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Helen Mack — Brief Biography of The Son of Kong Star

November 30, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Helen Mack in The Son of Kong

A brief biography of The Son of Kong star Helen Mack centered around her breakthrough role in RKO’s Sweepings earlier in 1933. With coverage of Mack as child star and explanation of how she reentered the movies in 1931.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: Helen Mack

Sweepings (1933) and Mamie’s Christmas Counter Freak-Out

December 24, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Sweepings 1933

Lester Cohen adapted his own novel Sweepings for RKO in 1933. It was remade as Three Sons in 1939. The story is about a retail king and his family, but the focus of this article turns to Helen Mack’s explosive Christmas Eve scene with additional details about her character filled in from Cohen’s novel.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, 1939, Adaptations, Alan Dinehart, Business, Christmas, Edward Ellis, Eric Linden, Gregory Ratoff, Helen Mack, j edward bromberg, Jesse L. Lasky, John Cromwell, lester cohen, Lionel Barrymore, pre-Code, retail, RKO (Pathe), three sons, Warner Archive, William Gargan

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