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Remember the Night (1940) Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray

December 21, 2017 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Remember the Night 1940

Background and action in Paramount’s Remember the Night (1940), directed by Michell Leisen from a screenplay by Preston Sturges, featuring a budding romance between Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray during the Christmas season. With special attention given to character actor Willard Robertson, whose loquacious lawyer steals the show out of the gates. Lengthy article, over 5,000 words, that first appeared in Classic Movie Monthly #4.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1940, Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Charles Arnt, Charles Waldron, Christmas, christmas movies, Elizabeth Patterson, Fred MacMurray, Fred Toones, Georgia Caine, John Wray, Mitchell Leisen, Paramount, Paul Guilfoyle, Preston Sturges, Spencer Charters, Sterling Holloway, Thomas W. Ross, Tom Kennedy, Virginia Brissac, Willard Robertson

Don’t Bet on Blondes (1935) Starring Warren William and Claire Dodd

November 23, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Warren William and Claire Dodd

Warner Brothers Don’t Bet on Blondes (1935) features solid work by Warren William as bookmaker turned freak insurance man, Claire Dodd cast against type as his love interest and Guy Kibbee giving the strongest performance of the bunch as Dodd’s father, who takes out a policy against his daughter’s marriage. It is also Errol Flynn’s second Hollywood movie and Flynn’s early career is detailed within the post.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Claire Dodd, clay clement, Errol Flynn, gambling, Guy Kibbee, Hobart Cavanaugh, insurance, Mary Treen, Maude Eburne, New York, Robert Florey, Spencer Charters, Vince Barnett, Walter Byron, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., Warren William, William Gargan

Jewel Robbery (1932) – Kay Francis and William Powell for a Sixth Time

November 28, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Kay Francis in Jewel Robbery

A look at Jewel Robbery (1932), a unique heist-romance from Warner Brothers starring William Powell and Kay Francis. It’s a sophisticated yet often silly and almost always sinful pre-code classic.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Alan Mowbray, Clarence Wilson, Crime, Darryl F Zanuck, Drugs, Hardie Albright, Helen Vinson, Henry Kolker, Kay Francis, Lee Kohlmar, pre-Code, Rating: 8/10, Romance, sex, Spencer Charters, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., William Dieterle, William Powell

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