Classic 1930s movie reviews, movie articles and information. Movie reviews from classic movies from 1930 to 1939, the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Ronald Reagan, Wayne Morris and Eddie Albert played Virginia Military Institute pals in 1938’s Brother Rat, based on a popular Broadway play. Guest writer Raquel Stecher reviews the comedy and its 1940 follow-up, Brother Rat and a Baby.
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Real-life lovers Jean Harlow and William Powell were teamed up by MGM for 1935’s Reckless, about a stage actress pursued by both a wealthy playboy and her sports promoter friend. Guest blogger Jessica Pickens reviews the song-laced romance tale.
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Sometimes even a die-hard movie fan’s interests wander, until some film revives them. Guest writer The Lady Eve shares how the 1934 Astaire-Rogers classic The Gay Divorcee reintroduced her to the world of classic cinema.
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Along with his iconic gangster roles, James Cagney’s early ’30s Warner Bros. tenure included turns as a cabbie, a race car driver, and–as Marsha Collock discusses here–a tabloid newspaper photographer, in 1933’s Picture Snatcher.
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In the first of a three-part salute to the film history of Russell Thorndike’s 18th-century English pirate-turned-vicar and smuggler Christopher Syn, Movie FanFare looks at the 1937 British costume thriller Dr. Syn, starring veteran actor George Arliss in the title role.
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In today’s guest post, writer Emma Alsop looks at a rare Pre-Code classic, The Story of Temple Drake. The 1933 controversial drama, starring Miriam Hopkins, was partially responsible for the creation of the Hays Code.
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) The classic American gangster film starring James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, Humphrey Bogart, is reviewed by Guest Blogger Kim Wilson Is this the finest performances of James Cagney?
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Take a journey to Sherwood Forest with Robin Hood, who battles Prince John, rescues Maid Marian, and robs from the rich to give to the poor. Kim Wilson reviews the 1938 Errol Flynn swashbuckler The Adventures of Robin Hood.
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In today’s guest post, MovieFanFare reader Dan Slaten presents his thoughts on one of his favorite films, The Eagle and the Hawk.
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Beauty and the Boss (1932) Bank president Baron Josef von Ullrich (Warren William), like so many men, very much appreciates a beautiful woman. But there’s just one place he doesn’t want to see them — in his office. He keeps…
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