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The Story of Temple Drake (1933) – Paramount Adapts Faulkner’s Sanctuary

May 30, 2018 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Jack La Rue with Miriam Hopkins

A review plus background information about Paramount pre-Code The Story of Temple Drake (1933), adapted from Sanctuary by William Faulkner. Book and adaptation are compared and contrasted. Casting and path to screen are covered, including George Raft’s refusal to appear in the film. Biographical information about stars Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue. Lengthy article, over 5,500 words, first appeared in Classic Movie Monthly #5.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Adaptations, Arthur Belasco, Elizabeth Patterson, Florence Eldridge, Harlan E Knight, Irving Pichel, Jack La Rue, James Eagles, james mason, jobyna howland, Louise Beavers, Miriam Hopkins, oliver hp garrett, Paramount, pre-Code, Sir Guy Standing, Stephen Roberts, William Collier Jr, william faulkner, William Gargan

Lady and Gent (1932) Starring George Bancroft and Wynne Gibson

February 13, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Wynne Gibson and George Bancroft

A washed-up fighter and a Prohibition-era nightclub hostess form an unlikely foster family for a 12-year-old orphan. Strong performances by George Bancroft and Wynne Gibson in Lady and Gent. Directed by Stephen Roberts. Academy Award nominated screenplay.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Billy Butts, Boxing, Charles Starrett, Dramas, George Bancroft, James Gleason, John Wayne, Joyce Compton, Morgan Wallace, Paramount, pre-Code, Stephen Roberts, Wynne Gibson

Paramount’s The Night of June 13th (1932), Street Scene of the Suburbs

October 7, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

From Film Daily, September 22, 1932

The Night of June 13th (1932) was Paramount’s answer to Street Scene in which they set an ensemble cast loose on each other in the suburbs. With Clive Brook, the first pairing of Charles Ruggles and Mary Boland, plus Lila Lee, Gene Raymond, Frances Dee, Charley Grapewin and many others.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Adrianne Allen, Arthur Hohl, Charley Grapewin, Charlie Ruggles, Clive Brook, Courtroom Drama, Dramas, Frances Dee, gene raymond, Helen Jerome Eddy, Helen Ware, Lila Lee, Mary Boland, Paramount, Richard Carle, Stephen Roberts, street scene, suburbs, the night of june 13th, vera caspary

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