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Norman Taurog

1932

The Phantom President (1932) Review, with George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, and Jimmy Durante

T.K. Blair / Doc Varney George M. Cohan Curly Cooney Jimmy Durante Felicia Hammond Claudette Colbert Released by Paramount | Directed by Norman Taurog Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Cohan puts on blackface for a number. Yay. Sidney Toler puts on yellow face once more. Read more

By Danny, 10 yearsNovember 7, 2016 ago
Bedtime Story Maurice Chevalier Helen Twelvetrees Baby LeRoy
1933

A Bedtime Story (1933) Review, with Maurice Chevalier, Helen Twelvetrees and Baby LeRoy

Rene Maurice Chevalier Victor Edward Everett Horton Sally Helen Twelvetrees Released by Paramount Pictures | Directed by Norman Taurog Proof That It’s Pre-Code Get this– a Maurice Chevalier character chases after multiple women, ignoring (or just ignorant of) their marital status. There is a very real worry at first that Read more

By Danny, 11 yearsDecember 11, 2015 ago
1932

Hold ‘Em Jail (1932) Review

The Particulars of the Picture Curly … Bert Wheeler Spider … Robert Woolsey Violet … Edna Mae Oliver Norton … Edgar Kennedy Barbara … Betty Grable The Announcer … Robert Armstrong Hold ‘Em Jail: The Big House Meets The Big Game “If you were a kangaroo, I’d go around in Read more

By Danny, 13 yearsJune 21, 2013 ago
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