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You are here: Home / Archives for Guy Kibbee

Babbitt (1934) Starring Guy Kibbee, Aline MacMahon

March 3, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Guy Kibbee in Babbitt 1934

The second film adaptation of Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis was released in late 1934. Guy Kibbee is well cast in the title role with Aline MacMahon as his wife Myra Babbitt. Directed by William Keighley for First National-Warner Bros.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Addison Richards, Alan Hale, Aline MacMahon, Arthur Aylesworth, berton churchill, Claire Dodd, Comedies, First National, Glen Boles, Guy Kibbee, Harry Tyler, Hattie McDaniel, Mary Treen, Maxine Doyle, Minna Gombell, Minor Watson, Nan Grey, Russell Hicks, Sinclair Lewis, Walter Walker, Warner Bros., William Keighley

Guy Kibbee Biography – Character Actor Played Sugar Daddies, Goofballs, and Patriarchs

January 11, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Guy Kibbee in Big Hearted Herbert

Biography of 1930s and 1940s character actor Guy Kibbee, who starred in over one hundred Hollywood films. Lovable Kibbee could play lecherous sugar daddies and folksy patriarchs with equal skill.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: character actors, Guy Kibbee, what a character

The Life and Death of Dr. George Washington Kibbee (Guy Kibbee’s Grandfather)

January 11, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 10 Comments

GW Kibbee from Phrenological Journal December 1878

The fascinating life and times of Dr. George Washington Kibbee, the grandfather actor Guy Kibbee never knew. A 19th century hustler and hero of the Yellow Fever epidemic that claimed his life.

Filed Under: Clippings Tagged With: Guy Kibbee

Girl Missing (1933) Starring Glenda Farrell, Mary Brian

November 18, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Glenda Farrell and Mary Brian

Murder-mystery GIRL MISSING (1933) ignores its murder and telegraphs its mystery, but Glenda Farrell manages to carry the day anyway. An excellent pre-Code showcase for the actress. Good support from Guy Kibbee, Helen Ware, and Ferdinand Gottschalk.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Ben Lyon, Edward Ellis, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, Harold Huber, Helen Ware, Louise Beavers, Lyle Talbot, Mary Brian, Mysteries, pat collins, Peggy Shannon, pre-Code, Robert Florey, Walter Brennan, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

Blonde Crazy (1931) Starring James Cagney and Joan Blondell

February 19, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

James Cagney in Blonde Crazy

A wild pre-Code con man romp directed by Roy Del Ruth for Warner Bros. and featuring the great chemistry of James Cagney and Joan Blondell. Blonde Crazy released in November 1931. Supporting cast highlighted by Louis Calhern, Noel Francis, Guy Kibbee, Polly Walters, and a very young Ray Milland.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, con artists, Guy Kibbee, James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Louis Calhern, Noel Francis, Polly Walters, pre-Code, Ray Milland, Roy Del Ruth, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

The Mouthpiece (1932) – Warren William Becomes a Star; 1932 William J. Fallon Cycle Begins

September 9, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Warren William in The Mouthpiece by Firestone

Warren William has his breakthrough role in The Mouthpiece, first and best of the 1932 cycle of William J. Fallon inspired lawyer films. Background on Fallon and his legacy included.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Aline MacMahon, Courtroom Drama, Donald Henderson Clarke, Elliott Nugent, First National, Gene Fowler, Guy Kibbee, James Flood, Ralph Ince, Sidney Fox, Walter Walker, Warner Bros., Warren William, William J. Fallon, William Janney

Winner Take All (1932) from Warner Archive’s Latest Wave of James Cagney

March 19, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

James Cagney in Winner Take All

James Cagney stars as boxer Jimmy Kane in Winner Take All, a 1932 Warner Bros. release. This post takes a look at the Rocky II-like double knockdown from the film in order to revisit its inspiration, a real-life 1912 lightweight title fight. Also starring Marian Nixon and Virginia Bruce.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Alan Mowbray, Boxing, Clarence Muse, Clarence Wilson, Dickie Moore, Esther Howard, Guy Kibbee, James Cagney, John Roche, Marian Nixon, pre-Code, Ralf Harolde, Roy Del Ruth, Sports, Virginia Bruce, Warner Archive

I Married a Doctor (1936) Attempts to Update Main Street

March 14, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Pat OBrien and Josephine Hutchinson

Main Street by Sinclair Lewis was published in 1920. In 1936 Warner Bros. attempted to update the Lewis story with I Married a Doctor, starring Josephine Hutchinson and Pat O’Brien. The movie is entertaining but it is no Main Street choosing to focus more on the love angle than it does Carol’s battle against the small town.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Archie Mayo, Casey Robinson, Guy Kibbee, Josephine Hutchinson, Louise Fazenda, Main Street, Olin Howland, Pat O'Brien, Ray Mayer, Robert Barrat, Ross Alexander, Sinclair Lewis, Warner Bros., Willard Robertson

City Streets (1931) Starring Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney

February 8, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney

A look at the most stylized of the 1931 gangster movies, Rouben Mamoulian’s City Streets (1931) from Paramount, starring Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, city streets, Clara Bow, dashiell hammett, Gangsters, Gary Cooper, Guy Kibbee, ladies of the mob, max marcin, oliver hp garrett, Paramount, Paul Lukas, pre-Code, Prohibition, rouben mamoulian, Stanley Fields, Sylvia Sidney, William "Stage" Boyd, Wynne Gibson

Brief Impressions: King for a Night (1933) – Big Hearted Herbert (1934) and Father Is a Prince (1941) – Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)

January 17, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Grant Mitchell and Chester Morris

Enjoying a key scene between Chester Morris and Grant Mitchell in King for a Night (1933) leads to more Morris in a Boston Blackie entry plus Mitchell’s own starring vehicle, Father Is a Prince (1941), itself a remake of Big Hearted Herbert (1934), which is also discussed.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, 1934, 1941, Alice White, Aline MacMahon, boston blackie, Chester Morris, George E. Stone, Grant Mitchell, Guy Kibbee, Helen Twelvetrees, John Miljan, remakes, Warner Archive

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