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The Stranger's Return by James White2 comments

dreiser900 wrote 3 months ago: Year: 1933 Director: King Vidor Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Lionel Barrymore, Franchot Tone, Beulah Bond … more →

Tags: Reviews, 1933, Beulah Bondi, King Vidor, lionel barrymore, MGM, Miriam Hopkins, pre-code

Advise and Consent

yorkranger wrote 6 months ago: Hearings to confirm a questionable nominee for secretary of state erupt into political gamesmanship … more →

Tags: Walk On The Wild Side, advise and consent, advice and consent, Laurence Harvey, the killing of sister george, otto preminger, lew ayres, henry fonda, walter pidgeon

Raymond Burr IS "Barney Chavez"...23 comments

dcairns wrote 7 months ago: …in BRIDE OF THE GORILLA. Barney is “an animal”, according to those who know and … more →

Tags: film, Barbara Payton, Bela Lugosi, Billy Wilder, Bride of the Gorilla, Carol Varga, Curt Siodmak, Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, Gisela Verbisek

Frank's Wilderness Years13 comments

dcairns wrote 7 months ago: In a fit of perversity I reached for my old, unwatched VHS tape of HIS BUTLER’S SISTER, which … more →

Tags: film, Cornell Woolrich, Frank Borzage, Moonrise, Christmas Holiday, Samuel Hoffenstein, Cluny Brown, deanna durbin, Phantom Lady

Mutiny on the Bounty

gnohc wrote 8 months ago: First officer Clark Gable and tyrannical captain Charles Laughton powerfully clash in this vigorous … more →

Tags: Captain Bligh, charles laughton, Clark Gable, Eddie Quillan, Fletcher Christian, Frank Lloyd, Herbert Mundin, mutiny on the bounty, pitcairn island

The Visionary Walter Huston in Gabriel Over the White House (1933) 8 comments

moirafinnie wrote 10 months ago: The Movie: Shaky financial institutions, a do-nothing Congress, a constitution in shreds, combat v … more →

Tags: Classic Films, Character Actors, pre-code, Actors, Movie Stars, Add new tag, Gregory La Cava, Walter Huston, Karen Morley

Three Comrades

eazypicks wrote 10 months ago: THREE COMRADES The year is 1928. On the outskirts of a large German city, three young men are earnin … more →

Tags: Three Comrades, Ballantine Books, Margaret Sullavan, Margaret Sullivan, Robert Young, Erich Maria Remarque

Three Loves For a Simple Girl: Every Girl Should Be Married1 comment

obscureclassics wrote 11 months ago: Every Girl Should Be Married is definitely the least of the three films discussed in this series. Wh … more →

Tags: essays, betsy drake, cary grant, every girl should be married

Three Loves for a Simple Girl: Three Loves Has Nancy

obscureclassics wrote 11 months ago: In the first of these movies Janet Gaynor plays the role she was so good at, the simple, sweet, sl … more →

Tags: essays, Robert Montgomery, 1938, three loves has nancy, janey gaynor

Imitation of the Thin Man by Katie Richardson1 comment

obscureclassics wrote 11 months ago: The Thin Man is without a doubt the most popular screwball mystery film (or rather, series of films … more →

Tags: essays, Ginger Rogers, star of midnight, william powell, Robert Montgomery, myrna loy, fast and loose, Rosalind Russell, the thin man

Pouncing Lady9 comments

dcairns wrote 11 months ago: So, here’s the set-up: Clark Gable has fallen asleep, drunk, in a nightclub. He awakens, wooz … more →

Tags: film, Music, Warners, MGM, Busby Berkeley, richard gere, Chicago, Joan Crawford, warner brothers

"Gentlemen Are Born"

stevesomething wrote 1 year ago: It’s 1934 and Charles is playing a small role in this First National Picture. He’ll pla … more →

Tags: "Gentlemen Are Born", Charles Starrett, don't be a quitter

"One New York Night"

stevesomething wrote 1 year ago: “One New York Night” is a 1935 comedy/murder mystery in the school of the “Thin Ma … more →

Tags: "One New York Night", Charles Starrett, Una Merkel, MGM, Tuxedo, Imaginary Dog

Reckless by James White

obscureclassics wrote 1 year ago: Year: 1935 Director: Victor Fleming Starring: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone, Rosalind … more →

Tags: Reviews, 1935, william powell, Rosalind Russell, jean harlow, Reckless, Victor Fleming

Detour 12 comments

dcairns wrote 1 year ago: Errol Morris’ favourite film, it turns out, is Edgar Ulmer’s DETOUR, filmed in six days … more →

Tags: film, Joan Crawford, The Twilight Zone, Lucio Fulci, Edinburgh Film Festival, Dario Argento, Edgar Ulmer, Errol Morris, Tom Neal

Straight is the Way by Katie Richardson

obscureclassics wrote 1 year ago: Year: 1934 Director: Paul Sloane Cast: Franchot Tone, Karen Morley, May Robson, Jack LaRue, Nat Pend … more →

Tags: Reviews, 1934, straight is the way, Karen Morley, May Robson, gladys george, jack larue, Nat Pendleton, Paul Sloane

Dancing Lady by John Greco

obscureclassics wrote 1 year ago: Year: 1933 Director: Robert Z. Leonard Starring: Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Clark Gable The sa … more →

Tags: Reviews, 1933, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, dancing lady, robert z. leonard

Franchot Tone Bio

moviesmusic wrote 1 year ago:    Date of Birth 27 February 1905, Niagara Falls, New York, USA Date of Death 18 September 1968, Ne … more →

Tags: Bio

Franchot Tone Posters and Lobby Cards

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Tags: lobby cards, Posters


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