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‘One Sunday Afternoon’ With Cagney & Co. in ‘The Strawberry Blonde’

July 30, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland

One Sunday Afternoon made over in Old New York for The Strawberry Blonde. From director Raoul Walsh for Warner Bros. from a script by the Epstein brothers. Starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth, and Jack Carson.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1890s, 1941, Alan Hale, Comedies, George Reeves, George Tobias, Jack Carson, James Cagney, James Hagan, Julius J. Epstein, nostalgia, Olivia de Havilland, Philip G. Epstein, Raoul Walsh, remakes, Rita Hayworth, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Una O'Connor, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

What Price Hollywood? (1932) Starring Constance Bennett, Lowell Sherman

January 18, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

Constance Bennett Lowell Sherman Gregory Ratoff

What Price Hollywood? (1932), the best of the pre-Code era “inside-Hollywood” films, stars Constance Bennett and Lowell Sherman in director George Cukor’s first film for David O. Selznick.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Constance Bennett, David O Selznick, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, George Cukor, Gregory Ratoff, hollywood, Louise Beavers, Lowell Sherman, Neil Hamilton, pre-Code, RKO (Pathe), Warner Archive

Girl Missing (1933) Starring Glenda Farrell, Mary Brian

November 18, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Glenda Farrell and Mary Brian

Murder-mystery GIRL MISSING (1933) ignores its murder and telegraphs its mystery, but Glenda Farrell manages to carry the day anyway. An excellent pre-Code showcase for the actress. Good support from Guy Kibbee, Helen Ware, and Ferdinand Gottschalk.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Ben Lyon, Edward Ellis, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, Harold Huber, Helen Ware, Louise Beavers, Lyle Talbot, Mary Brian, Mysteries, pat collins, Peggy Shannon, pre-Code, Robert Florey, Walter Brennan, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

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Turn Back the Clock (1933) Starring Lee Tracy, Mae Clarke

August 20, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Lee Tracy and Mae Clarke in Turn Back the Clock

MGM pre-Code Turn Back the Clock (1933) stars Lee Tracy, who goes back in time, hoping to get rich this time. With Mae Clarke. Directed by Edgar Selwyn.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Ben Hecht, C. Henry Gordon, Clara Blandick, Edgar Selwyn, George Barbier, Lee Tracy, Mae Clarke, MGM, Otto Kruger, Peggy Shannon, pre-Code, Rating: 8/10, Warner Archive

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Lightning Review: Sadie McKee (1934) Starring Joan Crawford

August 10, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Joan Crawford and Edward Arnold in Sadie McKee

Brief look at MGM pre-Code Sadie McKee (1934) starring Joan Crawford and the three men in her life, played by Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, and Edward Arnold. Strong Crawford pre-Code with good work from Arnold as alcoholic millionaire. Directed by Clarence Brown.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Akim Tamiroff, Clarence Brown, Edward Arnold, Esther Ralston, Franchot Tone, gene raymond, Helen Ware, Jean Dixon, Joan Crawford, MGM, pre-Code, Warner Archive

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Lightning Review: The Easiest Way (1931) Starring Constance Bennett

August 3, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

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Brief look at MGM pre-Code The Easiest Way (1931) starring Constance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, and Robert Montgomery. Directed by Jack Conway. With Clark Gable.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Adolphe Menjou, Anita Page, Clara Blandick, Clark Gable, Constance Bennett, Hedda Hopper, J. Farrell MacDonald, Jack Conway, Marjorie Rambeau, MGM, pre-Code, Robert Montgomery, Warner Archive

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 Wedding Night (1935) Starring Gary Cooper and Anna Sten

June 5, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Gary Cooper and Anna Sten

Another slice of America in his time offered by Vidor in The Wedding Night (1935), a romance starring Gary Cooper and Anna Sten. Helen Vinson also impresses as Cooper’s wife.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Anna Sten, Dramas, Gary Cooper, George Meeker, Helen Vinson, Howard Productions, King Vidor, Ralph Bellamy, Romance, Samuel Goldwyn, Sig Ruman, United Artists, Walter Brennan, Warner Archive

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

The Mind Reader (1933) Starring Warren William

March 18, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Warren William and Constance Cummings

Warren William stars as a Depression-era hustler who turns carnival psychic until the love of a good woman tames him. He can’t pay the bills selling brushes though so his old partner lures him back into the mind reading racket. Warren William stars in The Mind Reader (1933) with Constance Cummings, Allen Jenkins, and Clarence Muse. Directed by Roy Del Ruth.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Allen Jenkins, carnivals, Clara Blandick, Clarence Muse, Constance Cummings, Earle Foxe, First National, Mayo Methot, Natalie Moorhead, pre-Code, psychics, Robert Greig, Roy Del Ruth, Warner Archive, Warren William

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