Showing posts with label Monogram Pictures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monogram Pictures. Show all posts
Thursday, July 27, 2023

'Atlantic Flight' might be mistitled

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Atlantic Flight (1937) Starring: Dick Merrill, Paula Stone, Weldon Heyburn, Jack Lambie, Milburn Stone, and Ivan Lebedeff Director: William ...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

'Return of the Ape Man' can be skipped

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Return of the Ape Man (1944) Starring: Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, Frank Moran, Teala Loring (as Judith Gibson), Michael Ames, and Mary Cu...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

'The Maze': Fine gothic tale with a weak ending

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The Maze (1953) Starring: Veronica Hurst. Richard Carlson, Katherine Emery, Michael Pate, Robin Hughes, John Dodsworth, Hillary Brooke, Lil...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

'Klondike' is low-budget, but high-quality

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Klondike (1932) (aka "The Doctor's Sacrifice") Starring: Lyle Talbot, Thelma Todd, Jason Robards, Henry B. Walthall, George H...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

No cheers for 'Cheers of the Crowd"

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Cheers of the Crowd (1935) Starring: Russell Hopton, Harry Holman, Irene Ware, Bradley Page, John Dilson, Wade Boteler, John Quillan, Rober...
Thursday, July 19, 2018

'Irish Luck' sets a path for Darro & Moreland

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Irish Luck (aka "Amateur Detective")   (1939) Starring: Frankie Darro, Dick Purcell, Mantan Moreland, Sheila Darcy, and James Fla...
Sunday, June 24, 2018

The gang's here, but should you be?

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The Gang's All Here (1941) Starring: Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland, Marcia Mae Jones, Jackie Moran, Keye Luke, and Laurence Criner Di...
Friday, March 16, 2018

'Murder by Invitation' is a fine effort from Monogram

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Murder by Invitation (1941) Starring: Sarah Padden, Wallace Ford, Marian Marsh, Gavin Gordon, and J. Arthur Young Director: Phil Rosen Ra...
Thursday, October 2, 2014

'Up in the Air' has strong cast and weak script

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Up in the Air (1940) Starring: Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland, Marjorie Reynolds, Tristram Coffin, Lorna Gray, and Dick Elliot Director: H...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

'Lost in the Stratosphere' is light but fulfilling

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Lost in the Stratosphere (1934) Starring: William Cagney, Edward Nugent, June Collyer, Frank McGwynn, and Hattie McDaniel Director: Melvin...
Saturday, March 5, 2011

'On the Spot' is where gangsters drop dead

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Given the thoughts that occurred to me while writing this review, this turned into a bit of a hold-over from Black History Month . On the ...
Friday, September 24, 2010

'Midnight Limited' is a train of mystery

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Midnight Limited (1940) Starring: Marjorie Reyolds, John King, and George Cleveland Director: Howard Bretherton Rating: Three of Ten Star...
Monday, July 19, 2010

What is the deadly secret of the 13th guest?

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The Thirteenth Guest (aka "Lady Beware") (1932) Starring: Lyle Talbot, Ginger Rogers, and J. Farrell MacDonald Director: Albert ...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Spies and/or ghosts threaten sea voyage

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Mystery Liner (aka "The Ghost of John Holling") (1934) Starring: Cornelius Keefe, Edwin Maxwell, Astrid Allwyn, Boothe Howard, Ze...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

East Side Kids vs Fifth Column Propagandists

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This post is part of my month-long observance of the 65th anniversary of the Nazi Germany's defeat in WW2. Ghosts on the Loose (1943) ...
Monday, March 22, 2010

'Voodoo Man' is full of stars and weirdness

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Voodoo Man (1944) Starring: Michael Ames, Louise Currie, Wanda McKay, Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, John Carradine, Henry Hall and Ellen Hall ...
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Friday, March 19, 2010

Lionel Atwill holds secret of 'The Sphinx'

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The Sphinx (1933) Starring: Lionel Atwill, Theodore Newton, Sheila Terry, Paul Hurst, Robert Ellis and Lucien Prival Director: Phil Rosen ...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Cinematic Black History Milestone:
First Black Sidekick Who's Smarter Than the Hero

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King of the Zombies (1941) Starring: Dick Purcell, Mantan Moreland, John Archer, Joan Woodbury and Henry Victor Director: Jean Yarbrough...
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Monday, January 11, 2010

A killer lurks in the Monte Carlo night

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Monte Carlo Nights (1934) Starring: John Darrow, Mary Brian, George Hayes and Kate Campbell Director: William Nigh Rating: Five of Ten St...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

'Murder in the Museum' is a smokin' mystery

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Murder in the Museum (1934) Starring: John Harron, Henry B. Walthall, Phyllis Barrington, Donald Kerr, Steve Clemente and Joseph W. Girad ...