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Josef von Sternberg’s Underworld (1927) Starring George Bancroft

October 28, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Underworld 1927

Josef von Sternberg’s Underworld (1927) inspires a cycle of gangster films that stretches beyond the late silent era. A look at the performances of George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent, and Clive Brook, and the relationship between their characters.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1927, Ben Hecht, Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent, Fred Kohler, Gangsters, George Bancroft, Helen Lynch, Jerry Mandy, Josef von Sternberg, Larry Semon, Paramount

Blood Money (1933) Starring George Bancroft, Frances Dee

April 4, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

George Bancroft in Blood Money

One of three pre-Code titles directed by temperamental Rowland Brown, Blood Money (1933) stars George Bancroft as a bail bondsman to the underworld with Frances Dee as a young kleptomaniac with an “underworld mania” and a desire for a strong man to dominate her. Feature debut for Judith Anderson.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, 20th Century, Blossom Seeley, Chick Chandler, Clarence Wilson, Darryl F Zanuck, Dewey Robinson, Edward Van Sloan, Frances Dee, Gangsters, George Bancroft, George Regas, Herman Bing, Joe Sawyer, Judith Anderson, Kathlyn Williams, Lucille Ball, Noel Francis, pre-Code, Rowland Brown, Theresa Harris

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

First Impressions: Little Men (1940) Starring Kay Francis

January 19, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Kay Francis in Little Men

The RKO released Little Men (1940) starring Kay Francis as Jo is inferior sequel to Little Women (1933) but enjoyable tale of swindlers George Bancroft and Jack Oakie.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1940, Adaptations, ann gillis, Carl Esmond, elsie the cow, George Bancroft, Jack Oakie, Jimmy Lydon, Kay Francis, little men, little women, louisa may alcott, norman z mcleod, RKO (Pathe), The Plays the Thing

A Brief Biography of George Bancroft – Immortal Archives for September 30

September 30, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

George Bancroft 1920s Fan Photo

George Bancroft appeared in several Josef von Sternberg films before becoming a popular supporting actor in talkies during the 1930s. His life and career on his September 30 birthday. Plus a Retro Gallery, TCM Pick and more.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: calendar, George Bancroft, Josef von Sternberg, september 30

John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939) Starring John Wayne and Claire Trevor

July 31, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 10 Comments

John Wayne in Stagecoach

The classic John Ford western Stagecoach (1939) is a movie for everybody. Forget genre prejudices and thrill to John Wayne, Claire Trevor and all of the rest of one of the richest supporting casts you’ll ever encounter.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Andy Devine, berton churchill, claire trevor, Donald Meek, ernest haycox, George Bancroft, John Carradine, John Ford, John Wayne, louise platt, stagecoach, Thomas Mitchell, tim holt, tom tyler, Westerns




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