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Public Wedding (1937)

Public WeddingA (1937)

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Public Wedding (1937) Directed by Nick Grinde this Houston Branch story was made into a below average B picture with Jane Wyman William Hopper Dick Purcell Marie Wilson Berton Churchill Jimmie Fox and Veda Ann Borg among others. Wyman plays the daughter-in-law of the serially married and divorced Churchill the leader of a gang of con men (Purcell James Robbins and Raymond Hatton) that’s frequently had to have been bailed out by her even [...]
Icons of Screwball Comedy Volume One

Icons of Screwball Comedy Volume One

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Icons of Screwball Comedy Volume One Purchase this DVD Collection now at If You Could Only Cook (1935) – the plot will seem similar to anyone who’s seen Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer in Tovarich (1937) but since this preceded it the latter comedy likely borrowed from this one which stars Herbert Marshall and Jean Arthur. It was directed by William A. Seiter and features a screenplay by Howard J. Green and Gertrude Purcell from a [...]
FIGHTING 69TH THE (1940)

Fighting 69th The (1940)

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Fighting 69th The (1940) Directed by William Keighley with an original screenplay by Norman Reilly Raine (The Life of Emile Zola (1937)) Fred Niblo Jr. (The Criminal Code (1931)) and Dean Franklin this average World War I features an all star cast led by James Cagney in a somewhat against type role as a street tough loner who turns “yellow” in combat. Pat O’Brien plays Father Francis Duffy (naturally) who refuses to give up on [...]
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Kisses for Breakfast (1941)

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Kisses for Breakfast (1941) If ever there was a comedy that tried too hard and completely missed this was it. Directed by Lewis Seiler this Seymour Hicks play (“The Matrimonial Bed”) was adapted by Kenneth Gamet to make one of the worst (intentional) comedies I’ve ever seen. Part of the problem is casting but the main problem is in the execution of its somewhat promising concept: a man gets amnesia from a bump to his head [...]
Sworn Enemy (1936)

Sworn Enemy (1936)

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Sworn Enemy (1936) Directed by Edwin L. Marin this crime drama doesn’t quite work because the writers (Wells Root wrote the screenplay for this Richard Wormser story) and the director couldn’t decide whether it should be played straight or not. Whereas a number of B pictures some also starring Robert Young are notable for their effective mix of comedy within a more serious story this one fails. The comedic elements which include Nat [...]
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1934

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1934 1934 Academy Awards (Oscar winners and nominees) (winners listed first in bold print) Best Picture It Happened One Night (1934) The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) Cleopatra (1934) Flirtation Walk (1934) The Gay Divorcee (1934) Here Comes the Navy (1934) The House of Rothschild (1934) Imitation of Life (1934) One Night of Love (1934) The Thin Man (1934) Viva Villa! (1934) The White Parade (1934) Best Actor in a Leading Role Clark Gable It [...]
AFFAIRS OF DOBIE GILLIS THE (1953)

Affairs of Dobie Gillis The (1953)

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Affairs of Dobie Gillis The (1953) Directed by Don Weis this Max Shulman screenplay and story was made into a cute light early 1950’s Musical comedy by pairing Debbie Reynolds with Bobby Van and Barbara Ruick with Bob Fosse as college kids on the campus of Grainbelt University (obviously a Midwestern locale). The most memorable musical number is the oft-repeated “All I Do Is Dream of You” (the whole day through) which Reynolds [...]
Flying With Music (1942)

Flying With Music (1942)

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Flying With Music (1942) George Archainbaud directed this B Musical produced by Hal Roach which features an Oscar nominated Score from Edward Ward and the Academy Award nominated Song “Pennies for Peppino” with lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright; Louis S. Kaye and M. Coates Webster wrote the screenplay. The story (between the songs) that holds it together is pretty lame: A debutante played by Marjorie Woodworth travels by clipper [...]
MACKINTOSH MAN THE (1973)

MacKintosh Man The (1973)

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MacKintosh Man The (1973) Directed by John Huston with a screenplay by Walter Hill that was based on The Freedom Trap by Desmond Bagley this confusing (until the end) Cold War spy thriller features Paul Newman in the title role as Joseph Rearden who’s hired by Mackintosh (Harry Andrews) to infiltrate a prison escape organization that’s being used by an aristocratic member of Britain’s parliament Sir George Wheeler (James Mason) [...]
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