Showing posts with label Paramount Pictures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paramount Pictures. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

'Murders in the Zoo' is top-notch

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Murders in the Zoo (1933) Starring: Lionel Atwill, Kathleen Burke, Charles Ruggles, Randolph Scott, Gail Patrick, and John Lodge Director: E...
Monday, September 16, 2019

'Snow White' ala Calloway & Boop

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Snow White (1933) Starring: Mae Questel (as the voices of Betty Boop and the Evil Queen) and Cab Calloway (as the voices of Koko the Clown ...
Saturday, September 7, 2019

'This is the Night' is fluffy nonsense

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This is the Night (1932) Starring: Roland Young, Charles Ruggles, Thelma Todd, Lila Damita, Cary Grant, and Irving Bacon Director: Frank T...
Monday, August 12, 2019

Watch Singapore Sue Sing to the Sailors

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Singapore Sue (1932) Starrnig: Anna Chang, Joe Wong, and Cary Grant Director: Casey Robinson Rating: Five of Ten Stars Four sailors loo...
Saturday, March 16, 2019

One film, three rising stars shining brightly

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Nevada (1927) Starring: Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, William Powell, Ernie Adams, Ivan Christy, and Philip Strange Director: John Waters Rat...
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Monday, December 17, 2018

'Horse Feathers' is high-quality nonsense

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With the college football season coming to an end for 2018, it seemed like the perfect time to rewatch one of my favorite Marx Brothers film...
Monday, May 7, 2018

'Double Exposure' unfolds at double-time.

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Double Exposure (1944) Starring: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Phillip Terry, Richard Gaines, and Charles Arnt Director: William Berke Rat...
Saturday, December 6, 2014

'Second Chorus' is an obscure gem

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Second Chorus (1940) Starring: Fred Astaire, Burgess Meredith, Paulette Goddard, Charles Buttersworth, and Artie Shaw Director: H.C. Potte...
Monday, June 6, 2011

A Cab Calloway Classic

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I'm starting the week with something a little different: An entire short film you can watch right here on the blog. Cab Calloway's...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

'The Ghostbreakers' features a great cast,
great cinematography, and a weak script

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The Ghostbreakers (1940) Starring: Bob Hope, Willy Best, Paulette Goddard, Paul Lukas, and Anthony Quinn Director: George Marshall Rating...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Can dreams of death happen when awake?

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Fear in the Night (1947) Starring: DeForest Kelley, Paul Kelly, and Robert Emmett Keane Director: Maxwell Shane Rating: Seven of Ten Stars M...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Marx Bros mock fascist Europe
in 'Duck Soup'

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Duck Soup (1933) Starring: The Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, and Raquel Torres Director: Leo McCarey Rating: Eight of Te...
Monday, January 4, 2010

'The Lonely Man' seeks company in a weak western

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The Lonely Man (1957) Starring: Jack Palance, Anthony Perkins, Elaine Aikin, and Neville Brand Director: Henry Levin Rating: Four of Ten ...
Monday, November 16, 2009

Myth meets reality in
'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) Starring: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Edmond O'Brien, Lee Marvin and Andy Devine Dire...