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Scott Allen Nollen Discusses Robert E. Burns, Chain Gang, and His Latest Book

November 14, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Chain Gang by Scott Allen Nollen

Film historian Scott Allen Nollen answers questions about his latest book “The Making and Influence of I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang.” Interview covers the film, real-life influence Robert E. Burns, and Nollen’s new book.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: film books, Glenda Farrell, i am a fugitive from a chain gang, interview, Paul Muni, Scott Allen Nollen

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

The World Changes (1933) Starring the Many Faces of Paul Muni

September 23, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Iceboxes on Wheels Paul Muni

Paul Muni stars in First National’s 1933 multigenerational film The World Changes. Also starring Mary Astor. Muni earns a fortune in the meat-packing industry but is led too far from his roots and watches his children stray even further from what he considers a good life.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Alan Dinehart, Aline MacMahon, Anna Q. Nilsson, Arthur Hohl, chicago, Donald Cook, Entreprenuers, First National, Gordon Westcott, Great Depression, Guy Kibbee, Henry O'Neill, industry, investors, Jean Muir, Margaret Lindsay, Mary Astor, meat packing, Mervyn LeRoy, Patricia Ellis, Paul Muni, stock exchange, Theodore Newton, Warner Bros., William Janney

Billboard, 1941 – John Barrymore Tops List of Greatest Performers in Living Memory

July 6, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

John Barrymore 1920s 5x7 Fan Photo

A 1941 Billboard Magazine poll of his peers names John Barrymore the greatest performer in living memory. Charlie Chaplin finishes second. This illustrated post reveals the top 20 along with other details of the poll.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: billboard, Charlie Chaplin, enrico caruso, Helen Hayes, John Barrymore, lists, Paul Muni

Paul Muni’s 1932 – Multiple Projects Converge to Make Paul Muni a Huge Star

July 1, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Paul Muni 1935 Gallaher Signed Portraits of Famous Stars

In 1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang followed Scarface at the Strand Theater in New York while Paul Muni was then starring live on Broadway in Counsellor-at-Law. A major star is realized out of a huge year of work.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: counsellor-at-law, elmer rice, Howard Hawks, Howard Hughes, i am a fugitive from a chain gang, inherit the wind, jerome lawrence, other books, Paul Muni, pre-Code, Scarface, Warner Bros.

Stupidity, Scarface and The Unpopular Censors

November 10, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Paul Muni Karen Morley and George Raft in Scarface on 1940 Max Cinema Cavalcade Card

A 1932 letter to the editors of Motion Picture Magazine takes issue with the censors and Howard Hughes’ Scarface. The writer calls the film “dainty” and says the censors are “making suckers out of all of us.”

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: censors, Howard Hughes, Joseph Breen, Paul Muni, PCA, Scarface, Will Hays

The Story of Louis Pasteur (1935) starring Paul Muni with Josephine Hutchinson

November 2, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

No, it’s not about Pasteurization! Paul Muni turns in another grand performance as Louis Pasteur in the 1935 Warner Bros biopic. William Dieterle directs.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Academy Awards, Biopics, Donald Woods, Fritz Leiber, Josephine Hutchinson, Oscars, Paul Muni, The Story of Louis Pasteur, William Dieterle




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