The Thin Man: Long before glamorous millionaires Jonathan, Jennifer, and Freeway Hart solved crimes for ABC on Tuesday nights, super-glamorous millionaires Nick, Nora, and Asta Charles were wittily revealing criminals for MGM on the silver screen. The Harts had five…
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Frank Capra’s classic American Academy Award-nominated political drama starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur is reviewed. Guest blogger Kim Wilson asks some tough questions about politics.
Read more →W.C. Fields Shines in “The Bank Dick”
Guest blogger Kim Wilson writes: W.C. Fields isn’t as timeless as one would like. Overall, vaudeville humor hasn’t aged well, either. Still, Fields was a devilishly delicious deadpan comic who knew how to keep a gag running. He was greatly…
Read more →Sabotage (1936): A Forgotten Hitchcock Gem
Guest blogger Kim Wilson writes: I recently wrote a review of The 39 Steps, and based on the comments it elicited I came to the conclusion that Alfred Hitchcock’s pre-Hollywood films are often overlooked or even forgotten. I’m sure there…
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