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Blood Money (1933) Starring George Bancroft, Frances Dee

April 4, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

George Bancroft in Blood Money

One of three pre-Code titles directed by temperamental Rowland Brown, Blood Money (1933) stars George Bancroft as a bail bondsman to the underworld with Frances Dee as a young kleptomaniac with an “underworld mania” and a desire for a strong man to dominate her. Feature debut for Judith Anderson.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, 20th Century, Blossom Seeley, Chick Chandler, Clarence Wilson, Darryl F Zanuck, Dewey Robinson, Edward Van Sloan, Frances Dee, Gangsters, George Bancroft, George Regas, Herman Bing, Joe Sawyer, Judith Anderson, Kathlyn Williams, Lucille Ball, Noel Francis, pre-Code, Rowland Brown, Theresa Harris

RKO’s Hell’s Highway (1932) Beats Other Chain Gang Movie to Theaters

January 23, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

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It’s tempting to call RKO’s Hell’s Highway (1932) a knockoff on I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. However the Richard Dix movie came first. A long essay looking at Hell’s Highway, Dix, the Etude Ethiopian Chorus and that other Chain Gang movie.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, C. Henry Gordon, Charles Middleton, Clarence Muse, David O Selznick, eddie hart, etude ethiopian chorus, hells highway, i am a fugitive from a chain gang, john arledge, John Cromwell, Louise Beavers, louise carter, Oscar Apfel, Prison Films, Rating: 8/10, Richard Dix, RKO (Pathe), Rochelle Hudson, Rowland Brown, Sandy Roth, Stanley Fields, Tom Brown, Warner Richmond

The Doorway to Hell (1930) Starring Lew Ayres and James Cagney

April 21, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 15 Comments

James Cagney in The Doorway to Hell

A deep look at the early gangster movie The Doorway to Hell (1930) with focus on stars Lew Ayres, James Cagney and Dorothy Mathews. Warner Brothers precursor to Little Caesar and The Public Enemy.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1930, Archie Mayo, Darryl F Zanuck, dorothy mathews, Dwight Frye, eddie moran, edwin argus, Gangsters, James Cagney, Jerry Mandy, Kenneth Thomson, leon janney, Lew Ayres, little caesar, Noel Madison, robert elliott, Rowland Brown, the doorway to hell, Warner Archive

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