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You are here: Home / Archives for Michael Curtiz

Black Fury (1935) – Paul Muni Stars in Another Ripped from the Headlines Story

August 6, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Black Fury 1935 Paul Muni

Paul Muni stars as a mine worker who is duped into breaking the union in 1935’s Black Fury from Warner Bros. Post includes background about real-life John Barcoski murder from 1929 and other notes about the origins of the film.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Barton MacLane, coal mines, J. Carroll Naish, John Qualen, Karen Morley, Michael Curtiz, Michael Musmanno, Paul Muni, Sara Haden, unions, Vince Barnett, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., William Gargan

James Cagney is Jimmy the Gent (1934)

July 16, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

James Cagney stars in Warner Bros. fast-paced Jimmy the Gent (1934), made all the faster by Cagney’s own frenzied performance. Bette Davis co-stars in an underwhelming role while Alan Dinehart excels in his part as rival “Heir Chaser.” Directed by Michael Curtiz and also featuring Allen Jenkins and Alice White.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Alan Dinehart, Alice White, Allen Jenkins, Arthur Hohl, Bette Davis, James Cagney, Mayo Methot, Michael Curtiz, pre-Code, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

The Walking Dead (1936) – Lindbergh Heart Resurrects Boris Karloff

October 29, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Boris Karloff in The Walking Dead

Warner Brothers mixes crime and horror in THE WALKING DEAD where mobsters put down Boris Karloff but Edmund Gwenn brings him back to life with a Lindbergh Heart. Karloff’s fine performance highlighted along with some background information about Lindbergh’s “robot heart.”

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Barton MacLane, Boris Karloff, Crime, Edmund Gwenn, Gangsters, hal mohr, Henry O'Neill, Horror, Joe Sawyer, louis f edelman, marguerite churchill, Michael Curtiz, paul harvey, Ricardo Cortez, robert strange, Warner Bros., warren hull

Bright Leaf (1950), Gary Cooper Takes Over Big Tobacco

September 13, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Lauren Bacall and Gary Cooper in Bright Leaf still photo

Gary Cooper shines in “Bright Leaf” a story of tobacco in the late 19th century. Not so brilliant is Cooper’s love triangle with Lauren Bacall and Patricia Neal.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1950, Business, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Patterson, Gary Cooper, Gladys George, Historical, Jack Carson, Jeff Corey, Lauren Bacall, Michael Curtiz, Patricia Neal, tobacco, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

Captain Blood (1935) Action Energized by Errol Flynn and Korngold’s Score

August 12, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Olivia De Havilland Errol Flynn

A look at my own favorite action adventure movie of all time, Captain Blood starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, both in breakout roles. A tale of piracy, slavery, patriotism and romance, Korngold’s score keeps you cheering for Blood throughout.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, action, Adventures, Basil Rathbone, Captain Blood, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Errol Flynn, Guy Kibbee, J. Carroll Naish, J. Warren Kerrigan, Michael Curtiz, Olivia de Havilland, pirates, Rafael Sabatini, Robert Barrat, Ross Alexander

Edward G. Robinson in The Sea Wolf (1941) with Alexander Knox

February 13, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Is there a more brutal film from this period than Warner Brothers’ The Sea Wolf? Adapted by Robert Rossen from Jack London’s original story, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Edward G. Robinson, John Garfield, Ida Lupino and Alexander Knox.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1941, Alexander Knox, Edward G. Robinson, Gene Lockhart, Ida Lupino, Jack London, John Garfield, Michael Curtiz, Movie Reviews, The Sea Wolf, Warner Bros.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) starring Errol Flynn

April 23, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Errol Flynn 1939 Gallaher Tobacco Card

Far from being simply the greatest swashbuckler since Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., and with all apologies to Tyrone Power fans, none to top him since, Flynn played in variety of roles, and played them well.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Adventures, Alan Hale, Claude Rains, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Errol Flynn, Eugene Pallette, howard hill, Michael Curtiz, movie cards, movie collectibles, Movie Reviews, Olivia de Havilland, patric knowles, technicolor, the adventures of robin hood, Warner Bros., William Keighley

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