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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

Gentleman’s Fate (1931) Starring John Gilbert and Louis Wolheim as Unlikely Brothers

March 28, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 12 Comments

John Gilbert and Louis Wolheim

Gentleman’s Fate (1931) is an MGM gangster effort overshadowed by the relationship between the John Gilbert and Louis Wolheim characters. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy with good work from Anita Page as well.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Anita Page, Frank Reicher, Gangsters, George Cooper, John Gilbert, John Miljan, Leila Hyams, Louis Wolheim, Marie Prevost, Mervyn LeRoy, MGM, Paul Porcasi, Ralph Ince

Smart Money (1931) Starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney

August 14, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson

A deep look at Smart Money (1931) starring Edward G. Robinson with James Cagney. Includes detailed original biographical sections about co-stars Noel Francis and Evalyn Knapp.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Alfred E. Green, Boris Karloff, Darryl F Zanuck, Edward G. Robinson, Evalyn Knapp, gamblers, Gangsters, gladys lloyd, James Cagney, John Larkin, mae madison, Margaret Livingstone, Noel Francis, Paul Porcasi, Polly Walters, Ralf Harolde, smart money

Devil and the Deep (1932) Starring Charles Laughton and Tallulah Bankhead

May 24, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

A detailed look at Paramount’s Devil and the Deep (1932) starring Tallulah Bankhead and Gary Cooper, with Cary Grant and introducing Charles Laughton to American audiences as the paranoid submarine commander.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Cary Grant, charles lang, Charles Laughton, Dramas, Gary Cooper, insanity, Marion Gering, Paramount, Paul Porcasi, pre-Code, Romance, submarines, Tallulah Bankhead

The Criminal Code (1931) Starring Walter Huston with Boris Karloff

April 5, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Walter Huston and Phillips Holmes

A spoiler-free look at Howard Hawks’ The Criminal Code starring Walter Huston and providing Boris Karloff with his most important role to date. With a special focus on Phillips Holmes.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Academy Awards, Boris Karloff, Constance Cummings, Dramas, Howard Hawks, Mary Doran, Paul Porcasi, Phillips Holmes, Prison Films, reviews, The Criminal Code, Walter Huston

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