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There Goes My Heart (1938) Starring Fredric March, Virginia Bruce

August 25, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Virginia Bruce and Fredric March in There Goes My Heart

Romantic comedy There Goes My Heart (1938) from Hal Roach Studios stars Fredric March and Virginia Bruce. Patsy Kelly in support with Alan Mowbray, Eugene Pallette, Claude Gillingwater. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Alan Mowbray, Arthur Lake, Claude Gillingwater, Eugene Pallette, Fredric March, Hal Roach Studios, Marjorie Main, Nancy Carroll, norman z mcleod, Patsy Kelly, Rating: 7/10, United Artists, Virginia Bruce

The Murder Man (1935) Starring Spencer Tracy

March 28, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Spencer Tracy in The Murder Man

Reviewing Spencer Tracy’s first film on his MGM contract, The Murder Man, underrated by virtue of Tracy’s starring performance. Also starring Virginia Bruce, with Lionel Atwill and James Stewart in his feature film debut.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, George Chandler, Harvey Stephens, James Stewart, John Sheehan, Lionel Atwill, Lucien Littlefield, MGM, murder, Mysteries, Robert Barrat, Spencer Tracy, Tim Whelan, Virginia Bruce, Warner Archive, William Collier Sr, William Demarest

Downstairs (1932) Starring John Gilbert, From a Story by John Gilbert

September 26, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Bodil Rosing and John Gilbert

Despite its poor reception in 1932, today Downstairs is often pointed to as John Gilbert’s best talkie and further evidence that his voice was not poor. A look at some key scenes with Virginia Bruce and Paul Lukas, plus just how bad of a guy was Gilbert’s Karl?

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Bodil Rosing, John Gilbert, MGM, Monta Bell, Olga Baclanova, Paul Lukas, pre-Code, Reginald Owen, Virginia Bruce, Warner Archive

Winner Take All (1932) from Warner Archive’s Latest Wave of James Cagney

March 19, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

James Cagney in Winner Take All

James Cagney stars as boxer Jimmy Kane in Winner Take All, a 1932 Warner Bros. release. This post takes a look at the Rocky II-like double knockdown from the film in order to revisit its inspiration, a real-life 1912 lightweight title fight. Also starring Marian Nixon and Virginia Bruce.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Alan Mowbray, Boxing, Clarence Muse, Clarence Wilson, Dickie Moore, Esther Howard, Guy Kibbee, James Cagney, John Roche, Marian Nixon, pre-Code, Ralf Harolde, Roy Del Ruth, Sports, Virginia Bruce, Warner Archive

Colin Clive in 3 movies not named Frankenstein

January 20, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Well, I bet you’ve seen at least two Colin Clive movies, haven’t you?  I swear, when I was a kid bitten by the monster madness which was the first seed of my current love of classic movies Colin Clive was bigger to me than Gable, Cagney, or any other leading man of the period.  C’mon, […]

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Birthdays, Bride of Frankenstein, Charles Boyer, Colin Clive, Frances Drake, Frankenstein, History Is Made at Night, Jane Eyre, Jean Arthur, movie collectibles, Virginia Bruce

Arsene Lupin Returns (1938) starring Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William

October 18, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Brief notes are exactly that, just some stream of consciousness thoughts occurring during my most recent viewing of Arsene Lupin Returns.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Arsene Lupin Returns, detective movies, E.E. Clive, George Zucco, Melvyn Douglas, MGM, Nat Pendleton, Virginia Bruce, Warren William

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