

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...


Cinema Revisited: Navy Blues (1937)
Navy Blues Directed by Ralph Staub. Cast: Dick Purcell, Mary Brian, Warren Hymer, Joe Sawyer, Edward Woods, Horace McMahon, Chester...


Cinema Revisited: Hold Em Yale has colorful characters and snappy dialog
“Hold Em Yale” Directed by Sidney Lanfield. Cast: Patricia Ellis, Cesar Romero, Buster Crabbe, William Frawley, Andy Devine ,George...


Cinema revisted: Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden Directed by Harry Joe Brown. Cast: Jack Oakie, Marian Nixon, Thomas Meighan, Warren Hymer, Zasu Pitts, William...


Harold Lloyd -- the actor. A look at MOVIE CRAZY (1932)
I have always said that of the Big Three among silent movie comedians --- Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd – that Lloyd...


Here Come The Marines (1952) The Bowery Boys
"Here Come The Marines" Directed by William Beaudine. Screenplay by Jack Crutcher, Charles R. Marion, Tim Ryan. Produced by Jerry Thomas....


Help! (1965) The second Beatles movie
A religious cult needs one of Ringo’s rings in order to make a human sacrifice. So they travel to England to get the ring, planning to...

