

Book Review: The Magnificent Heel: The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez
In a beautiful, thick softcover book from Bear Manor Media, author Dan Van Neste has written a thorough biography about actor Ricardo...


Book Review: Encyclopedia of American Film Serials
For forty years, from the teens into the fifties, movie chapter plays captivated audiences week after week. Episodic television pretty...


Book Review: The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer
Subtitled “American Animation Pioneer,” author Ray Pointer’s book on Max Fleischer is a thorough and fascinating look at the man who...


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...


IN THE MONEY is a vintage low budget precode comedy
IN THE MONEY Directed by Frank Strayer. Cast: Skeets Gallagher. Lois Wilson, Warren Hymer, Sally Starr, Arthur Hoyt, Frank Coghlan jr.,...

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...


Book Review: Brian Donlevy: The Good Bad Guy
Subtitled “A Bio-Filmography,” author Derek Schulthorpe (who wrote a good book about actor Van Heflin earlier this year), now chooses the...