The Western isn’t my go-to genre, but I have been surprised by a few in my film reviewing career as I was with Dodge City, recently released on Blu-ray through … Continue Reading Fridays With Errol Flynn: Dodge City (1939)
Kay Francis is best remembered as a clotheshorse, an actress who utilized the frame as her own personal runway, but after watching I Found Stella Parish (1935) and Confession (1937), … Continue Reading Confession (1937)
I found…that Kay Francis is an acquired taste. Predominately known as a pre-Code clotheshorse my experience prior to this consisted of watching her in Trouble in Paradise (1932) where she … Continue Reading I Found Stella Parish (1935)
We return back to the era of the old dark house story….by reviewing James Whale’s The Old Dark House. Made a year after Whale and star Boris Karloff were launched … Continue Reading The Old Dark House (1932)
Is Kongo a horror movie? IMDb lists it as such, and I guess for 1932 the story of African voodoo and female sacrifices would be perceived as horrific in their … Continue Reading Kongo (1932)
There are a few actor blind spots I’ve sought to fill; during the July Five, it was Fred Astaire. With Halloween we’re seeing some hope, Bob Hope that is. This … Continue Reading The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Fred and Ginger week comes to a close (as does the 2015 installment of The July Five) with one of their best remembered films, Top Hat. Top Hat brings together … Continue Reading Top Hat (1935)
As we move further back in time with Fred and Ginger the formula’s becoming clearer and the films are finding that sweet spot that keeps me intrigued. Swing Time marks … Continue Reading Swing Time (1936)
Shall We Dance, the seventh out of ten films starring Fred and Ginger, certainly proves the dancing duo had tweaked their formula since the all dancing, no plot film that … Continue Reading Shall We Dance (1937)
The final week of The July Five is upon us. But don’t be too sad…we’re gonna end the month dancing with the illustrious duo, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers! I’ve … Continue Reading The Gay Divorcee (1934)
After the success of Baby Face, Barbara Stanwyck found herself increasingly dissatisfied with the films Warner Brothers cast her in. She broke out as a freelancer and did today’s film, … Continue Reading Annie Oakley (1935)
Our second Barbara Stanwyck film of the week personified to audiences the strong, adept female that Stanwyck was. Compared to other actresses embodying personalities like wilting flowers or little girls … Continue Reading Baby Face (1933)
**This review is written as part of the Fabulous Films of the ’30s Blogathon hosted by The Classic Movie Blog Association. Check out the other participants’ work here.** Design for … Continue Reading Design for Living (1933)
Nearly every popular celebrity has a horror movie in their past, an idea traced all the way back to the golden era of film; but Supernatural is a unique case, … Continue Reading Supernatural (1933)
Warner Bros. has a lot of pre-Code cinema, so much that they’re up to volume 8 of their popular Forbidden Hollywood series. I was fortunate to receive the latest volume … Continue Reading Forbidden Hollywood Volume 8
Nothing Sacred was ahead of its time, prophesying a world where tragedy and doom were glorified by audiences. You could say that, really, the film was touching on a problem … Continue Reading Nothing Sacred (1937)
