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The Last Flight (1931) – John Monk Saunders Hijacks Hemingway’s Lost Generation

September 7, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 16 Comments

The Last Flight 1931

Upon publication reviews called John Monk Saunders anything from a hack to a plagiarist when his Single Lady cashed in as an inferior version of Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. Adapted as The Last Flight, Saunders’s story emerges as perhaps the best of any film about The Lost Generation. Directed by William Dieterle, with excellent performances from Richard Barthelmess and Helen Chandler.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, David Manners, Elliott Nugent, First National, Helen Chandler, John Mack Brown, John Monk Saunders, Lost Generation, Richard Barthelmess, Walter Byron, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., William Dieterle, World War I

A House Divided (1931) – Walter Huston Stars in Early Talkie from William Wyler

July 23, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

A House Divided 1931

This early talkie from legendary director William Wyler stars Walter Huston as the father of meek Kent Douglass, who falls in love with Dad’s mail-order bride, Helen Chandler. Excellent work from Huston as always with surprising heat and chemistry from the two young co-stars.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Bette Davis, Charles Middleton, Douglass Montgomery, Helen Chandler, John Huston, Kent Douglass, Olive Edens, pre-Code, Universal, Walter Huston, William Wyler

Dracula (1931) – Bela Lugosi and the Dark, Still Chilling

October 22, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Bela Lugosi in Dracula

Matching the Universal horror classic Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi against non-genre films of 1931 and turning perceived weaknesses into strengths.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Dracula, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, frances dade, Helen Chandler, herbert bunston, Horror, Karl Freund, tod browning, Universal Horror

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