Before they became “Desperate,” the housewife was a staple in TV and movies. Usually she was subservient to her husband (and the plot). Other times she was the smartest and cleverest one in the room. Think Lucy on I…
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In a 1976 M*A*S*H episode, Hawkeye talked about the familiarity of American life during the Great Depression. “You knew where you stood in those days,” he says. “Franklin Roosevelt was always president, Joe Louis was always the champ, and Paul…
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Now available on Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics is the 1939 melodrama When Tomorrow Comes. Stopping at a diner, noted concert pianist Philip Chagal (Charles Boyer) felt an immediate and mutual attraction to working-class server Helen Lawrence (Irene Dunne). As…
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Before Basil Rathbone donned the deerstalker to play Sherlock Holmes in 14 films, he portrayed the dapper sleuth Philo Vance in The Bishop Murder Case (1930), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s first film to feature S.S. Van Dine’s famous detective hero. Paramount Pictures brought…
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We’re off to see the Wizard in this week’s Create-A-Caption! Since premiering in 1939, The Wizard of Oz has rightfully earned its place in Hollywood history as one of — if not the most — beloved family films in history….
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Now available via KL Studio Classics, the following W.C. Fields masterpieces will put a smile on your face. Check out the following titles, which are hilarious to watch everywhere, including Philadelphia! You’re Telling Me (1934) Training home after yet another…
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In today’s guest post, Constance Metzinger looks at a movie that is not on DVD or Blu-ray but should be: 1934’s Once to Every Woman. Grey’s Anatomy 1934. Well, not quite. But if you want to see what a 1930s…
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“Barbara Stanwyck is splendid in the role of Annie Oakley; this is indeed her most striking performance in a long time” Andre Sennwald, a New York Times reporter, stated the above shortly after seeing the premiere of Annie Oakley in…
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Clark Gable and Constance Bennett, two of the biggest stars in Hollywood in the early 1930s, teamed up only once for a fast-paced mystery/drama called After Office Hours (1935). This MGM release featured the King of Hollywood in a typical…
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Legendary actress Mae West is celebrated in nine new releases from Kino Lorber that showcase her work at the height of her popularity in the 1930s and ’40s. Available on June 29th, these titles are: Night After Night (1932) Retired…
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