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The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) with Ricardo Cortez and Karen Morley

January 24, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Graham McNamee

America wondered “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” and RKO’s The Phantom of Crestwood revealed the answer in the first movie-radio tie-in. Starring Ricardo Cortez and Karen Morley with a large cast of familiar character actors and former silent stars in support.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Aileen Pringle, Anita Louise, eddie sturgis, Gavin Gordon, George E. Stone, H.B. Warner, henry gerrard, hilda vaughn, Ivan F. Simpson, J. Walter Ruben, Karen Morley, mary duncan, matty kemp, Mysteries, old time radio, Pauline Frederick, pre-Code, Ricardo Cortez, RKO (Pathe), Robert McWade, Sam Hardy, Skeets Gallagher, the phantom of crestwood, Warner Archive

Gallant Sons (1940) Starring Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville and Gene Reynolds

December 29, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Gail Patrick with Bonita Granville

MGM gives Hardy director George B. Seitz a different group of kids for GALLANT SONS, a 1940 murder mystery starring Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville and Gene Reynolds.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1940, Bonita Granville, edward ashley, El Brendel, Gail Patrick, gallant sons, Gene Reynolds, George B Seitz, Ian Hunter, Jackie Cooper, joe yule, June Preisser, leo gorcey, MGM, Minor Watson, Murder, Mysteries, tommy kelly, Warner Archive, william tracy

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

Warner Baxter as The Crime Doctor: A Crime Doctor Episode Guide

May 24, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 10 Comments

Warner Baxter in the first Crime Doctor

A guide to the individual entries to Columbia’s Crime Doctor mystery series of the 1940’s. Each of the ten films star Warner Baxter. Packed with details yet spoiler free.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, Adele Jergens, Barton MacLane, Columbia, Crime Doctor, Don Beddoe, dr robert ordway, Eduardo Ciannelli, ellen drew, Emory Parnell, eugene forde, Gloria Dickson, hillary brooke, jerome cowan, John Litel, lloyd bridges, Lupita Tovar, lynn merrick, marcel journet, miles mander, Mysteries, Reginald Denny, Robert Armstrong, series, seymour friedman, Warner Baxter, William Castle, William Frawley

Crime Doctor (1943) Starring Warner Baxter with Dr. Ordway’s Origins

May 16, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Warner Baxter in Crime Doctor

The origins of the Crime Doctor are revealed in this first of ten movies starring Warner Baxter as Dr. Robert Ordway. Origins of the series from radio and possibly a previous Columbia release are also explained in this look at Columbia’s Crime Doctor (1943)

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1943, amnesia, Columbia, Crime Doctor, doctors, don costello, dorothy tree, dr robert ordway, Harold Huber, John Litel, larry darmour productions, Leon Ames, Margaret Lindsay, michael gordon, Mysteries, old time radio, otr, Ray Collins, series, Warner Baxter

The Dragon Murder Case (1934) Article Posted at Warren-William.com

September 15, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Warren William Dragon Murder Case

TCM Warren William Alert: Employees’ Entrance and The Dragon Murder Case both air Saturday morning, September 17. This article also links over to my detailed look at The Dragon Murder Case (1934) on Warren-William.com. Starring William as Philo Vance, the article also compares him to William Powell’s previous portrayals of Vance. Plus an auction alert.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: detective movies, Eugene Pallette, Lyle Talbot, Margaret Lindsay, Mysteries, Philo Vance, Warner Archive, Warren William

My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) starring Nina Foch and George Macready

July 25, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

My Name Is Julia Ross

My Name Is Julia Ross is an incredible find for the first time viewer. This review walks through my first viewing with special notice given to George Macready’s frightening portrayal of Ralph.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1945, Columbia, Dame May Whitty, Doris Lloyd, George Macready, Joseph H Lewis, Murder, My Name Is Julia Ross, Mysteries, Nina Foch, Queenie Leonard, Roland Varno

William Powell and Myrna Loy star in The Thin Man (1934)

March 13, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

William Powell with Asta on March 1942 True Detective Magazine Cover

A look at MGM’s The Thin Man (1934), the first of a 6 series film and second of 14 pairings for William Powell and Myrna Loy. Directed by Woody Van Dyke …

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Comedies, Edward Brophy, Maureen O'Sullivan, MGM, Minna Gombell, Murder, Myrna Loy, Mysteries, Nat Pendleton, Porter Hall, Screwball Comedies, The Thin Man, W.S. Van Dyke, William Powell

Robert Donat stars in Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps (1935)

July 28, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Hitchcock brings action and adventure, mystery and romance to The 39 Steps (1935) starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, action, Adventures, Alfred Hitchcock, Madeleine Carroll, Mysteries, Robert Donat, the 39 steps

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