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You are here: Home / Archives for Helen Twelvetrees

You'll find several articles under the "Helen Twelvetrees" tag—after I posted a small biography to the site in late 2014 I became so intrigued that I spent the following year writing a book about her! The articles and reviews listed below are different from what you'll find in Helen Twelvetrees, Perfect Ingenue, but obviously I recommend my book, available both in paperback and for your Kindle. Review excerpts and more details here.

Helen Twelvetrees – Biography of a Tragic Pre-Code Beauty & Talent

November 9, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 27 Comments

Helen Twelvetrees 1933 BAT World Famous Cinema Artistes

A biography of movie star Helen Twelvetrees, 1907-1958. Star of films such as Her Man (1930), Millie (1931), Young Bride, State’s Attorney (both 1932), and Unmarried (1939). Settle in for a 5,000-word biography before clicking over to the separate “Films of Helen Twelvetrees” post.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: Helen Twelvetrees

The Films of Helen Twelvetrees – Capsule Reviews of 20 Movies

October 29, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 14 Comments

Helen Twelvetrees in Panama Flo

The films of Helen Twelvetrees. A page providing capsule reviews of 20–and counting–Helen Twelvetrees movies. Pre-Code stardom through late 1930s decline.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: Helen Twelvetrees

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

Helen Twelvetrees is Millie (1931) – With Joan Blondell and Lilyan Tashman

January 9, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Helen Twelvetrees and Lilyan Tashman

Helen Twelvetrees stars in pre-Code sizzler Millie (1931). Millie leaves her husband after she catches him cheating and she puts monogamy behind her once her boyfriend is caught with another woman too. Can Millie be an independent woman in 1931 and protect her daughter from an even more perilous relationship?

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Anita Louise, Charles Kenyon, Charlotte Walker, Donald Henderson Clarke, Frank McHugh, Helen Twelvetrees, James Hall, Joan Blondell, John Francis Dillon, John Halliday, Lilyan Tashman, pre-Code, RKO (Pathe), Robert Ames, Romance

Her Man (1930) Starring Helen Twelvetrees and Phillips Holmes

May 21, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Phillips Holmes and Helen Twelvetrees

Tay Garnett’s Her Man from Pathe is an overlooked pre-Code classic starring Helen Twelvetrees in the first screen adaptation of the Frankie and Johnny ballad. With Phillips Holmes, Ricardo Cortez and Marjorie Rambeau.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1930, Franklin Pangborn, Harry Sweet, Helen Twelvetrees, her man, James Gleason, Marjorie Rambeau, Matthew Betz, Mike Donlin, Phillips Holmes, pre-Code, Ricardo Cortez, RKO (Pathe), Slim Summerville, Stanley Fields, Tay Garnett, Thelma Todd

Panama Flo (1932) With Brief Biography of Star Helen Twelvetrees

March 16, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Helen Twelvetrees in Panama Flo

RKO Pathe’s 1932 Helen Twelvetrees vehicle Panama Flo with Charles Bickford. A Helen Twelvetrees biography tucked in the middle of this lengthy post.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Charles Bickford, Dramas, garrett fort, helen marie jurgens, Helen Twelvetrees, marjorie peterson, Maude Eburne, melodrama, panama flo, pre-Code, ralph murphy, reina velez, RKO (Pathe), Robert Armstrong, saturday evening post, the second shot

My Woman (1933) Starring Helen Twelvetrees and Wallace Ford

November 24, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Helen Twelvetrees early 5x7 Fan Photo

Brief notes are exactly that, just some stream of consciousness thoughts from my viewing of My Woman starring Helen Twelvetrees, Wallace Ford, and Victor Jory.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Claire Dodd, Columbia, Helen Twelvetrees, My Woman, pre-Code, Victor Jory, Wallace Ford

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Praise for Helen Twelvetrees, Perfect Ingenue

Recommended BooksJames L. Neibaur of Examiner.com calls it: "One of the most interesting and important film books of the young year," adding, "the documentation is original and significant." Full review.

Recommended BooksJacqueline T. Lynch, author of Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer.Star., says: "A prime example of a classic film fan taking the reins to produce a scholarly study of a neglected figure from the Golden Age of classic films in a way that I feel is refreshing, infinitely helpful to fans and students of old movies." Full review.

Recommended BooksSilver Screenings says: "A fascinating account of an ambitious and hard-working woman ... Aliperti’s book is well written and incredibly well researched." Full review.

Recommended BooksSpeakeasy says: "Despite her decline, this is not a sad or bleak book but an enjoyable history ... Any fan of the collectible Citadel “Films of” book series will appreciate the modern twist on that format, a full biography followed by an expanded filmography." Full review.

Recommended BooksA Classic Movie Blog says: "I think this is a good format for performers with short lives and brief careers ... I went into it with only mild curiosity about Twelvetrees and now I find my self pining for copies of unavailable, but intriguing films." Full review.

Helen Twelvetrees, Perfect Ingenue is available in paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon.com.


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