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The Story of Temple Drake (1933) – Paramount Adapts Faulkner’s Sanctuary

May 30, 2018 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Jack La Rue with Miriam Hopkins

A review plus background information about Paramount pre-Code The Story of Temple Drake (1933), adapted from Sanctuary by William Faulkner. Book and adaptation are compared and contrasted. Casting and path to screen are covered, including George Raft’s refusal to appear in the film. Biographical information about stars Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue. Lengthy article, over 5,500 words, first appeared in Classic Movie Monthly #5.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Adaptations, Arthur Belasco, Elizabeth Patterson, Florence Eldridge, Harlan E Knight, Irving Pichel, Jack La Rue, James Eagles, james mason, jobyna howland, Louise Beavers, Miriam Hopkins, oliver hp garrett, Paramount, pre-Code, Sir Guy Standing, Stephen Roberts, William Collier Jr, william faulkner, William Gargan

Remember the Night (1940) Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray

December 21, 2017 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Remember the Night 1940

Background and action in Paramount’s Remember the Night (1940), directed by Michell Leisen from a screenplay by Preston Sturges, featuring a budding romance between Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray during the Christmas season. With special attention given to character actor Willard Robertson, whose loquacious lawyer steals the show out of the gates. Lengthy article, over 5,000 words, that first appeared in Classic Movie Monthly #4.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1940, Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Charles Arnt, Charles Waldron, Christmas, christmas movies, Elizabeth Patterson, Fred MacMurray, Fred Toones, Georgia Caine, John Wray, Mitchell Leisen, Paramount, Paul Guilfoyle, Preston Sturges, Spencer Charters, Sterling Holloway, Thomas W. Ross, Tom Kennedy, Virginia Brissac, Willard Robertson

Pick-Up (1933) Starring Sylvia Sidney and George Raft

February 15, 2017 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Pick Up 1933 Sylvia Sidney

Paramount pre-Code Pick-Up (1933) is the first of three movies co-starring Sylvia Sidney and George Raft. Also features William Harrigan and Lilian Bond. Based on a story by Viña Delmar and directed by Sidney-regular Marion Gering.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Benito Mussolini, Brooks Benedict, Charles Middleton, Clarence Wilson, George Raft, Great Depression, Lilian Bond, Louise Beavers, Marion Gering, Oscar Apfel, panther woman, Paramount, pre-Code, Purnell Pratt, Robert McWade, Sylvia Sidney, Vina Delmar, William Harrigan

The Woman Accused (1933) Starring Nancy Carroll and Cary Grant

December 30, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Nancy Carroll in The Woman Accused

Ten authors spoil the broth in Paramount pre-Code The Woman Accused (1933) starring Nancy Carroll and Cary Grant. Featuring one shocking scene with Grant, Jack La Rue, and a rawhide whip.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Bayard Veiller, Cary Grant, Frank Sheridan, Gertrude Atherton, Gertrude Messinger, Harry Holman, Irvin S. Cobb, Irving Pichel, J.P. McEvoy, Jack La Rue, Jay Belasco, John Halliday, john lodge, lona andre, Louis Calhern, Murder, Nancy Carroll, Norma Mitchell, Paramount, Paul Sloane, Polan Banks, pre-Code, Sophie Kerr, Ursula Parrott, Vicki Baum, Vina Delmar, William J. Kelly, Zane Grey

No Man of Her Own (1932) Starring Clark Gable and Carole Lombard

November 21, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Carole Lombard and Clark Gable

Noted for pairing Clark Gable and Carole Lombard a few years before they began their romance, Paramount’s No Man of Her Own (1932) is entertaining beyond their unsurprising screen chemistry. Post features several background notes about film’s complicated pre-production.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Carole Lombard, Charley Grapewin, Clark Gable, Dorothy Mackaill, Elizabeth Patterson, gamblers, gambling, George Barbier, Grant Mitchell, J. Farrell MacDonald, Paramount, Paul Ellis, pre-Code, Romance, Tommy Conlon, Val Lewton, Walter Walker, Wesley Ruggles

Terror Aboard (1933) – Grand Hotel of Murder on the High Seas

November 5, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Charlie Ruggles in Terror Aboard 1933

One passenger drops after another in Terror Aboard (1933), Paramount’s pre-Code preview of the far-off slasher genre. An all-star cast of B-players is led by John Halliday in this tale of multiple murders at sea.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Bobby Dunn, Charlie Ruggles, Clarence Wilson, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Horror, Jack La Rue, John Halliday, Leila Bennett, Morgan Wallace, Murder, Neil Hamilton, Paramount, Paul Porcasi, Paul Sloane, pre-Code, Shirley Grey, Slasher, Stanley Fields, Thomas E. Jackson, verree teasdale, William Janney

The Vice Squad (1931) Starring Paul Lukas, Kay Francis, Judith Wood

March 14, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Judith Wood and Paul Lukas

Ripped from the headlines: New York’s Vice Squad scandal in Paramount pre-Code The Vice Squad (1931), starring Paul Lukas in a part inspired by Chile Acuna, with Kay Francis and Judith Wood. Directed by John Cromwell.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Esther Howard, Helen Johnson, John Cromwell, Judith Wood, Juliette Compton, Kay Francis, oliver hp garrett, Paramount, Paul Lukas, pre-Code, ripped from the headlines, Rockcliffe Fellowes, William B. Davidson

Josef von Sternberg’s Underworld (1927) Starring George Bancroft

October 28, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Underworld 1927

Josef von Sternberg’s Underworld (1927) inspires a cycle of gangster films that stretches beyond the late silent era. A look at the performances of George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent, and Clive Brook, and the relationship between their characters.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1927, Ben Hecht, Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent, Fred Kohler, Gangsters, George Bancroft, Helen Lynch, Jerry Mandy, Josef von Sternberg, Larry Semon, Paramount

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A Bedtime Story (1933) Starring Maurice Chevalier, Helen Twelvetrees

September 3, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Helen Twelvetrees and Maurice Chevalier in A Bedtime Story

Paramount pre-Code sex farce turned romantic-comedy A Bedtime Story (1933) stars Maurice Chevalier and Helen Twelvetrees, and introduces the world to Baby LeRoy.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Adrienne Ames, Baby LeRoy, Betty Lorraine, Earle Foxe, Edward Everett Horton, Ernest Wood, Gertrude Michael, Helen Twelvetrees, Henry Kolker, Leah Ray, Maurice Chevalier, Norman Taurog, Paramount, Paul Panzer, pre-Code, Rating: 7/10

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Lightning Review: One Hour Late (1934) Starring Helen Twelvetrees

August 12, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Conrad Nagel and Helen Twelvetrees in One Hour Late

Brief look at Paramount’s One Hour Late, a late 1934 release starring Joe Morrison and Helen Twelvetrees. Action takes place over single day at an office. Directed by Ralph Murphy.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Arline Judge, Charles Sellon, Comedies, Conrad Nagel, Eddie Craven, Gail Patrick, George E. Stone, Helen Twelvetrees, Joe Morrison, Musicals, Paramount, Ray Milland, Ray Walker, Toby Wing

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