

Humphrey Bogart - looking at a true cinema icon
“.... this is Duke Mantee...and he's hungry." Such is actor Humphrey Bogart's introduction in "The Petrified Forest" (1936), his entrance...


Film review: “Why Him?” (2016)
Perhaps the reason all ages are exploring deep into cinema’s history and discovering the work of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and...


Cinema Revisited: It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
“What is your favorite movie?” People who study and write about film history are asked this constantly. And, honestly, I always answer...


Cinema Revisited: GENIUS AT WORK (1946)
Genius at Work Directed by Leslie Goodwins. Starring Wally Brown and Alan Carney, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Anne Jeffreys. Released...


Film review: Max Rose (2013)
Jerry Lewis told me that when Martin Scorsese’s “King of Comedy” was released, he was pleased with so many positive critical comments for...


Cinema Revisited: Police Bullets (1942)
Police Bullets Directed by Jean Yarbrough. Starring Milburn Stone, John Archer, Warren Hymer, Joan Marsh, Tristam Coffin, Fern Emmett,...


Remembering HARRY LANGDON and my book on his silent films
Back in 2012, I did a book on Harry Langdon’s silent movies, and it turned to be a rather significant project at several levels. As to...


Cinema Revisited: The Crosby Case (1934 mystery)
THE CROSBY CASE Directed by Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Wynne Gibson, Onslow Stevens, Skeets Gallagher, Alan Dinehart, Warren Hymer, William...


Cinema Revisited: Boy Slaves (1939) Juvenile Delinquent drama from RKO studios
BOY SLAVES Directed by P.J. Wolfson. Cast: Anne Shirley, Roger Daniel, Johnny Fitzgerald, James McCallion, Alan Baxter, Johnny...


Cinema Revisited: Everything's Rosie (1931)
Everything’s Rosie (1931) Directed by Clyde Bruckman. Cast: Robert Woolsey, Anita Louise, John Darrow, Florence Roberts, Clifford...

