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Turn Back the Clock (1933) Starring Lee Tracy, Mae Clarke

August 20, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Lee Tracy and Mae Clarke in Turn Back the Clock

MGM pre-Code Turn Back the Clock (1933) stars Lee Tracy, who goes back in time, hoping to get rich this time. With Mae Clarke. Directed by Edgar Selwyn.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Ben Hecht, C. Henry Gordon, Clara Blandick, Edgar Selwyn, George Barbier, Lee Tracy, Mae Clarke, MGM, Otto Kruger, Peggy Shannon, pre-Code, Rating: 8/10, Warner Archive

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Lightning Review: Advice to the Lovelorn (1933) Starring Lee Tracy, Sally Blane

July 20, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

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Brief look at 20th Century Pictures pre-Code production Advice to the Lovelorn. Lee Tracy stars as lonely hearts columnist in fast-paced comedy that turns tragic for a few awkward moments. With Sally Blane, Paul Harvey, Sterling Holloway, C. Henry Gordon. Directed by Alfred Werker.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1933, 20th Century, Alfred L. Werker, C. Henry Gordon, Isabel Jewell, Lee Tracy, paul harvey, pre-Code, Sally Blane, Sterling Holloway

Blessed Event (1932) – Lee Tracy as Early Version of Winchell

August 21, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Lee Tracy in Blessed Event

A look at Lee Tracy as the Walter Winchell inspired star of pre-Code classic Blessed Event (1932). Includes back story about the stage adaptation, movie casting and speedy film production, plus a bit about Walter Winchell himself, circa 1932.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Allen Jenkins, Ben Bernie, Dick Powell, Edwin Maxwell, Emma Dunn, Frank McHugh, Isabel Jewell, Journalists, Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Ned Sparks, pre-Code, Roy Del Ruth, Ruth Donnelly, Walter Walker, Walter Winchell, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

Clear All Wires! (1933) – Journalism in Classic Film Blogathon

September 23, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 9 Comments

James Gleason Lee Tracy Ari Kutai

MGM’s Clear All Wires! (1933) finds foreign correspondent Lee Tracy butting heads with the Soviet secret police in Russia, 1932. Una Merkel and Benita Hume co-star.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, alan edwards, ari kutai, Bella Spewack, benita hume, C. Henry Gordon, eugene sigaloff, george w hill, James Gleason, john bleifer, Journalists, Lee Tracy, lya lys, newspapers, russia, Sam Spewack, soviet union, Una Merkel, Warner Archive

Odds: Cracker Jacks, Site Updates, Lee Tracy

April 14, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Lee Tracy 1933 Lux 5x7 Portrait

Some odds and ends around the site winding up with a brief biography of the actor Lee Tracy posted to coincide with his April 14 date of birth.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Lee Tracy

Brief Impressions: No Other Woman – Side Streets – Evelyn Prentice – Millionaires in Prison

March 27, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

William Powell and Myrna Loy 1935 Gallaher Famous Film Stars Tobacco Card

A quick peek at four movies I’ve watched recently: No Other Woman (1933); Side Streets and Evelyn Prentice (both 1934); and Millionaires in Prison (1940).

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, 1934, 1940, Aline MacMahon, Ann Dvorak, Charles Bickford, Eric Linden, Evelyn Prentice, gwili andre, Irene Dunne, Isabel Jewell, Lee Tracy, Millionaires in Prison, Myrna Loy, No Other Woman, Paul Kelly, Rosalind Russell, Side Streets, Warner Archive, William K. Howard, William Powell

Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) with Lee Tracy and Constance Cummings

November 6, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Constance Cummings and Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy stars in Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932), Columbia’s pre-Code precursor to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) with Constance Cummings, Alan Dinehart and Walter Connolly.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Alan Dinehart, Arthur Vinton, Clarence Muse, Columbia, Constance Cummings, Frank Sheridan, james cruze, John Larkin, Lee Tracy, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, political, political movies, wallis clark, Walter Connolly, Washington, washington merry go round

The Half Naked Truth (1932) Starring Lee Tracy and Lupe Velez

September 17, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Lupe Velez and Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy takes Lupe Velez from carny hooch dancer to Broadway star in Gregory La Cava’s The Half Naked Truth (1932) for RKO. Also starring Frank Morgan and Eugene Pallette

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Comedies, Eugene Pallette, Frank Morgan, Franklin Pangborn, Gregory La Cava, Lee Tracy, lupe velez, Max Steiner, screwball comedies, shirley chambers, the half naked truth, Warner Archive

The Half Naked Truth About Press Agent Harry Reichenbach

September 17, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Harry Reichenbach

Some of the real life exploits of press agent Harry Reichenbach, basis for Lee Tracy’s Jimmy Bates in the RKO movie The Half Naked Truth (1932).

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: harry reichenbach, Lee Tracy, press agent, the half naked truth, Warner Archive

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