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The Murder Man (1935) Starring Spencer Tracy

March 28, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Spencer Tracy in The Murder Man

Reviewing Spencer Tracy’s first film on his MGM contract, The Murder Man, underrated by virtue of Tracy’s starring performance. Also starring Virginia Bruce, with Lionel Atwill and James Stewart in his feature film debut.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, George Chandler, Harvey Stephens, James Stewart, John Sheehan, Lionel Atwill, Lucien Littlefield, MGM, murder, Mysteries, Robert Barrat, Spencer Tracy, Tim Whelan, Virginia Bruce, Warner Archive, William Collier Sr, William Demarest

Secret of the Chateau (1934) Universal Murder Mystery Starring Claire Dodd

February 25, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Claire Dodd and Jack La Rue

Universal murder mystery with an excellent ensemble cast revolves around a Gutenberg Bible. Bonus material about the U.S. Library of Congress 1930 purchase of a Gutenberg Bible with funds that ultimately filled the coffers of a Nazi propagandist.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Alice White, Claire Dodd, Clark Williams, DeWitt Jennings, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Frank Reicher, George E. Stone, Helen Ware, Jack La Rue, murder, Mysteries, Osgood Perkins, Richard Thorpe, Universal, William Faversham

Majestic’s The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) Starring Zita Johann

July 9, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Zita Johann in The Sin of Nora Moran Still Photo

The Sin of Nora Moran may have come from Poverty Row but it is years ahead of its time. The 1933 film makes heavy use of flashback to enhance several twists in this life and death story of a female prisoner on Death Row. Starring Zita Johann of The Mummy and directed by Phil Goldstone. Don’t be put off by the lack of big names or major studio logo, The Sin of Nora Moran lives up to the high standards set by its acclaimed promotional poster.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Alan Dinehart, Claire Du Brey, Cora Sue Collins, Death Row, Henry B. Walthall, John Miljan, Majestic, murder, Paul Cavanagh, Phil Goldstone, Poverty Row, pre-Code, Zita Johann

Penthouse (1933) Starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy

August 2, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 10 Comments

Myrna Loy and Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter stars as a mobster’s mouthpiece in Penthouse (1933) also featuring Myrna Loy. And, in one of his best, Nat Pendleton plays the mobster.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Albert Hackett, C. Henry Gordon, charles butterworth, Frances Goodrich, George E. Stone, Lawyers, Mae Clarke, Martha Sleeper, murder, Myrna Loy, Mysteries, Nat Pendleton, penthouse, Phillips Holmes, pre-Code, Robert Emmett O'Connor, W.S. Van Dyke, Warner Archive, Warner Baxter

The Solitaire Man (1933) Starring Herbert Marshall and Lionel Atwill

July 25, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Elizabeth Allan and Herbert Marshall

MGM tries to capitalize upon Herbert Marshall’s success in Trouble in Paradise with The Solitaire Main (1933). With Lionel Atwill, Elizabeth Allan, May Robson and Mary Boland.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, air travel, Bella Spewack, Elizabeth Allan, Herbert Marshall, Jack Conway, Lionel Atwill, Mary Boland, May Robson, MGM, murder, Mysteries, Ralph Forbes, Sam Spewack, the solitaire man, World War I

Lana Turner and John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

May 25, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

John Garfield Arcade Card

Lana Turner and John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) I have to admit, I was really stunned by Lana Turner’s performance in “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” Her Cora Smith came across to me as the most natural character in the cast, which says quite a bit when she’s sharing most of […]

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1946, Audrey Totter, Cecil Kellaway, femme fatale, Hume Cronyn, John Garfield, Lana Turner, Leon Ames, murder, the postman always rings twice




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