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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

Symphony of Six Million (1932) starring Ricardo Cortez

July 22, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Ricardo Cortez in Symphony of Six Million

RKO’s Symphony of Six Million (1932) is an interesting David O. Selznick produced film with a then unusual focus on a Jewish family. Ricardo Cortez stars as a young doctor with Anna Appel and Gregory Ratoff as his parents and Irene Dunne as the handicapped girl who’s loved him since childhood.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, anna appel, cities, David O Selznick, doctor, Dramas, Fannie Hurst, Gregory La Cava, Gregory Ratoff, Irene Dunne, Jewish, john st polis, Julie Haydon, lita chevret, medical drama, New York, Noel Madison, Ricardo Cortez, RKO (Pathe), Warner Archive

Mary Astor Stars in Smart Woman (1931); Screen Husband Robert Ames Dies Soon After Release

May 4, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

RKO’s 1931 Smart Woman starring Mary Astor. A look at the film as well as leading man Robert Ames who died within two months of Smart Woman’s release.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Adaptations, Edward Everett Horton, Gregory La Cava, John Halladay, Mary Astor, Movie Reviews, Noel Francis, pre-Code, RKO (Pathe), Robert Ames, Ruth Weston, Smart Woman

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