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A Bedtime Story (1933) Starring Maurice Chevalier, Helen Twelvetrees

September 3, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Helen Twelvetrees and Maurice Chevalier in A Bedtime Story

Paramount pre-Code sex farce turned romantic-comedy A Bedtime Story (1933) stars Maurice Chevalier and Helen Twelvetrees, and introduces the world to Baby LeRoy.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Adrienne Ames, Baby LeRoy, Betty Lorraine, Earle Foxe, Edward Everett Horton, Ernest Wood, Gertrude Michael, Helen Twelvetrees, Henry Kolker, Leah Ray, Maurice Chevalier, Norman Taurog, Paramount, Paul Panzer, pre-Code, Rating: 7/10

The Witching Hour (1934), Hypnotized by John Halliday

October 9, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

John Halliday in The Witching Hour

Paramount’s 1934 version of The Witching Hour is light on stars and, despite the title, isn’t even a horror movie. An early Henry Hathaway film based on the 1907 hit play by Augustus Thomas and featuring strong performances from John Halliday and Sir Guy Standing. It’s all covered here.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, augustus thomas, Courtroom Drama, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Gertrude Michael, Henry Hathaway, John Halliday, John Larkin, Judith Allen, Murder, mysticism, olive tell, Paramount, pre-Code, Ralf Harolde, Richard Carle, Sir Guy Standing, the witching hour, Tom Brown, William Frawley

Cecil B. DeMille’s Cleopatra (1934) Starring Claudette Colbert

January 14, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Claudette Colbert as Cleopatra

A look at Cecil B. DeMille’s lavish 1934 production of Cleopatra starring Claudette Colbert as Cleopatra. With Warren William and Henry Wilcoxon.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Arthur Hohl, C Aubrey Smith, cecil b demille, Claudette Colbert, Edwin Maxwell, epic, Gertrude Michael, henry wilcoxon, Historical, Ian Keith, Irving Pichel, joseph schildkraut, leonard mudie, Paramount, Warren William

Search for Beauty (1934) starring Ida Lupino and Buster Crabbe

April 13, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

A review of Paramount’s Search for Beauty (1934) starring Buster Crabbe and Ida Lupino. One of six films featured in the Pre-Code Hollywood Collection, and the first one I chose to watch … a mistake.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, buster crabbe, Gertrude Michael, Ida Lupino, James Gleason, Paramount, pre-Code, Robert Armstrong, Toby Wing

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