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She Had to Say Yes (1933) Starring Loretta Young

September 23, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

She Had to Say Yes 1933 Newspaper ad

She Had to Say Yes is a pre-Code film so outrageous that it’s bound to bother men and women alike. An expose on the life of the “customer’s girl,” the Depression era’s version of a high class call girl in business circles. Starring Loretta Young, who manages to be pawed by Regis Toomey, Lyle Talbot, and Hugh Herbert, all in the same movie.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Busby Berkeley, Ferdinand Gottschalk, First National, George Amy, Helen Ware, Hugh Herbert, Loretta Young, Lyle Talbot, pre-Code, Regis Toomey, Suzanne Kilborn, Warner Bros., Winnie Lightner

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

G Men (1935) Starring James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, and Ann Dvorak

April 10, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 32 Comments

James Cagney in G Men

A look at Warner Brothers’ G MEN (1935) starring James Cagney, this time as the good guy. Based on several real incidents and infamous names, it’s the movie that began the G-Men cycle of films.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Ann Dvorak, Barton MacLane, Crime, Darryl F Zanuck, edward pawley, Edwin Maxwell, fbi, g men, Gangsters, hal wallis, Harold Huber, James Cagney, Lloyd Nolan, Margaret Lindsay, Regis Toomey, Robert Armstrong, Russell Hopton, seton i miller, Warner Bros., William Harrigan, William Keighley

Paramount’s 24 Hours (1931) with Clive Brook, Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins

February 13, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

24 Hours Paramount 1931

Paramount’s Marion Gering gives us Louis Bromfield’s 24 Hours (1931) in just 66 minutes. Featuring an alcoholic Clive Brook, fashionable Kay Francis and Miriam Hopkins belting out a pair of songs in a pre-Code drama ripe for rediscovery.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, 24 hours, Adrienne Ames, bob kortman, Charlotte Granville, Clive Brook, Dramas, Gangsters, George Barbier, Kay Francis, louis bromfield, Lucille La Verne, Marion Gering, Minor Watson, Miriam Hopkins, Paramount, pre-Code, Regis Toomey, wade boteler




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