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A House Divided (1931) – Walter Huston Stars in Early Talkie from William Wyler

July 23, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

A House Divided 1931

This early talkie from legendary director William Wyler stars Walter Huston as the father of meek Kent Douglass, who falls in love with Dad’s mail-order bride, Helen Chandler. Excellent work from Huston as always with surprising heat and chemistry from the two young co-stars.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Bette Davis, Charles Middleton, Douglass Montgomery, Helen Chandler, John Huston, Kent Douglass, Olive Edens, pre-Code, Universal, Walter Huston, William Wyler

Sidebar: Walter Huston and the Duke of Crovenay

April 3, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Walter Huston as picturing on 1933 Dixie Premium

A review of John Weld’s biography of Walter Huston, September Song, including a story about the fabled Duke of Crovenay and the birth of the Crovenay Society.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: book reviews, crovenay, james curtis, john weld, loyal davis, movie book reviews, september song, ty cobb, Walter Huston

Night Court (1932) Starring Phillips Holmes and Walter Huston

March 24, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Phillips Holmes - The Speech

Phillips Holmes takes on Walter Huston’s corrupt judge in MGM’s Night Court (1932), a pre-code drama directed by W.S. Van Dyke and also featuring Anita Page, Lewis Stone and Noel Francis.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Anita Page, corruption, Courtroom Drama, Great Depression, Jean Hersholt, John Miljan, Lewis Stone, Mary Carlisle, MGM, night court, Noel Francis, Phillips Holmes, pre-Code, Tully Marshall, W.S. Van Dyke, Walter Huston, Warner Richmond

The Wet Parade (1932) Dramatizes the Evils of Liquor … and Prohibition

December 14, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Dorothy Jordan Robert Young Walter Huston

The Wet Parade (1932) from MGM takes a stand against the evils of both liquor and Prohibition towards the tail end of the Prohibition era. Starring Walter Huston, Lewis Stone, Robert Young, Dorothy Jordan, Neil Hamilton, Jimmy Durante and Myrna Loy.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, alcoholism, Clara Blandick, Dorothy Jordan, Jimmy Durante, Joan Marsh, John Lee Mahin, Lewis Stone, MGM, Myrna Loy, Neil Hamilton, pre-Code, Prohibition, Robert Young, Upton Sinclair, Victor Fleming, Wallace Ford, Walter Huston, Warner Archive

The Criminal Code (1931) Starring Walter Huston with Boris Karloff

April 5, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Walter Huston and Phillips Holmes

A spoiler-free look at Howard Hawks’ The Criminal Code starring Walter Huston and providing Boris Karloff with his most important role to date. With a special focus on Phillips Holmes.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Academy Awards, Boris Karloff, Constance Cummings, Dramas, Howard Hawks, Mary Doran, Paul Porcasi, Phillips Holmes, Prison Films, reviews, The Criminal Code, Walter Huston

Walter Huston is Dodsworth (1936) with Ruth Chatterton and Mary Astor

April 14, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Walter Huston in Dodsworth

Water Huston plays perhaps his finest role when he brings his Sam Dodsworth from the stage to the screen for Sam Goldwyn under William Wyler’s direction. Winner of 1 Oscar, nominated for 6 more, Dodsworth gives us a peek at the complicated married life of a middle-aged couple.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Adaptations, David Niven, Dodsworth, Dramas, Goldwyn, Gregory Gaye, Maria Ouspenskaya, Mary Astor, Paul Lukas, Ruth Chatterton, Sinclair Lewis, Walter Huston, William Wyler

The Beast of the City (1932) starring Walter Huston and Wallace Ford

February 27, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Jean Harlow in The Beast of the City

A review of an under appreciated 1932 pre-Code classic, The Beast of the City, starring Walter Huston and with Jean Harlow.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, charles brabin, cops and robbers, Gangsters, herbert hoover, Jean Harlow, Jean Hersholt, MGM, Mickey Rooney, movie collectibles, pre-Code, W.R. Burnett, Wallace Ford, Walter Huston, Warner Archive




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