My Man Godfrey - 1936

My Man Godfrey - 1936

Oktober 06, 2011
Alice Brady, blogathon, Carole Lombard, Eugene Pallette, Franklin Pangborn, Gail Patrick, Grady Sutton, Jean Dixon, Mischa Auer, My Man Godfrey, William Powell

“My Man Godfrey” (1936) pegs the era in such a precise way. It’s duality is its greatest charm --a light and airy foolishness above a messag...

Dillinger - 1945

Dillinger - 1945

Juni 13, 2011
Anne Jeffreys, Clark Gable, Dillinger, Edmund Lowe, Eduardo Ciannelli, Elisha Cook Jr., Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Lawrence Tierney, Manhattan Melodrama, Marc Lawrence, William Powell

“Dillinger” (1945) is a fast-paced “B” movie that stands out as the first dramatization on the life of real-life gangster John Dillinger, an...

The Biograph Theater - Chicago

The Biograph Theater - Chicago

Juni 02, 2011
Clark Gable, downtown movie houses, Manhattan Melodrama, movie theaters, Myrna Loy, William Powell

The Victory Gardens (Biograph) Theater in Chicago has a unique history and owes as much of its longevity to real-life as to reel-life circum...

Life with Father - 1947

Life with Father - 1947

April 21, 2011
Edmund Gwenn, Elizabeth Taylor, Irene Dunne, Jimmy Lydon, Life With Father, Martin Milner, Michael Curtiz, Monte Blue, Teresa Wright, William Powell, Zasu Pitts

Oh, GAD! It is with only a little tongue in cheek that I wish those who celebrate Easter a pleasant holiday by discussing a movie about a ma...

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Mei 29, 2007
Errol Flynn, Eugene Pallette, My Man Godfrey, Robin Hood, The Lady Eve, William Powell

Most of Eugene Pallette’s film career occurred before 1930, in the days of silent films. He was young, he was slim, he was silent. We probab...