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Terror Aboard (1933) – Grand Hotel of Murder on the High Seas

November 5, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Charlie Ruggles in Terror Aboard 1933

One passenger drops after another in Terror Aboard (1933), Paramount’s pre-Code preview of the far-off slasher genre. An all-star cast of B-players is led by John Halliday in this tale of multiple murders at sea.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Bobby Dunn, Charlie Ruggles, Clarence Wilson, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Horror, Jack La Rue, John Halliday, Leila Bennett, Morgan Wallace, Murder, Neil Hamilton, Paramount, Paul Porcasi, Paul Sloane, pre-Code, Shirley Grey, Slasher, Stanley Fields, Thomas E. Jackson, verree teasdale, William Janney

The Mouthpiece (1932) – Warren William Becomes a Star; 1932 William J. Fallon Cycle Begins

September 9, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Warren William in The Mouthpiece by Firestone

Warren William has his breakthrough role in The Mouthpiece, first and best of the 1932 cycle of William J. Fallon inspired lawyer films. Background on Fallon and his legacy included.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Aline MacMahon, Courtroom Drama, Donald Henderson Clarke, Elliott Nugent, First National, Gene Fowler, Guy Kibbee, James Flood, Ralph Ince, Sidney Fox, Walter Walker, Warner Bros., Warren William, William J. Fallon, William Janney

Secret of the Blue Room (1933) With Lionel Atwill and Gloria Stuart

October 11, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Gloria Stuart in Secret of the Blue Room

Secret of the Blue Room (1933) may not be Universal horror, but it’s a strong murder mystery that acquired the tinge as part of the late ’50s Shock Theater package on television. Here’s a bit about what it was and what it wasn’t.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, anders van haden, Edward Arnold, Gloria Stuart, Horror, kurt neumann, Lionel Atwill, Murder, muriel kirkland, Mysteries, onslow stevens, Paul Lukas, pre-Code, Robert Barrat, Russell Hopton, Universal, Universal Horror, William Janney

The World Changes (1933) Starring the Many Faces of Paul Muni

September 23, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Iceboxes on Wheels Paul Muni

Paul Muni stars in First National’s 1933 multigenerational film The World Changes. Also starring Mary Astor. Muni earns a fortune in the meat-packing industry but is led too far from his roots and watches his children stray even further from what he considers a good life.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Alan Dinehart, Aline MacMahon, Anna Q. Nilsson, Arthur Hohl, chicago, Donald Cook, Entreprenuers, First National, Gordon Westcott, Great Depression, Guy Kibbee, Henry O'Neill, industry, investors, Jean Muir, Margaret Lindsay, Mary Astor, meat packing, Mervyn LeRoy, Patricia Ellis, Paul Muni, stock exchange, Theodore Newton, Warner Bros., William Janney




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