A quartet of film favorites are now available from KL Studio Classics, take a look: Spawn of the North (1938) The hazardous life of Alaskan salmon fishermen was vividly brought to life in this rugged drama. Jim Kimmerlee (Henry Fonda)…
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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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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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Singing sensation Dick Powell and dancer Ruby Keeler were a match made in musical heaven and they had great success in the early 1930s as an on-screen duo. In 1934, Warner Brothers teamed them up in Flirtation Walk, a light-hearted…
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Hooray for Hollywood! It’s an adage that is as true today as it was all those years ago. Can you even imagine what life would be like without the magic of movies? We don’t want to either, and fortunately we…
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In this post, Constance Metzinger shares her opinions on the 1933 favorite The Private Life of Henry VIII. The name of Charles Laughton has become synonymous with that of King Henry VIII, a role that he portrayed both onscreen and…
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R.D. Blackmore‘s classic novel Lorna Doone was brought to the big screen in 1934 for the first time as a talking picture. The thrilling romance was made into a silent film five times before ATP Studios made this production which…
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In terms of movie stars, there’s no one bigger than King Kong! When the cinematic simian first burst onto theater screens in 1933, audiences were shocked by Willis H. O’Brien’s groundbreaking special effects that the film pioneered. (The movie inspired…
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With The Wizard of Oz celebrating its 80th anniversary this week, the movie will once again be thrilling audiences. Not that it ever stopped. Since 1939, the beloved musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum‘s childhood favorite continues to prove its…
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In Charlie Chan in Egypt, the eighth installment of the 20th Century Fox Charlie Chan series, the famous Hawaiian detective sets off for Egypt to investigate the theft of archeological treasures….and unwraps a case of murder instead! Detective Chan (Warner…
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