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Comedy

1930

Along Came Youth (1930) Review, with Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers, Stuart Erwin, and Frances Dee

Charles “Buddy” Rogers and Frances Dee star in Youth Came Along. And it certainly did.

By Danny, 7 monthsJanuary 14, 2026 ago
1930

Young Man of Manhattan (1930) Review, with Claudette Colbert and Norman Foster

Claudette Colbert and Norman Foster star as a free wheeling pair of married journalists whose successes and dalliances put a wedge in their relationship.

By Danny, 1 yearFebruary 21, 2025 ago
1930

Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930) Review, with Helen Kane, James Hall and Stuart Erwin

It’s everyone’s favorite BOOP-A-DOOP girl in… a movie. Yeah. That’s all they’ve got, really.

By Danny, 2 yearsJanuary 10, 2025 ago
1932

Lady With a Past (1932) Review, with Constance Bennett and Ben Lyon

Constance Bennett gets pygmalion’d into a sex bomb in Lady With a Past (32). Will David Manners muck everything up like usual?

By Danny, 2 yearsSeptember 7, 2024 ago
1930

Children of Pleasure (1930) Review, with Lawrence Gray and Wynne Gibson

A proto-Footlight Parade involves a little dance and nothing too impressive.

By Danny, 4 yearsOctober 30, 2022 ago
1930

The Vagabond King (1930) Review, with Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald

Dennis King sings the day as the pseudo King of France.

By Danny, 4 yearsOctober 13, 2022 ago
1934

She Learned About Sailors (1934) Review, with Lew Ayres and Alice Faye

Lew Ayres tests the limits of his charm alongside Alice Faye.

By Danny, 4 yearsSeptember 23, 2022 ago
1933

Sailor’s Luck (1933) Review, with Sally Eilers and James Dunn

Sailors on shore leave run amok in this lousy comedy.

By Danny, 4 yearsFebruary 11, 2022 ago
1934

Good Dame (1934) Review, with Sylvia Sydney and Fredric March

Sylvia Sidney and Fredric March are in love again. This time it ain’t the booze that is strangling their relationship– it’s fast-talking slang! So much slang! Slang for days!

By Danny, 4 yearsFebruary 4, 2022 ago
All Reviews

Take a Chance (1933) Review, with James Dunn and Cliff Edwards

An independent musical comedy that doesn’t make much merriment.

By Danny, 5 yearsJanuary 14, 2022 ago

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