Cracked Nuts (1931) Review

The Particulars of the Picture Zander Parkhurst … Robert Woolsey Wendell Graham … Bert Wheeler Betty Harington … Dorothy Lee Boris … Boris Karloff Minnie Van Varden … Edna Mae Oliver Leni Stengel … Queen Carlotta Cracked Nuts: Exactly As Advertised “If you only had money, you’d be beautiful.” You’re Read more…

Skyscraper Souls (1932) Review

David Dwight … Warren William Lynn … Maureen O’Sullivan Sarah… Verree Teasdale Tom … Norman Foster Jenny … Anita Page Ella Dwight … Hedda Hopper Skyscraper Souls: A Monument to Mankind’s Hubris They laughed at me when I said I wanted a hundred-story building. They said it wouldn’t hold together. Read more…

The Big Pond (1930) Review

The Particulars of the Picture Pierre … Maurice Chevalier Barbara Billings … Claudette Colbert Directed by Hobart Henley The Big Pond: You’re Soaking In It “Me? I’m like a good French cheese. Every day I get stronger and stronger!” It took me a while to nail it down, but I Read more…

Five Star Final (1931) Review

The Particulars of the Picture Randall … Edward G. Robinson Frances Starr … Nancy Townsend Michael Townsend … H.B. Warner Miss Taylor … Aline MacMahon T. Vernon Isopod … Boris Karloff Jenny Townsend … Marian Marsh Five Star Final: Read All About It “There’s some guys that furnish the manure, Read more…