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1933

Midnight Mary (1933) Review, with Loretta Young

Reviews: Midnight Mary is the breezy story of how a girl goes legit after more than a few failures.

By Danny, 15 yearsAugust 29, 2010 ago
The Purchase Price
1932

The Purchase Price (1932) Review

Review: Mail Order Brides and villainy afoot with some Babs on top, it’s William S. Wellman at his dullest with The Purchase Price. From Danny!

By Danny, 15 yearsAugust 22, 2010 ago
1933

Wild Boys of the Road (1933) Review, with Frankie Darro

Review: A gritty punch in the gut, two young men head out on a train trip across the country to try and find a job in 1933. To say it doesn’t go well is an understatement. From Danny

By Danny, 15 yearsAugust 13, 2010 ago
1933

Heroes for Sale (1933) Review, with Richard Barthelmess, Loretta Young, and Aline MacMahon

Review: From the trenches in World War I to drug addiction to riots, prison, and poverty, Heroes for Sale is a brilliant and gripping tale of a man who keeps destroying himself. From Danny

By Danny, 15 yearsAugust 12, 2010 ago
A Free Soul (1931)
1931

A Free Soul (1931) Review, starring Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable and Leslie Howard

Review: Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. From Danny

By Danny, 15 yearsJuly 15, 2010 ago
1931

Captain Applejack (1931) Review, with John Halliday, Mary Brian and Kay Strozzi

Review: An eccentric millionaire gets more than he bargained for from a sexy seductress, a ring of criminals, and more pirate fantasies than he can shake a revolver at. It’s kind of an odd movie is what I’m saying. From Danny

By Danny, 15 yearsJuly 2, 2010 ago
The Divorcee (1930) Norma Shearer pre-code hollywood
1930

The Divorcee (1930) Review, with Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, and Robert Montgomery

Review: Danny kicks off a weekend of Pre-Code films with the film that kicked them off: Norma Shearer’s The Divrocee.

By Danny, 15 yearsJuly 1, 2010 ago
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No Man of Her Own (1932) Review, with Carole Lombard and Clark Gable

Review: Legendary lovers Lombard and Gable in their one and only on screen collaboration. From Danny

By Danny, 15 yearsMay 30, 2010 ago
1933

The Emperor Jones (1933) Review, with Paul Robeson

A man in love with power rises from the bottom to the top only to have it come back and destroy him. A harrowing and strange film, The Emperor Jones is worth tracking down.

By Danny, 15 yearsMay 27, 2010 ago

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