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You are here: Home / Archives for John Cromwell

The Vice Squad (1931) Starring Paul Lukas, Kay Francis, Judith Wood

March 14, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Judith Wood and Paul Lukas

Ripped from the headlines: New York’s Vice Squad scandal in Paramount pre-Code The Vice Squad (1931), starring Paul Lukas in a part inspired by Chile Acuna, with Kay Francis and Judith Wood. Directed by John Cromwell.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Esther Howard, Helen Johnson, John Cromwell, Judith Wood, Juliette Compton, Kay Francis, oliver hp garrett, Paramount, Paul Lukas, pre-Code, ripped from the headlines, Rockcliffe Fellowes, William B. Davidson

Sweepings (1933) and Mamie’s Christmas Counter Freak-Out

December 24, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Sweepings 1933

Lester Cohen adapted his own novel Sweepings for RKO in 1933. It was remade as Three Sons in 1939. The story is about a retail king and his family, but the focus of this article turns to Helen Mack’s explosive Christmas Eve scene with additional details about her character filled in from Cohen’s novel.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, 1939, Adaptations, Alan Dinehart, Business, Christmas, Edward Ellis, Eric Linden, Gregory Ratoff, Helen Mack, j edward bromberg, Jesse L. Lasky, John Cromwell, lester cohen, Lionel Barrymore, pre-Code, retail, RKO (Pathe), three sons, Warner Archive, William Gargan

The Racket (1928) Starring Thomas Meighan, Louis Wolheim and Marie Prevost

February 19, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Louis Wolheim and Thomas Meighan

Howard Hughes bought Bartlett Cormack’s play The Racket, which had made Edward G. Robinson a star on Broadway. Hughes made it into a film twice. This article focuses on the first film version, a 1928 silent movie, starring Thomas Meighan with Louis Wolheim as the gangster.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1928, bartlett cormack, caddo company, dan wolheim, Edward G. Robinson, Gangsters, George E. Stone, henry sedley, Howard Hughes, John Cromwell, john darrow, lee moran, Lewis Milestone, lizabeth scott, Louis Wolheim, lucien prival, Marie Prevost, Paramount, pat collins, Robert Mitchum, robert ryan, sam de grasse, Silent Film, Skeets Gallagher, the racket, Thomas Meighan

RKO’s Hell’s Highway (1932) Beats Other Chain Gang Movie to Theaters

January 23, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Hells Highway Film Daily ad

It’s tempting to call RKO’s Hell’s Highway (1932) a knockoff on I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. However the Richard Dix movie came first. A long essay looking at Hell’s Highway, Dix, the Etude Ethiopian Chorus and that other Chain Gang movie.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, C. Henry Gordon, Charles Middleton, Clarence Muse, David O Selznick, eddie hart, etude ethiopian chorus, hells highway, i am a fugitive from a chain gang, john arledge, John Cromwell, Louise Beavers, louise carter, Oscar Apfel, Prison Films, Rating: 8/10, Richard Dix, RKO (Pathe), Rochelle Hudson, Rowland Brown, Sandy Roth, Stanley Fields, Tom Brown, Warner Richmond

RKO’s Jalna (1935) Inspires Craving for More Mazo de la Roche

January 15, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 31 Comments

Ian Hunter in Jalna

Jessie Ralph plays 99 year old Gran in RKO’s 1935 movie adaptation of Jalna, the first of the Mazo de la Roche Whiteoaks novels. Also starring Kay Johnson, Ian Hunter and David Manners. Directed by John Cromwell.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Adaptations, C Aubrey Smith, canada, clifford severn, David Manners, george offerman jr, Halliwell Hobbes, Ian Hunter, jalna, jalna series, Jessie Ralph, John Cromwell, Kay Johnson, mazo de la roche, molly lamont, Nigel Bruce, peggy wood, RKO (Pathe), the forsyte saga, Theodore Newton

Freddie Bartholomew is Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

March 28, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Dolores Costello and Freddie Bartholomew

A look at Selznick International’s faithful 1936 screen adaptation of Little Lord Fauntleroy starring Freddie Bartholomew and C. Aubrey Smith.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Adaptations, C Aubrey Smith, constance collier, David O Selznick, Dolores Costello, E.E. Clive, frances hodgson burnett, Freddie Bartholomew, Guy Kibbee, helen flint, Henry Stephenson, Hugh Walpole, Jackie Searl, Jessie Ralph, John Cromwell, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Mickey Rooney, Una O'Connor

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