

DVD Review: Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts: The Hal Roach Collection 1931-1933
For those interested in film history, especially fans of vintage comedy, this release of all seventeen Hal Roach-produced two-reel shorts...


Cinema Revisited: White Zombie (1932)
When Hungarian-born actor Bela Lugosi campaigned heavily for the role of “Dracula” in Tod Browing’s movie production, he was met with...


Cinema Revisited: Born to the West (1937), a John Wayne B-western
Born to the West Directed by Charles Barton. Cast: John Wayne, Marsha Hunt, Johnny Mack Brown, Syd Saylor, James Craig, Lucien...


Cinema Revisited: The Little Giant (1933)
The Little Giant Directed by Roy Del Ruth. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Helen Vinson, Russell Hopton, Kenneth Thompson, Shirley...


Cinema Revisited: Peck’s Bad Boy With The Circus (1938)
Peck’s Bad Boy With The Circus Directed by Edward Cline. Cast: Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis, Spanky McFarland, Ann Gillis, Edgar Kennedy,...


Cinema Revisited: Feet First (1930), Harold Lloyd’s first full talkie
Feet First Directed by Clyde Bruckman and Harold Lloyd. Cast: Harold Lloyd, Barbara Kent, Robert McWade, Lillian Leighton, Henry Hall,...


DVD Review: A Bill of Divorcement (1932), Katharine Hepburn’s film debut
A Bill of Divorcement Directed by George Cukor. Cast: John Barrymore, Katharine Hepburn, Billie Burke, David Manners, Paul Cavanaugh,...


DVD Review: Charley Chase – The Hal Roach Talkies Volume One
Most mainstream DVD releases are corporate affairs, capitalizing on what is popular in our immediate culture. Others have a sense of...


DVD Review: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Directed by Norman Taurog. Cast: Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis, Jackie Moran, Victor Jory, May Robson, Walter...


Cinema Revisited: In Old Kentucky (1935)
Cinema Revisited: In Old Kentucky (1935) In Old Kentucky Directed by George Marshall. Cast: Will Rogers, Bill Robinson, Russell...

