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You are here: Home / Archives for John Halliday

The Woman Accused (1933) Starring Nancy Carroll and Cary Grant

December 30, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Nancy Carroll in The Woman Accused

Ten authors spoil the broth in Paramount pre-Code The Woman Accused (1933) starring Nancy Carroll and Cary Grant. Featuring one shocking scene with Grant, Jack La Rue, and a rawhide whip.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Bayard Veiller, Cary Grant, Frank Sheridan, Gertrude Atherton, Gertrude Messinger, Harry Holman, Irvin S. Cobb, Irving Pichel, J.P. McEvoy, Jack La Rue, Jay Belasco, John Halliday, john lodge, lona andre, Louis Calhern, Murder, Nancy Carroll, Norma Mitchell, Paramount, Paul Sloane, Polan Banks, pre-Code, Sophie Kerr, Ursula Parrott, Vicki Baum, Vina Delmar, William J. Kelly, Zane Grey

Terror Aboard (1933) – Grand Hotel of Murder on the High Seas

November 5, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Charlie Ruggles in Terror Aboard 1933

One passenger drops after another in Terror Aboard (1933), Paramount’s pre-Code preview of the far-off slasher genre. An all-star cast of B-players is led by John Halliday in this tale of multiple murders at sea.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Bobby Dunn, Charlie Ruggles, Clarence Wilson, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Horror, Jack La Rue, John Halliday, Leila Bennett, Morgan Wallace, Murder, Neil Hamilton, Paramount, Paul Porcasi, Paul Sloane, pre-Code, Shirley Grey, Slasher, Stanley Fields, Thomas E. Jackson, verree teasdale, William Janney

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Lightning Review: Registered Nurse (1934) Starring Bebe Daniels, Lyle Talbot

July 23, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

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Brief look at Registered Nurse (1934) a pre-Code hospital drama from Warner Bros.-First National. Directed by Robert Florey. Starring Bebe Daniels, Lyle Talbot, and a host of familiar supporting players.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Bebe Daniels, Beulah Bondi, Edward Gargan, First National, Gordon Westcott, Irene Franklin, John Halliday, Lyle Talbot, Mayo Methot, medical drama, Minna Gombell, pre-Code, Renee Whitney, Robert Florey, Sidney Toler, Tor Johnson, Vince Barnett, virginia sale

Elsie Ferguson’s Only Talkie, Scarlet Pages (1930)

May 20, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Elsie Ferguson in Scarlet Pages

Stage legend Elsie Ferguson plays in her final film and only talkie, Scarlet Pages (1930), a courtroom drama offering a view of feminism at that time. Due to its mature content Scarlet Pages was successfully marketed as what was considered a “dirty picture” by 1930 standards.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1930, Courtroom Drama, Elsie Ferguson, feminism, First National, Fred Kelsey, Grant Withers, Jean Bary, Jean Laverty, John Halliday, Marian Nixon, Ray Enright, Warner Archive, William B. Davidson

Helen Twelvetrees is Millie (1931) – With Joan Blondell and Lilyan Tashman

January 9, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Helen Twelvetrees and Lilyan Tashman

Helen Twelvetrees stars in pre-Code sizzler Millie (1931). Millie leaves her husband after she catches him cheating and she puts monogamy behind her once her boyfriend is caught with another woman too. Can Millie be an independent woman in 1931 and protect her daughter from an even more perilous relationship?

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Anita Louise, Charles Kenyon, Charlotte Walker, Donald Henderson Clarke, Frank McHugh, Helen Twelvetrees, James Hall, Joan Blondell, John Francis Dillon, John Halliday, Lilyan Tashman, pre-Code, RKO (Pathe), Robert Ames, Romance

The Witching Hour (1934), Hypnotized by John Halliday

October 9, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

John Halliday in The Witching Hour

Paramount’s 1934 version of The Witching Hour is light on stars and, despite the title, isn’t even a horror movie. An early Henry Hathaway film based on the 1907 hit play by Augustus Thomas and featuring strong performances from John Halliday and Sir Guy Standing. It’s all covered here.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, augustus thomas, Courtroom Drama, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Gertrude Michael, Henry Hathaway, John Halliday, John Larkin, Judith Allen, Murder, mysticism, olive tell, Paramount, pre-Code, Ralf Harolde, Richard Carle, Sir Guy Standing, the witching hour, Tom Brown, William Frawley

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