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Ace of Aces (1933) Starring Richard Dix and Elizabeth Allan

June 11, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Richard Dix in Ace of Aces

Richard Dix stars as a pacifist sculptor turned bloodthirsty World War I Ace of Aces. Morality story with good action, complicated character. With Elizabeth Allan.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: Elizabeth Allan, Frank Conroy, J. Walter Ruben, John Monk Saunders, pre-Code, Ralph Bellamy, Richard Dix, RKO (Pathe), Theodore Newton, War, Warner Archive, World War I

The Patent Leather Kid (1927) Starring Richard Barthelmess and Molly O’Day

May 13, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Richard Barthelmess in The Patent Leather Kid

Silent film from First National Pictures, directed by Alfred Santell. The Patent Leather Kid is a boxing-war-romance that earned Richard Barthelmess and Academy Award nomination and features a breakout performance by Molly O’Day.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1927, Alfred Santell, Arthur Stone, Boxing, First National, Lawford Davidson, Matthew Betz, Molly O'Day, Ray Turner, Richard Barthelmess, Romance, Rupert Hughes, Silent Film, Sports, War, World War I

They Gave Him a Gun (1937) Starring Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone

March 3, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Franchot Tone Spencer Tracy Gladys George

Story of romance and brotherhood spread across a movie neatly divided between the war and gangster genres. They Gave Him a Gun stars Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, and Franchot Tone. Released as MOD DVD-R by Warner Archive.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1937, Cliff Edwards, Crime, Edgar Dearing, Franchot Tone, Gangsters, Gladys George, Mary Treen, MGM, Romance, Spencer Tracy, W.S. Van Dyke, War, Warner Archive, World War I

First Impressions: King Vidor’s The Big Parade (1925)

July 10, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

John Gilbert and Renee Adoree

Thoughts upon watching King Vidor’s 1925 epic of love and war, The Big Parade, for the first time. The MGM classic stars John Gilbert and Renee Adoree with Karl Dane and Tom O’Brien.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1925, claire adams, claire mcdowell, Hobart Bosworth, John Gilbert, karl dane, King Vidor, renee adoree, Romance, Silent Film, silent film reviews, the big parade, tom obrien, War, World War I

Lewis Milestone’s The Purple Heart (1944) Starring Dana Andrews

July 27, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 15 Comments

Dana Andrews Blogathon at Classic Movie Man

The Purple Heart (1944), directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Dana Andrews, is a World War II courtroom drama imagining the trial and fate of captured Doolittle Raid fliers before the world knew exactly what had happened to them. Part of the Dana Andrews blogathon.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1944, charles russell, Courtroom Drama, dana andrews, Darryl F Zanuck, Farley Granger, John Craven, kevin oshea, Lewis Milestone, red barry, richard conte, richard loo, sam levene, the purple heart, War, World War II

Watching Wings (1927) for the First Time

February 27, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Clara Bow in Wings

A look at William Wellman’s Wings (1927) after watching it for the first time. Air battles and It Girl Clara Bow highlight this first Best Picture Oscar winner.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1927, Academy Awards, Buddy Rogers, Charles Rogers, Clara Bow, El Brendel, Gary Cooper, Henry B. Walthall, Jobyna Ralston, Julia Swayne Gordon, Richard Arlen, Silent Film, War, William A. Wellman, Wings, World War I

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