Africa Speaks (1930) Review

Africa Speaks: *Ahem*: Roar, Roar, Roar. There’s a bit in this one “Mystery Science Theater 3000” episode that works perfectly to describe the modern experience of watching Africa Speaks. As the film The Jungle Goddess unspools, it becomes painfully obvious how poorly the stock footage has been edited together with Read more…

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50 Million Frenchmen (1931) Review

The Particulars of the Picture Simon Johanssen … Ole Olsen Peter Swanson … Chic Johnson Jack Forbes … William Gaxton Lulu Carroll … Claudia Dell Michael Cummins … John Halliday Violet … Helen Broderick 50 Million Frenchmen: Sometimes Quite Wrong Bad comedies. I hate bad comedies. 50 Million Frenchmen, unfortunately, 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…

Smarty (1934) Review

The Particulars of the Picture Vicki … Joan Blondell Tony … Warren William Vernon … Edward Everett Horton Anita … Claire Dodd George … Frank McHugh Bonnie … Joan Wheeler Smarty: Slap Happy Spanking, slapping, screwing. If any of those intrigue you, you may be interested in Smarty, one of Read more…

The Black Cat (1934) Review

The Particulars of the Picture Hjalmar Poelzig … Boris Karloff Dr. Vitus Werdegast … Bela Lugosi Peter Alison … David Manners Joan Alison … Julie Bishop Karen … Lucille Lund Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer The Black Cat: Reveling in Horror It’s been a couple of days since I watched Read more…