Tag: Edwin Maxwell
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Emergency Call (1933) Review, with William Boyd, William Gargan, and Wynne Gibson
Joe William Boyd Steve William Gargan Mabel Wynne Gibson Released by RKO | Directed by Edward L. Cahn Run time: 65 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Mabel’s last name is Weenie, which annoys her to no end. Steve delights in it, saying to her at various points: “I called you my little Weenie!”,…
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You Said a Mouthful (1932) Review, with Joe E. Brown, Ginger Rogers, and Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins
Joe Holt Joe E. Brown Alice Ginger Rogers Sam Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Lloyd Bacon Run time: 70 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There’s a bird poop gag, but that’s the most I can muster. You Said a Mouthful: Toothy “Suppose you thought a man was a…
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Inspiration (1931) Review, with Greta Garbo, Robert Montgomery and Lewis Stone
Yvonne Greta Garbo Andre Robert Montgomery Delval Lewis Stone Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed by Clarence Brown Proof That It’s Pre-Code “There are tricks in every trade.” “You ought to know, dearie. Your trade is the oldest.” “I was just going to ask if you came with a gentleman.” “I didn’t. But that…
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The Mayor of Hell (1933) Review
The Particulars of the Picture Jimmy … Frankie Darro Patsy … James Cagney Thompson … Dudley Digges Dorothy … Madge Evans Judge Gilbert … Arthur Byron Directed by Archie Mayo The Mayor of Hell: Reforming the Reformers Reeducation or punishment? As I’ll go into moreso next week with The Big House, the American justice system…
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Heroes for Sale (1933) Review, with Richard Barthelmess, Loretta Young, and Aline MacMahon
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Review: From the trenches in World War I to drug addiction to riots, prison, and poverty, Heroes for Sale is a brilliant and gripping tale of a man who keeps destroying himself. From Danny