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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

‘One Sunday Afternoon’ With Cagney & Co. in ‘The Strawberry Blonde’

July 30, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland

One Sunday Afternoon made over in Old New York for The Strawberry Blonde. From director Raoul Walsh for Warner Bros. from a script by the Epstein brothers. Starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth, and Jack Carson.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1890s, 1941, Alan Hale, Comedies, George Reeves, George Tobias, Jack Carson, James Cagney, James Hagan, Julius J. Epstein, nostalgia, Olivia de Havilland, Philip G. Epstein, Raoul Walsh, remakes, Rita Hayworth, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Una O'Connor, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

6 Hours to Live (1932) for Warner Baxter in Rare Fox Film

April 22, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Warner Baxter in 6 Hours to Live

Warner Baxter stars as a love-struck politician who is assassinated just before a key international vote. Science gives him another 6 Hours to Live after a powerful ray brings him back to life. Also starring Miriam Jordan and John Boles. Directed by William Dieterle. A 1932 Fox Films release.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Beryl Mercer, Dewey Robinson, Edward McWade, Edwin Maxwell, Fox Films, George Marion, Halliwell Hobbes, Irene Ware, John Boles, John Davidson, Miriam Jordan, politics, pre-Code, Romance, Rosita Butler, Science Fiction, Warner Baxter, William Dieterle

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Lightning Review: The Shining Hour (1938) Starring Joan Crawford

August 10, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Joan Crawford and Robert Young in The Shining Hour

Brief look at MGM’s The Shining Hour (1938) starring Joan Crawford. Melvyn Douglas marries her; brother Robert Young loves her, but is married to Margaret Sullavan. Fay Bainter as Douglas and Young’s suspicious sister. Directed by Frank Borzage.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Allyn Joslyn, fay bainter, Frank Albertson, Hattie McDaniel, Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Melvyn Douglas, MGM, Robert Young, Romance

The Good Fairy (1935) Starring Margaret Sullavan and Herbert Marshall

July 13, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Margaret Sullavan in The Good Fairy

Margaret Sullavan stars as innocent orphan who plays good fairy. Frank Morgan pursues, Reginald Owen protects, and Herbert Marshall falls in love in The Good Fairy (1935), a Universal film directed by William Wyler from a screenplay by Preston Sturges.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Alan Hale, Beulah Bondi, Cesar Romero, Comedies, Eric Blore, Frank Morgan, Herbert Marshall, Luis Alberni, Margaret Sullavan, Preston Sturges, Reginald Owen, Romance, Universal, William Wyler

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Lightning Review: A Lost Lady (1934) Starring Barbara Stanwyck

June 8, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

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Lightning review takes brief look at Warner Bros. A Lost Lady (1934) starring Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Morgan, directed by Alfred E. Green.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Alfred E. Green, Barbara Stanwyck, Dramas, Frank Morgan, Lyle Talbot, Phillip Reed, Ricardo Cortez, Romance, Warner Bros.

The Wedding Night (1935) Starring Gary Cooper and Anna Sten

June 5, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Gary Cooper and Anna Sten

Another slice of America in his time offered by Vidor in The Wedding Night (1935), a romance starring Gary Cooper and Anna Sten. Helen Vinson also impresses as Cooper’s wife.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Anna Sten, Dramas, Gary Cooper, George Meeker, Helen Vinson, Howard Productions, King Vidor, Ralph Bellamy, Romance, Samuel Goldwyn, Sig Ruman, United Artists, Walter Brennan, Warner Archive

The Patent Leather Kid (1927) Starring Richard Barthelmess and Molly O’Day

May 13, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Richard Barthelmess in The Patent Leather Kid

Silent film from First National Pictures, directed by Alfred Santell. The Patent Leather Kid is a boxing-war-romance that earned Richard Barthelmess and Academy Award nomination and features a breakout performance by Molly O’Day.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1927, Alfred Santell, Arthur Stone, Boxing, First National, Lawford Davidson, Matthew Betz, Molly O'Day, Ray Turner, Richard Barthelmess, Romance, Rupert Hughes, Silent Film, Sports, War, World War I

Good Dame (1934) Starring Sylvia Sidney and Fredric March

March 14, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney

Lots of Depression-era slang tossed about in Paramount’s Good Dame (1934). Carny hustler Fredric March falls for chorine nice girl Sylvia Sidney in this rarely seen pre-Code.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Bradley Page, carnivals, Fredric March, Guy Usher, Jack La Rue, Joseph Franz, Kathleen Burke, Marion Gering, Miami Alvarez, Noel Francis, Paramount, pre-Code, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Russell Hopton, Sylvia Sidney, Walter Brennan, William Farnum

They Gave Him a Gun (1937) Starring Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone

March 3, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Franchot Tone Spencer Tracy Gladys George

Story of romance and brotherhood spread across a movie neatly divided between the war and gangster genres. They Gave Him a Gun stars Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, and Franchot Tone. Released as MOD DVD-R by Warner Archive.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1937, Cliff Edwards, Crime, Edgar Dearing, Franchot Tone, Gangsters, Gladys George, Mary Treen, MGM, Romance, Spencer Tracy, W.S. Van Dyke, War, Warner Archive, World War I

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