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Ann Dvorak Biographer Christina Rice on Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel

October 13, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 12 Comments

Ann Dvorak Hollywoods Forgotten Rebel by Christina Rice

An interview with Ann Dvorak biographer Christina Rice, who answers 11 questions about her book Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel. Packed with info about classic film star Dvorak and Rice’s long journey to completed biography.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Ann Dvorak, christina rice, interview, Scarface, Warner Bros.

Paul Muni’s 1932 – Multiple Projects Converge to Make Paul Muni a Huge Star

July 1, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Paul Muni 1935 Gallaher Signed Portraits of Famous Stars

In 1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang followed Scarface at the Strand Theater in New York while Paul Muni was then starring live on Broadway in Counsellor-at-Law. A major star is realized out of a huge year of work.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: counsellor-at-law, elmer rice, Howard Hawks, Howard Hughes, i am a fugitive from a chain gang, inherit the wind, jerome lawrence, other books, Paul Muni, pre-Code, Scarface, Warner Bros.

Stupidity, Scarface and The Unpopular Censors

November 10, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Paul Muni Karen Morley and George Raft in Scarface on 1940 Max Cinema Cavalcade Card

A 1932 letter to the editors of Motion Picture Magazine takes issue with the censors and Howard Hughes’ Scarface. The writer calls the film “dainty” and says the censors are “making suckers out of all of us.”

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: censors, Howard Hughes, Joseph Breen, Paul Muni, PCA, Scarface, Will Hays

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