greig, Romantic Comedy

Remembering Jackie Cooper, 1922-2011, with Peck’s Bad Boy (1934)

May 5, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Remembering Jackie Cooper, who died today at age 88. His career and legacy, plus a look at 1934’s Peck’s Bad Boy starring Cooper with Thomas Meighan.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, News - Notes Tagged With: 1934, child star, Gangsters, Gertrude Howard, Jackie Cooper, Jackie Searl, obituary, OP Heggie, Peck's Bad Boy, Sol Lesser, Thomas Meighan

The Tip-Off (1931) with Eddie Quillan, Ginger Rogers and Turkey Mike Donlin

March 22, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Eddie Quillan 1920s 5x7 Fan Photo

A pre-Code release from RKO Pathe, The Tip-Off (1931) features Ginger Rogers in an early role but most of the fun comes from its fresh-faced star Eddie Quillan.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Baseball, boxers, Comedies, Eddie Quillan, Gangsters, Ginger Rogers, Joan Peers, Mike Donlin, pre-Code, Ralf Harolde, RKO (Pathe), Robert Armstrong, The Tip-Off

The Whole Town’s Talking (1935) starring Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur

February 7, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

There’s a lot to like here for Edward G. Robinson fans who get to see their hero play both the milquetoast “Jonesy” and gangster “Killer” Mannion—sometimes in the same scene!

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Columbia, Comedies, Edward G. Robinson, Gangsters, Jean Arthur, John Ford, The Whole Town's Talking

Larceny, Inc. (1942) starring Edward G. Robinson and Jane Wyman

March 19, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Previewing Larceny, Inc. (1942) which airs on TCM tonight at 6:15 EST. Star-studded gangster comedy stars Edward G. Robinson and Broderick Crawford with Jane Wyman.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1942, Anthony Quinn, Broadway, Broderick Crawford, Comedies, Edward Brophy, Edward G. Robinson, Fred Kelsey, Gangsters, Grant Mitchell, Harry Davenport, Jack Carson, jackie gleason, Jane Wyman, joe downing, Lloyd Bacon, sj perelman, TCM, Warner Bros.

The Beast of the City (1932) starring Walter Huston and Wallace Ford

February 27, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Jean Harlow in The Beast of the City

A review of an under appreciated 1932 pre-Code classic, The Beast of the City, starring Walter Huston and with Jean Harlow.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, charles brabin, cops and robbers, Gangsters, herbert hoover, Jean Harlow, Jean Hersholt, MGM, Mickey Rooney, movie collectibles, pre-Code, W.R. Burnett, Wallace Ford, Walter Huston, Warner Archive

A Free Soul (1931) starring Norma Shearer and Lionel Barrymore

January 30, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Norma Shearer stars in A Free Soul with Lionel Barrymore and Clark Gable. A brief review of the film accompanied by some glimpses of movie collectibles.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, best actor, Clark Gable, dvd, Edward Brophy, Gangsters, James Gleason, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore, MGM, Norma Shearer, oscar, pre-Code

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