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Gambling Lady (1934) for the Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon

July 19, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 17 Comments

Claire Dodd and Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck plays honestly in Gambling Lady (1934), even when she has to overcome her husband’s former flame, Claire Dodd. With Joel McCrea and Pat O’Brien. Directed by Archie Mayo for Warner Brothers, 1934.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Archie Mayo, Arthur Vinton, Barbara Stanwyck, C Aubrey Smith, Claire Dodd, gambling lady, Joel McCrea, Pat O'Brien, pre-Code, Robert Barrat

The Lost Squadron (1932) Starring Richard Dix, With Erich von Stroheim

June 17, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Joel McCrea, Robert Armstrong and Richard Dix

RKO’s The Lost Squadron (1932) is a war movie that isn’t a war movie. Veterans return home to find work as Hollywood stunt fliers under Erich von Stoheim’s command. Starring Richard Dix, Robert Armstrong, Joel McCrea, Hugh Herbert, Mary Astor and Dorothy Jordan. Directed by George Archainbaud.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, David O Selznick, dick grace, Dorothy Jordan, Erich Von Stroheim, forgotten men, george archainbaud, Hugh Herbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Richard Dix, Robert Armstrong, the lost squadron, wallace smith, World War I

Joel McCrea TCM Star of the Month May 2012

April 30, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Joel McCrea vintage 1930s postcard

Complete Joel McCrea TCM Star of the Month schedule for May 2012. Plus a vintage collectibles gallery and opinion about what’s good to watch.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: galleries, Joel McCrea, SOTM, Star of the Month, TCM, Turner Classic Movies

The Richest Girl in the World (1934) Starring Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea

April 30, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Miriam Hopkins in The Richest Girl in the World

Miriam Hopkins plays “The Richest Girl in the World” (1934) with hopes of landing a husband on her own merits and despite her money. Joel McCrea is her prospect. With a look at then currently celebrated heiresses Barbara Hutton and Doris Duke.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, barbara hutton, doris duke, Fay Wray, George Meeker, heiresses, Henry Stephenson, Joel McCrea, Miriam Hopkins, norman krasna, Reginald Denny, RKO (Pathe), Romantic Comedy, the richest girl in the world, William A. Seiter

Woman Wanted (1935) Starring Maureen O’Sullivan and Joel McCrea

May 21, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

MGM’s Woman Wanted (1935) stars Maureen O’Sullivan as a wrongly convicted murderer on the run and into Joel McCrea’s arms. With Louis Calhern, Adrienne Ames, Lewis Stone, and Edgar Kennedy.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Adrienne Ames, butlers, Crime, Edgar Kennedy, Gangsters, George B Seitz, Joel McCrea, Lewis Stone, Louis Calhern, Maureen O'Sullivan, MGM, Robert Greig, Romantic Comedy

Preston Sturges’ Sullivan’s Travels starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake

June 10, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Veronica Lake 1942 Movie Radio Guide

I love “Sullivan’s Travels,” I really do. The 1941 Paramount release from Preston Sturges starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake certainly has held up well over the years, growing in legend as each new generation discovers it..

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1941, Comedies, Eric Blore, Great Depression, Joel McCrea, Porter Hall, Preston Sturges, Robert Greig, Robert Warwick, Screwball Comedies, sullivans travels, Veronica Lake

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