Showing posts with label Zasu Pitts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zasu Pitts. Show all posts
Friday, November 15, 2019

'On the Loose' is worth catching

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On the Loose (1931) Starring: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts, John Loder, Claude Allister, Billy Gilbert, Otto Fries, Dorothy Layton, Oliver Hardy...
Saturday, November 2, 2019

A spa with the cure for the common cold?

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Red Noses (1932) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Blanche Payson, Germaine De Noel, and Wilfred Lucas Director: James Horne Rating: ...
Friday, September 27, 2019

'Sealskins' is greater than its parts

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Sealskins (1932) Starring: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts, Bert Sprotte, Charlie Hall, Frank Austin, and Billy Gilbert Directors: Morey Lightfoot...
Saturday, September 21, 2019

'The Bargain of the Century' is a high point for the Todd & Pitts Team

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The Bargain of the Century (1933) Starring: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts, James Burtis, and Billy Gilbert Director: Charley Chase Rating: Nine...
Saturday, September 14, 2019

'Maids ala Mode' is fun but flawed

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Maids a la Mode (1933) Starring: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts, Billy Gilbert, Leo White, Cissy Fitzgerald, and Billy Engle Director: Gus Meins ...
Saturday, August 24, 2019

'Asleep in the Feet' is the Todd/Pitts Team at its Best

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Asleep in the Feet (1933) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Anita Garvin, Eddie Dunn, Billy Gilbert, and Nelson McDowell Director: Gus Me...
Friday, July 26, 2019

'The Soilers' is almost buried by weak slapstick

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The Soilers (1932) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, James C. Morton, and Bud Jamison Director: George Marshall Rating: Six of Ten Stars...
Friday, July 12, 2019

'Alum and Eve' brings chaos to the hospital

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Alum and Eve (1932) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, and James Morton Director: George Marshall Rating: Eight of Ten Stars Thelma (To...
Friday, June 28, 2019

'Show Business' is full of funny business

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Show Business (1932) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Anita Garvin, Monte Collins, and Otto Fries Director: Jules White Rating: Seven o...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

'One Track Minds' is off the tracks

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One Track Minds (1933) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Lucien Prival, George McFarland, Billy Gilbert, and Jack Rube Director: Gus Mein...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

'War Mamas' is mildly amusing

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War Mamas (1931) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Guinn Williams, Alan Lane, Stuart Holmes, and Charles Judel Director: Marshall Neilan ...
Thursday, May 9, 2019

'The Pajama Party' was a bust

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The Pajama Party (1931) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Eddie Dunn, Elizabeth Forrester, Donald Novis, and Charlie Hall Directors: Mars...
Friday, April 26, 2019

'Catch-As-Catch-Can' is a shaky start for the Todd/Pitts comedy series

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Catch-As-Catch-Can (1931) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Al Cooke, Eddie Dillon, and Reed Howes Dire...
Thursday, January 3, 2019

Who's greater than Tony the Tiger? Superman!

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Then there was that time where Superman saved ZaSu from getting beat up by her abusive husband... (We're presenting this slightly di...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Thelma is a Bombshell for the Defense

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Sneak Easily (1932) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, James C. Morton, Bobby Burns, and Billy Gilbert Director: Gus Meins Rating: Six of...
Sunday, December 9, 2018

The first outing of a legendary comedy team

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Let's Do Things (1931) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, George Byron, Jerry Mandy, Mary Kornman, Maurice Black, Charlie Hall, and Dor...
Monday, December 3, 2018

It's the end of the road for Hildegarde Withers

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Forty Naughty Girls (1937) Starring: James Gleason, ZaSu Pitts, Frank M. Thomas, Joan Woodbury, Alan Edwards, Tom Kennedy, Marjorie Lord,  ...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Lions and Bulls and Woman Drivers, oh my!

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The Old Bull (1932) Starring: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts, and Otto Fries Director: George Marshall Rating: Six of Ten Stars Thelma (Todd) ...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

'The Plot Thickens' with a new Hildegarde

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The Plot Thickens (1936) Starring: James Gleason, ZaSu Pitts, Louise Latimer, Owen Davis Jr., Barbara Barondess, Paul Fix,  Arthur Ayleswor...
Sunday, February 28, 2010

A mystery-comedy that fails to excite

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The Crooked Circle (1932) Starring; Ben Lyon, James Gleason, Zasu Pitts, and C. Henry Gordon Director; H. Bruce Humberston Rating: Four o...
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