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Gold Diggers of 1935 ***** (1935, Dick Powell Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart, Alice Brady, Hugh Herbert, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Winifred Shaw, Grant Mitchell) – Classic Movie Review 5893

Come along and listen to the Oscar-winning ‘Lullaby of Broadway’ (sung by Winifred [Wini] Shaw), and marvel at the choreography of director Busby Berkeley in this third movie in the Gold Diggers series. Harry Warren (music) and Al […]

Aug, 10

The Bride Comes Home *** (1935, Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Robert Young) – Classic Movie Review 5474

Claudette Colbert stars as Jeannette Desmereau, a willful penniless socialite who cannot make up her mind whether to marry a smooth millionaire called Jack Bristow (Robert Young) or his tough bodyguard Cyrus Anderson (Fred MacMurray), in […]

May, 18

A Wedding ****½ (1978, Carol Burnett, Desi Arnaz Jr, Paul Dooley, Vittorio Gassman, Lillian Gish, Paul Dooley, Mia Farrow, Geraldine Chaplin, Howard Duff) – Classic Movie Review 5,389

Robert Altman’s exhilarating American 1978 panoramic satirical ensemble comedy-drama film A Wedding is one of his best movies, a dark comedy masterpiece with multiple plots, overlapping dialogue and a huge cast.  Co-writer/ director Robert Altman’s […]

May, 03

Ziegfeld Girl **** (1941, James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin,Philip Dorn, Dan Dailey) – Classic Movie Review 5161

MGM’s spectacular 1941 musical drama is engaging, opulently made and lavishly cast. It follows the fortunes of three plucky gals (Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner), all charming, idiosyncratic beauties determined to aim for […]

Mar, 15

Saratoga *** (1937, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, Frank Morgan, Walter Pidgeon, Una Merkel, Margaret Hamilton, Hattie McDaniel) – Classic Movie Review 4981

Director Jack Conway’s sad and troubled 1937 MGM movie Saratoga is tragically the last film of the young blonde bombshell Jean Harlow, and marks the last pairing of Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in their […]

Feb, 18

Sadie McKee ***½ (1934, Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Gene Raymond, Edward Arnold, Esther Ralston, Helen Ware) – Classic Movie Review 4951

MGM’s 1934 romantic film Sadie McKee stars Joan Crawford, who dominates this sleek and glossy soap opera, improbably cast as a luckless young lady. Bette Davis said: ‘She’s slept with every male star at MGM […]

Jan, 27

The Cat and the Canary **** (1927, Creighton Hale, Laura La Plante, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall, Flora Finch, Gertrude Astor, Lucien Littlefield) – Classic Movie Review 4425

Director Paul Leni’s famed 1927 Universal Studios silent version of John Willard’s long-running stage play stars Creighton Hale, Laura La Plante, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall, Flora Finch, Gertrude Astor and Lucien Littlefield. Robert F Hill, Alfred […]

Sep, 27

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