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Red-Headed Woman (1932) Reveals New Jean Harlow

August 6, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Jean Harlow in Red-Headed Woman

Jean Harlow lobbies for Red-Headed Woman and emerges as one of MGM’s top stars. Background notes on the film accompany a look at this pre-Code classic adapted from a Katharine Brush novel. The movie also stars Chester Morris, Una Merkel, and Leila Hyams. Directed by Jack Conway.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Adaptations, anita loos, Charles Boyer, Chester Morris, Henry Stephenson, Jack Conway, Jean Harlow, Katharine Brush, Leila Hyams, Lewis Stone, May Robson, MGM, pre-Code, Una Merkel

Real-Life Society ‘Honor Slaying’ Inspires Two 1932 Films

January 14, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Edward Allen shoots Francis Donaldson III

A look at two pre-Code courtroom melodramas, Unashamed and Two Against the World, compared to the sensational real-life society murder that inspired the movies. Unashamed stars Helen Twelvetrees, Robert Young, and Monroe Owsley, while Two Against the World stars Constance Bennett and Neil Hamilton.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: 1932, Allen Vincent, Constance Bennett, Courtroom Drama, Gavin Gordon, Helen Twelvetrees, Helen Vinson, John Miljan, Lewis Stone, MGM, Murder, Neil Hamilton, pre-Code, ripped from the headlines, Robert Warwick, Robert Young, Warner Bros.

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #8 – Judge Hardy and Son (1939)

July 27, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Lewis Stone and Mickey Rooney

The eighth entry in the Hardy family series, Judge Hardy and Son, sees one family member struck down with illness, three Universal horror actors in supporting roles and Andy’s hunt for a girl whose middle name begins with the letter “V.”

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, carey wilson, Cecilia Parker, egon brecher, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, George P. Breakston, Hardy Family, Henry Hull, Judge Hardy, June Preisser, Leona Maricle, Lewis Stone, Louis B. Mayer, margaret early, Maria Ouspenskaya, martha odriscoll, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, Warner Archive

The Office Wife (1930) Starring Dorothy Mackaill and Lewis Stone

May 23, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

Joan Blondell and Dorothy Mackaill

Publisher Lewis Stone needs a new secretary and Dorothy Mackaill gets the job in The Office Wife (1930). Great dialogue in this pre-Code hit, with many of the best lines coming from Joan Blondell.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1930, Blanche Friderici, Brooks Benedict, Charles Kenyon, Dorothy Mackaill, faith baldwin, Hobart Bosworth, Joan Blondell, Lewis Stone, Lloyd Bacon, Natalie Moorhead, pre-Code, the office wife, walter merrill, Warner Archive

Night Court (1932) Starring Phillips Holmes and Walter Huston

March 24, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Phillips Holmes - The Speech

Phillips Holmes takes on Walter Huston’s corrupt judge in MGM’s Night Court (1932), a pre-code drama directed by W.S. Van Dyke and also featuring Anita Page, Lewis Stone and Noel Francis.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Anita Page, corruption, Courtroom Drama, Great Depression, Jean Hersholt, John Miljan, Lewis Stone, Mary Carlisle, MGM, night court, Noel Francis, Phillips Holmes, pre-Code, Tully Marshall, W.S. Van Dyke, Walter Huston, Warner Richmond

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #7 – Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)

December 21, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Helen Gilbert in Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) presents a less carefree Andy when he falls in love with his dramatics teacher played by former cellist Helen Gilbert. Starring Mickey Rooney and directed by W.S. “Woody” Van Dyke rather than series regular George B. Seitz.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Addison Richards, Andy Hardy, andy hardy gets spring fever, Ann Rutherford, byron foulger, Cecilia Parker, erville alderson, Fay Holden, George P. Breakston, Hardy Family, helen gilbert, John T. Murray, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, stanley andrews, terry kilburn, W.S. Van Dyke, Warner Archive

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #6 – The Hardys Ride High (1939)

December 18, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Mickey Rooney in The Hardys Ride High

In The Hardys Ride High (1939), the sixth movie of MGM’s Hardy Family series, Judge Hardy and family fly to Detroit to claim a two million dollar inheritance. Andy Hardy sets his sights on a showgirl and Aunt Milly may have found love at last.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Aileen Pringle, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Cecilia Parker, donald briggs, dusty king, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, george irving, Halliwell Hobbes, Hardy Family, john king, John T. Murray, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, Marsha Hunt, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Minor Watson, Sara Haden, the hardys at home, the hardys ride high, Virginia Grey, Warner Archive, william orr

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #5 – Out West with the Hardys (1938)

December 13, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Out West with the Hardys DVD at Amazon

The fifth entry of the Hardy Family series, Out West with the Hardys (1938), puts focus on each of the core family members in a Western setting. Virginia Weidler is Mickey Rooney’s sidekick in this one. Sara Haden returns as Aunt Milly.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Cecilia Parker, Don Castle, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, gordon jones, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, love finds andy hardy, MGM, Mickey Rooney, nana bryant, out west with the hardys, ralph morgan, Sara Haden, thurston hall, tom neal, Virginia Weidler, Warner Archive

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #4 – Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

December 8, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Love Finds Andy Hardy credits

The fourth entry of the Hardy Family series, Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), introduces Judy Garland as Betsy Booth. Andy dates Lana Turner as a favor to friend Beezy in this Christmastime set entry in series.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, betsy booth, Betty Ross Clarke, Cecilia Parker, Don Castle, Fay Holden, Gene Reynolds, George B Seitz, George P. Breakston, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Lewis Stone, love finds andy hardy, marie blake, mary howard, Mickey Rooney, Raymond Hatton, Warner Archive

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #3 – Judge Hardy’s Children (1938)

December 1, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Mickey Rooney in Judge Hardys Children

The third entry of the Hardy Family series, Judge Hardy’s Children (1938), finds Judge Hardy called to Washington DC. Andy is interested in a French diplomat’s daughter, while Marian falls in with the wrong crowd.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Betty Ross Clarke, Cecilia Parker, donald douglas, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, Hardy Family, jacqueline laurent, janet beecher, Jonathan Hale, Judge Hardy, leonard penn, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, robert whitney, Ruth Hussey, Warner Archive, youre only young once

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