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King Kong (1933) in New York, March 1933

April 14, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

King Kong 1933

A look at the very specific time and place of King Kong’s March 2, 1933 premiere at Radio City Music Hall and the Roxy in New York City.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Adventures, Bruce Cabot, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Fay Wray, Frank Reicher, Horror, Max Steiner, Merian C. Cooper, Noble Johnson, pre-Code, RKO (Pathe), Robert Armstrong, Sam Hardy, Willis O'Brien

The Lost Squadron (1932) Starring Richard Dix, With Erich von Stroheim

June 17, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Joel McCrea, Robert Armstrong and Richard Dix

RKO’s The Lost Squadron (1932) is a war movie that isn’t a war movie. Veterans return home to find work as Hollywood stunt fliers under Erich von Stoheim’s command. Starring Richard Dix, Robert Armstrong, Joel McCrea, Hugh Herbert, Mary Astor and Dorothy Jordan. Directed by George Archainbaud.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, David O Selznick, dick grace, Dorothy Jordan, Erich Von Stroheim, forgotten men, george archainbaud, Hugh Herbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Richard Dix, Robert Armstrong, the lost squadron, wallace smith, World War I

Public Enemy’s Wife (1936) and Bullets for O’Hara (1941)

April 21, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Margaret Lindsay in Public Enemy's Wife

Continuing the G-man cycle with Warner Brother’s Public Enemy’s Wife (1936) and its 1941 remake, Bullets for O’Hara. Reuniting Robert Armstrong and Margaret Lindsay from G Men with Pat O’Brien, Public Enemy’s Wife is a worthwhile Warner’s crime film, while the low budget O’Hara is worth a try for fans of the original.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, 1941, Anthony Quinn, bullets for ohara, Cesar Romero, dick purcell, g men, Gangsters, joan perry, Margaret Lindsay, nick grinde, Pat O'Brien, public enemys wife, Robert Armstrong, Roger Pryor, Warner Bros., William K. Howard

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

April 10, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 31 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

Panama Flo (1932) With Brief Biography of Star Helen Twelvetrees

March 16, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Helen Twelvetrees in Panama Flo

RKO Pathe’s 1932 Helen Twelvetrees vehicle Panama Flo with Charles Bickford. A Helen Twelvetrees biography tucked in the middle of this lengthy post.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Charles Bickford, Dramas, garrett fort, helen marie jurgens, Helen Twelvetrees, marjorie peterson, Maude Eburne, melodrama, panama flo, pre-Code, ralph murphy, reina velez, RKO (Pathe), Robert Armstrong, saturday evening post, the second shot

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

The Tip-Off (1931) with Eddie Quillan, Ginger Rogers and Turkey Mike Donlin

March 22, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Eddie Quillan 1920s 5x7 Fan Photo

A pre-Code release from RKO Pathe, The Tip-Off (1931) features Ginger Rogers in an early role but most of the fun comes from its fresh-faced star Eddie Quillan.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Baseball, boxers, Comedies, Eddie Quillan, Gangsters, Ginger Rogers, Joan Peers, Mike Donlin, pre-Code, Ralf Harolde, RKO (Pathe), Robert Armstrong, The Tip-Off

Search for Beauty (1934) starring Ida Lupino and Buster Crabbe

April 13, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

A review of Paramount’s Search for Beauty (1934) starring Buster Crabbe and Ida Lupino. One of six films featured in the Pre-Code Hollywood Collection, and the first one I chose to watch … a mistake.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, buster crabbe, Gertrude Michael, Ida Lupino, James Gleason, Paramount, pre-Code, Robert Armstrong, Toby Wing




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