1932
Frisco Jenny (1932) Review, with Ruth Chatterton and Louis Calhern
Review: Frisco Jenny does it dirty, but the cliches pile up faster than the bodies. From Danny
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.
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!
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
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
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
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
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.
All Reviews
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
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.