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Posts Tagged "1930s"

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Swing Kids **** (1993, Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey, Kenneth Branagh) – Classic Movie Review 11,248

Director Thomas Carter’s 1993 music drama Swing Kids stars Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey and Kenneth Branagh. In 1939 Germany, a close-knit group of young swing kids, among the few who have […]

May, 27

The Milky Way *** (1936, Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale) – Classic Movie Review 11,161

Director Leo McCarey’s amusing and enjoyable 1936 American black and white screwball comedy film The Milky Way stars Harold Lloyd as timid Brooklyn milkman Burleigh Sullivan who accidentally knocks out the boxing champ Speed McFarland […]

May, 03

Machine-Gun Kelly *** (1958, Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot, Morey Amsterdam) – Classic Movie Review 11,023

‘Without His Gun He Was Naked Yellow!’ Director Roger Corman’s excellent low-budget 1958 black and white film noir gangster crime thriller Machine-Gun Kelly chronicles the criminal activities of the real-life George ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly. It […]

Mar, 14

The Lady in Red *** (1979, Pamela Sue Martin, Robert Conrad, Louise Fletcher) – Classic Movie Review 10,930

‘Her father said she was a tramp. Her customers said she was fantastic.’ Director Lewis Teague’s 1979 film The Lady in Red [Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin] is a good, cultish low-budget ($400,000) action crime […]

Feb, 17

Gribouille [Heart of Paris] **** (1937, Raimu, Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil, Jeanne Provost, Julien Carette, Jean Worms, Andrex) – Classic Movie Review 10,925

Marc Allégret’s 1937 film Gribouille [Heart of Paris] is a minor classic from the French golden age, with Raimu starring as Camille Morestan, the juror who takes pity on a woe-begone innocent acquitted of murder. […]

Feb, 16

The Whole Wide World **** (1996, Vincent D’Onofrio, Renée Zellweger, Ann Wedgeworth, Harve Presnell) – Classic Movie Review 10,795

Director Dan Ireland’s 1996 biographical film The Whole Wide World is an intriguing and excellently done real-life 1930s Texas-set drama exploring the relationship between pulp-fiction author Robert E Howard (Vincent D’Onofrio), creator of the comic-strip […]

Jan, 16

Helpmates **** (1932, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Blanche Payson, Bobby Burns) – Classic Movie Review 10,732

Director James Parrott’s 1932 comedy short Helpmates stars the priceless Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy on top form. It was produced by Hal Roach and released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer on 23 January 1932. Hardy makes the mistake of calling […]

Jan, 01

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