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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Classic 1930s movie reviews, movie articles and information. Movie reviews from classic movies from 1930 to 1939, the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Beauty and the Boss (1932) Starring Warren William: Movie Review
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…
Read more →John Wayne’s Back in the Saddle
John Wayne rides again in a series of DVD releases of his work for Monogram Pictures made between 1933 and 1935. Author Irv slifkin points out how you can witness “The Duke” in his formative years, perfecting his famous walk, heroic persona, trademark speech pattern and acting style.
Read more →One Way Passage Starring William Powell: A Guest Movie Review
One Way Passage (1932) movie review: Guest blogger Angela Petteys writes about the 1932 classic One Way Passage: When Dan (William Powell) meets Joan (Kay Francis) in a bar in Hong Kong, it’s love at first sight. They have a…
Read more →Midnight Mary (1933): The Mesmerizing Beauty of Loretta Young
Guest blogger Marsha Collock writes about the exploitation classic Midnight Mary: Meet Mary Martin: Orphaned and sent away to a reformatory at 14 , hooker and gun moll at 17 and a secretary and murderess by 20. She’s a good…
Read more →Captains Courageous (1937): A Classic Movie Review
Captains Courageous (1937) There are times when I think Spencer Tracy would have been better off if he’d never been paired up with Katharine Hepburn in 1942, when they co-starred in Woman of the Year. Now I know there are…
Read more →Jezebel (1938): Classic Movie Review
Of all the directors screen legend Bette Davis worked with in her storied Hollywood career, William Wyler was her favorite. They worked together three times: Jezebel (1938), The Letter (1940), and The Little Foxes (1941), and she received an Academy…
Read more →What’s Your Favorite 1930s Shirley Temple Feature?
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy Are Calling You Oo-Oo-Oo…
Among the most-requested movies from DVD collectors around the world is Rose Marie (1936), and continues to be one of the most popular works of screen singing team Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The 1954 version of Rose Marie…
Read more →Breakfast for Two (1937): Classic Movie Review
Breakfast for Two (1937) “Butch,” the loyal valet of playboy shipping heir Jonathan Blair, enters his employer’s bathroom one morning, chattering away about the bright, beautiful day. He asks Jonathan what he would like to wear, only to have the…
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