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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

The Last Flight (1931) – John Monk Saunders Hijacks Hemingway’s Lost Generation

September 7, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 16 Comments

The Last Flight 1931

Upon publication reviews called John Monk Saunders anything from a hack to a plagiarist when his Single Lady cashed in as an inferior version of Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. Adapted as The Last Flight, Saunders’s story emerges as perhaps the best of any film about The Lost Generation. Directed by William Dieterle, with excellent performances from Richard Barthelmess and Helen Chandler.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, David Manners, Elliott Nugent, First National, Helen Chandler, John Mack Brown, John Monk Saunders, Lost Generation, Richard Barthelmess, Walter Byron, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., William Dieterle, World War I

Gladys George Is Madame X (1937), Plus Brief Biography

August 25, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

Madame X 1937 trade ad

A history of Madame X concentrates on the 1937 film version starring Gladys George. Includes a biography of Gladys George with comparison to Ruth Chatterton’s 1929 performance.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: 1937, Courtroom Drama, Dramas, Emma Dunn, Gladys George, Henry Daniell, John Beal, melodrama, MGM, Reginald Owen, remakes, Ruth Chatterton, Sam Wood, Warner Archive, Warren William

Blessed Event (1932) – Lee Tracy as Early Version of Winchell

August 21, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Lee Tracy in Blessed Event

A look at Lee Tracy as the Walter Winchell inspired star of pre-Code classic Blessed Event (1932). Includes back story about the stage adaptation, movie casting and speedy film production, plus a bit about Walter Winchell himself, circa 1932.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Allen Jenkins, Ben Bernie, Dick Powell, Edwin Maxwell, Emma Dunn, Frank McHugh, Isabel Jewell, Journalists, Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Ned Sparks, pre-Code, Roy Del Ruth, Ruth Donnelly, Walter Walker, Walter Winchell, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

Black Fury (1935) – Paul Muni Stars in Another Ripped from the Headlines Story

August 6, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Black Fury 1935 Paul Muni

Paul Muni stars as a mine worker who is duped into breaking the union in 1935’s Black Fury from Warner Bros. Post includes background about real-life John Barcoski murder from 1929 and other notes about the origins of the film.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Barton MacLane, coal mines, J. Carroll Naish, John Qualen, Karen Morley, Michael Curtiz, Michael Musmanno, Paul Muni, Sara Haden, unions, Vince Barnett, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., William Gargan

James Cagney is Jimmy the Gent (1934)

July 16, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

James Cagney stars in Warner Bros. fast-paced Jimmy the Gent (1934), made all the faster by Cagney’s own frenzied performance. Bette Davis co-stars in an underwhelming role while Alan Dinehart excels in his part as rival “Heir Chaser.” Directed by Michael Curtiz and also featuring Allen Jenkins and Alice White.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Alan Dinehart, Alice White, Allen Jenkins, Arthur Hohl, Bette Davis, James Cagney, Mayo Methot, Michael Curtiz, pre-Code, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

Frank Capra’s Broadway Bill (1934) Starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy

June 17, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

1937 John Sinclair Film Stars

A look at Frank Capra’s follow-up to It Happened One Night, the 1934 holiday release Broadway Bill starring Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy and a horse named Broadway Bill. With comparison to 1950 remake Riding High and explanation of why Bill wound up out of circulation until 1992.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Bing Crosby, Charles Lane, Clara Blandick, Clarence Muse, Claude Gillingwater, Douglass Dumbrille, Frank Capra, Frankie Darro, Helen Vinson, Horse Racing, Lucille Ball, Lynne Overman, Margaret Hamilton, Myrna Loy, Raymond Walburn, Robert Riskin, Sports, Walter Connolly, Ward Bond, Warner Archive, Warner Baxter

Test Pilot (1938) Starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy

May 30, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Cinefilo Magazine November 11 1938 Clark Gable Myrna Loy Spencer Tracy

Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy live up to expectations in MGM’s Test Pilot (1938). One of the most popular films of 1938, the Academy Award-nominated Best Picture directed by Victor Fleming allows all three stars to shine in strong parts that they enliven with strong performances. Time well spent, no matter the length.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, action, air travel, Clark Gable, Gloria Holden, Lionel Barrymore, Louis Jean Heydt, Marjorie Main, MGM, Myrna Loy, Priscilla Lawson, Romance, Spencer Tracy, Ted Pearson, Victor Fleming, Virginia Grey, Warner Archive

Elsie Ferguson’s Only Talkie, Scarlet Pages (1930)

May 20, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Elsie Ferguson in Scarlet Pages

Stage legend Elsie Ferguson plays in her final film and only talkie, Scarlet Pages (1930), a courtroom drama offering a view of feminism at that time. Due to its mature content Scarlet Pages was successfully marketed as what was considered a “dirty picture” by 1930 standards.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1930, Courtroom Drama, Elsie Ferguson, feminism, First National, Fred Kelsey, Grant Withers, Jean Bary, Jean Laverty, John Halliday, Marian Nixon, Ray Enright, Warner Archive, William B. Davidson

Richard Dix Reckons Himself The Public Defender (RKO, 1931)

May 13, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

The Public Defender 1931

Richard Dix is a harmless playboy until trouble calls and with the assistance of Boris Karloff and Paul Hurst he becomes The Reckoner in RKO’s The Public Defender (1931).

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Alan Roscoe, Boris Karloff, Carl Gerard, Crime, Edmund Breese, Emmett King, farnesbarnes, Frank Sheridan, J. Walter Ruben, Nella Walker, Paul Hurst, Purnell Pratt, Richard Dix, RKO (Pathe), Robert Emmett O'Connor, Rochelle Hudson, Ruth Weston, Shirley Grey, Warner Archive

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