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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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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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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