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Change of Heart (1934) Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell One Last Time

September 21, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor

Change of Heart (1934) boasts the final pairing of Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. From director John G. Blystone for Fox Films with James Dunn and Ginger Rogers.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Barbara Barondess, Beryl Mercer, Charles Farrell, Dick Foran, Drue Leyton, Fiske O'Hara, Fox Films, Ginger Rogers, gustav von seyffertitz, James Dunn, Jane Darwell, Janet Gaynor, John G. Blystone, Kathleen Norris, Kenneth Thomson, Nella Walker, pre-Code, Shirley Temple, Theodore von Eltz

Viña Delmar and Uptown New York (1932) – World Wide’s Bad Girl

January 4, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Shirley Grey and Jack Oakie

World Wide’s Uptown New York (1932) turns out to be more than a Bad Girl (1931) rip-off. With biography of Viña Delmar, who wrote both original stories.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Frank Borzage, Independents, Jack Oakie, James Dunn, Leon Waycoff, Poverty Row, pre-Code, public domain, Sally Eilers, Shirley Grey, Victor Schertzinger, Vina Delmar, World Wide

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Lightning Review: The Girl in 419 (1933) Starring James Dunn

August 6, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Gloria Stuart and James Dunn

Brief look at Paramount pre-Code THE GIRL IN 419 (1933), gangster movie and hospital drama starring James Dunn with Gloria Stuart, David Manners, and William Harrigan. Directed by Alexander Hall and George Somnes.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Alexander Hall, David Manners, Edward Gargan, Gangsters, George Somnes, Gloria Stuart, Jack La Rue, James Dunn, Johnny Hines, Kitty Kelly, medical drama, Paramount, pre-Code, Shirley Grey, Vince Barnett, William Harrigan

Shirley Temple in 1934, Part 2: The Movies

February 24, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Gary Cooper and Shirley Temple Gallaher Tobacco Card

A brief look at each of Shirley Temple’s five major feature film appearances during her breakthrough year of 1934: Stand Up and Cheer!, Little Miss Marker, Baby Take a Bow, Now and Forever and Bright Eyes.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Adolphe Menjou, child star, child stars, Gary Cooper, James Dunn, Shirley Temple, Warner Baxter

Government Girl (1943) Starring Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts

May 11, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Olivia de Havilland in Government Girl

Olivia de Havilland is Smokey Allard in RKO’s Government Girl (1943). Far from perfect and suffering greatly in comparison to other home front titles such as The More the Merrier, Government Girl is still an interesting slice of history.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1943, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Shirley, casablanca, Comedies, dudley nichols, Emory Parnell, george givot, government girl, Harry Davenport, James Dunn, jess barker, Olivia de Havilland, paul stanton, paul stewart, RKO (Pathe), sonny tufts, Una O'Connor, Washington, World War II

James Dunn and Claire Dodd star in The Payoff (1935)

July 15, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

James Dunn and Claire Dodd in The Payoff

A fast paced tale of a sportswriter taking on a gambler with his wife coming in between his ethics and his loyalties. The Payoff (1935) stars James Dunn, Claire Dodd, Alan Dinehart, Patricia Ellis and Frankie Darro.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Alan Dinehart, Claire Dodd, Frankie Darro, gamblers, Horse Racing, James Dunn, Journalists, Patricia Ellis, Robert Florey, The Payoff, Warner Bros.

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