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Girl Missing (1933) Starring Glenda Farrell, Mary Brian

November 18, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Glenda Farrell and Mary Brian

Murder-mystery GIRL MISSING (1933) ignores its murder and telegraphs its mystery, but Glenda Farrell manages to carry the day anyway. An excellent pre-Code showcase for the actress. Good support from Guy Kibbee, Helen Ware, and Ferdinand Gottschalk.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Ben Lyon, Edward Ellis, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, Harold Huber, Helen Ware, Louise Beavers, Lyle Talbot, Mary Brian, Mysteries, pat collins, Peggy Shannon, pre-Code, Robert Florey, Walter Brennan, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

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

The Cat and the Canary (1927) – Old Dark House Classic Starring Laura La Plante

January 7, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Laura La Plante as Annabelle West

Settling in for silent old dark house classic The Cat and the Canary (1927) starring Laura La Plante. Same story as the 1939 movie with Bob Hope, though the earlier movie is more thriller than comedy.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1927, Arthur Edmund Carew, Comedies, Creighton Hale, Flora Finch, Forrest Stanley, Gertrude Astor, Horror, Laura La Plante, Martha Mattox, Mysteries, Paul Leni, short reviews, Silent Film, silent film reviews, Tully Marshall, Universal

Arsène Lupin (1932) Starring John and Lionel Barrymore

December 28, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Arsene Lupin 1932 newspaper ad

John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore share the screen together for the first time in MGM’s Arsène Lupin (1932). Excellent mystery also includes strong work from Karen Morley.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: Adaptations, John Barrymore, John Miljan, Karen Morley, Lionel Barrymore, Maurice Leblanc, MGM, Mysteries, pre-Code, Tully Marshall, Warner Archive

Lon Chaney, Jr. in Dead Man’s Eyes (1944) – An Inner Sanctum Mystery

November 18, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 12 Comments

Lon Chaney Jr in Dead Mans Eyes

Lon Chaney, Jr. stars in Dead Man’s Eyes, an Inner Sanctum Mystery from Universal in 1944. Posted for the Chaney Blogathon. Article also includes a separate section about mysterious co-star Acquanetta.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1944, acquanetta, edward fielding, George Meeker, Horror, inner sanctum mysteries, Jean Parker, Jonathan Hale, Mysteries, Paul Kelly, reginald le borg, thomas gomez, Universal, Universal Horror

Murder by the Clock (1931) Starring William “Stage” Boyd and Lilyan Tashman

October 22, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Lilyan Tashman in Murder by the Clock

Tough to find and thus underappreciated, Murder by the Clock (1931) is an early mystery thriller highlighted by Lilyan Tashman, a creepy tomb alarm and a few surprising twists.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Blanche Friderici, charles beahan, edward sloman, henry myers, Horror, Irving Pichel, karl struss, lester vail, Lilyan Tashman, Martha Mattox, Mysteries, Paramount, Regis Toomey, rufus king, sally oneil, walter mcgrail, William "Stage" Boyd

Secret of the Blue Room (1933) With Lionel Atwill and Gloria Stuart

October 11, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Gloria Stuart in Secret of the Blue Room

Secret of the Blue Room (1933) may not be Universal horror, but it’s a strong murder mystery that acquired the tinge as part of the late ’50s Shock Theater package on television. Here’s a bit about what it was and what it wasn’t.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, anders van haden, Edward Arnold, Gloria Stuart, Horror, kurt neumann, Lionel Atwill, Murder, muriel kirkland, Mysteries, onslow stevens, Paul Lukas, pre-Code, Robert Barrat, Russell Hopton, Universal, Universal Horror, William Janney

Death on the Diamond (1934) – Baseball, Murder and Robert Young

July 7, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Death on the Diamond

MGM’s baseball murder mystery Death on the Diamond (1934) stars Robert Young and Madge Evans. A decent mystery and a strong baseball movie at the same time. Directed by Edward Sedgwick and also featuring David Landau, Paul Kelly, Nat Pendleton and Ted Healy.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Baseball, C. Henry Gordon, cortland fitzsimmons, David Landau, death on the diamond, DeWitt Jennings, Edward Brophy, edward sedgwick, Joe Sawyer, Madge Evans, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Murder, Mysteries, Nat Pendleton, Paul Kelly, robert livingston, Robert Young, st louis cardinals, Ted Healy, Willard Robertson

The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) and the Hollywood Gossip Columnists

February 11, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Hedda Hopper in The Corpse Came COD

Columbia’s The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) was the most interesting of my blizzard viewing, though not because of stars George Brent and Joan Blondell but the quick flashes of Hollywood Gossip Columnists which helped put faces to a few more names.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, News - Notes Tagged With: 1947, Adele Jergens, Columbia, Comedies, erskine johnson, George Brent, george fisher, Grant Mitchell, harrison carroll, Hedda Hopper, henry levin, jim bannon, jimmie fidler, jimmy starr, Joan Blondell, leslie brooks, louella parsons, Mysteries, sidney skolsky, the corpse came cod, Una O'Connor

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