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The Man Who Played God (1932) Starring Mr. George Arliss

February 5, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

George Arliss in The Man Who Played God

George Arliss is a concert pianist who loses his hearing in an explosion. After learning to read lips he overcomes depression and despair by using his new talent to eavesdrop and help strangers overcome their own misfortune. With Bette Davis in an early supporting role.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Adaptations, Bette Davis, Donald Cook, George Arliss, Gouverneur Morris, Ivan F. Simpson, John G Adolfi, Louise Closser Hale, pre-Code, Ray Milland, Violet Heming, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) with Ricardo Cortez and Karen Morley

January 24, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Graham McNamee

America wondered “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” and RKO’s The Phantom of Crestwood revealed the answer in the first movie-radio tie-in. Starring Ricardo Cortez and Karen Morley with a large cast of familiar character actors and former silent stars in support.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Aileen Pringle, Anita Louise, eddie sturgis, Gavin Gordon, George E. Stone, H.B. Warner, henry gerrard, hilda vaughn, Ivan F. Simpson, J. Walter Ruben, Karen Morley, mary duncan, matty kemp, Mysteries, old time radio, Pauline Frederick, pre-Code, Ricardo Cortez, RKO (Pathe), Robert McWade, Sam Hardy, Skeets Gallagher, the phantom of crestwood, Warner Archive

Midnight Mary (1933) Starring Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone

January 9, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 16 Comments

Loretta Young in Midnight Mary

William Wellman directs and Loretta Young stars in MIDNIGHT MARY (1933) a fast-paced MGM pre-code movie that inherits a Warner Brothers feel from director, cinematographer and star.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, adrian, Andy Devine, anita loos, Charley Grapewin, Franchot Tone, Frank Conroy, Halliwell Hobbes, Harold Huber, Irving Thalberg, Ivan F. Simpson, james van trees, Loretta Young, Louis B. Mayer, Louise Beavers, lucien hubbard, Martha Sleeper, MGM, midnight mary, Mike Donlin, Nicholas Schenck, pre-Code, Ricardo Cortez, Robert Greig, Sandy Roth, Una Merkel, Warren Hymer, William A. Wellman

Safe in Hell (1931), Talkie Triumph for Tough Dorothy Mackaill

November 16, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Dorothy Mackaill in Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell (1931) nearly starred Barbara Stanwyck, but no matter as Dorothy Mackaill makes the part her own. A bit about the film and what happened to this otherwise forgotten star.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Barbara Stanwyck, cecil cunningham, Charles Middleton, Clarence Muse, Donald Cook, Dorothy Mackaill, gustav von seyffertitz, Ivan F. Simpson, John Wray, Lilian Bond, Marilyn Miller, Morgan Wallace, nina mae mckinney, no man of her own, pre-Code, Ralf Harolde, safe in hell, victor varconi, Warner Archive, William A. Wellman

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