1932
Red-Headed Woman (1932) Review, with Jean Harlow
Review: Red heads are awesome. And evil. Especially Beverly Crusher. But mostly Jean Harlow. From Danny. I guess.
1933
Female (1933) Review, with Ruth Chatterton and George Brent
Review: Ruth Chatterton in Female goes from fascinating to frustrating in a few short scenes. From Danny
1932
Three on a Match (1932) Review, with Ann Dvorak, Joan Blondell, and Bette Davis
Review: Three on a match means one will die soon. And, man, do they ever. 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.
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
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.