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Special Investigator (1936) – Richard Dix Stars in Erle Stanley Gardner Story

September 13, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Special Investigator 1936 newspaper ad

Big-city mouthpiece Richard Dix seeks to bring his brother’s killers to justice in a Nevada mining town in Special Investigator, a 1936 RKO “B” entry based on an Erle Stanley Gardner story.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Erik Rhodes, Erle Stanley Gardner, Gangsters, gold, Harry Jans, J. Carroll Naish, jed prouty, jm kerrigan, Joe Sawyer, Lawyers, Louis King, Margaret Callahan, Owen Davis Jr., Ray Mayer, Richard Dix, RKO (Pathe), Russell Hicks, sheila terry

The Roaring Twenties (1939) Starring James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart

June 22, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

Priscilla Lane and James Cagney

One of James Cagney’s classic gangster movies, The Roaring Twenties (1939) also boasts an especially nasty Humphrey Bogart in its cast, plus strong work from Gladys George. Post includes background about writer Mark Hellinger, real-life roaring twenties personalities Larry Fay and Texas Guinan, plus a look at a pre-Code predecessor Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933).

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Edward Keane, Frank McHugh, Gangsters, George Meeker, Gladys George, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Jeffrey Lynn, Joe Sawyer, Mark Hellinger, Paul Kelly, Priscilla Lane, Raoul Walsh, wade boteler, Warner Bros.

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Lightning Review: The Arizonian (1935) Starring Richard Dix

June 15, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

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Lightning review takes brief look at RKO Western The Arizonian (1935) starring Richard Dix, Margot Grahame, and Preston Foster, directed by Charles Vidor.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Charles Vidor, Edward Van Sloan, Etta McDaniel, Francis Ford, James Bush, Joe Sawyer, Louis Calhern, Margot Grahame, Preston Foster, Richard Dix, RKO (Pathe), Westerns, Willie Best

Blood Money (1933) Starring George Bancroft, Frances Dee

April 4, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

George Bancroft in Blood Money

One of three pre-Code titles directed by temperamental Rowland Brown, Blood Money (1933) stars George Bancroft as a bail bondsman to the underworld with Frances Dee as a young kleptomaniac with an “underworld mania” and a desire for a strong man to dominate her. Feature debut for Judith Anderson.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, 20th Century, Blossom Seeley, Chick Chandler, Clarence Wilson, Darryl F Zanuck, Dewey Robinson, Edward Van Sloan, Frances Dee, Gangsters, George Bancroft, George Regas, Herman Bing, Joe Sawyer, Judith Anderson, Kathlyn Williams, Lucille Ball, Noel Francis, pre-Code, Rowland Brown, Theresa Harris

The Walking Dead (1936) – Lindbergh Heart Resurrects Boris Karloff

October 29, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Boris Karloff in The Walking Dead

Warner Brothers mixes crime and horror in THE WALKING DEAD where mobsters put down Boris Karloff but Edmund Gwenn brings him back to life with a Lindbergh Heart. Karloff’s fine performance highlighted along with some background information about Lindbergh’s “robot heart.”

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Barton MacLane, Boris Karloff, Crime, Edmund Gwenn, Gangsters, hal mohr, Henry O'Neill, Horror, Joe Sawyer, louis f edelman, marguerite churchill, Michael Curtiz, paul harvey, Ricardo Cortez, robert strange, Warner Bros., warren hull

Death on the Diamond (1934) – Baseball, Murder and Robert Young

July 7, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Death on the Diamond

MGM’s baseball murder mystery Death on the Diamond (1934) stars Robert Young and Madge Evans. A decent mystery and a strong baseball movie at the same time. Directed by Edward Sedgwick and also featuring David Landau, Paul Kelly, Nat Pendleton and Ted Healy.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Baseball, C. Henry Gordon, cortland fitzsimmons, David Landau, death on the diamond, DeWitt Jennings, Edward Brophy, edward sedgwick, Joe Sawyer, Madge Evans, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Murder, Mysteries, Nat Pendleton, Paul Kelly, robert livingston, Robert Young, st louis cardinals, Ted Healy, Willard Robertson

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