4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 30, 2019

Barry Sullivan has an absolute field day as a homicide cop, Lt. Collier Bonnabel, with very calculated methods of getting to the root of every crime. Whether it comes by pushing, cajoling, romancing, tricking, flattering — he’ll do whatever is necessary. What matters to him is to keep st   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on March 30, 2016

US / 90 minutes / bw / Fox Dir: Frank Borzage Scr: Edwin J. Burke Story: Bad Girl (1928) by Viña Delmar and Bad Girl (1930 play) by Viña Delmar and Brian Marlowe (i.e., Brian Marlow) Cine: Chester Lyons Cast: James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Minna Gombell, William Pawley, George Irving,...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on April 15, 2013

Did you wish you had an encyclopedia filled with biographies of all the excellent femme fatales who made their mark during the film noir period?  Look no further than Karen Burroughs Hannsberry’s fabulous two-volume series Femme Noir: Bad Girls on Film.  This 643 page compendium, split into tw   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on September 3, 2012

"Don't tell anyone, but my real name is Mary Klotz." Of all the actresses who appeared in 1930s movies, Mae Clarke (1910-1992) was certainly one of them. She played a variety of roles, including rather wooden reporter, rather wooden gangster's moll, rather wooden movie star, rather wo   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on September 3, 2012

"Don't tell anyone, but my real name is Mary Klotz." Of all the actresses who appeared in 1930s movies, Mae Clarke (1910-1992) was certainly one of them. She played a variety of roles, including rather wooden reporter, rather wooden gangster's moll, rather wooden movie star, rather wo   read more

True Classics Posted by on July 24, 2012

Letty Strong (Loretta Young) is a single mother, having given birth to her son, Mickey (Jackie Kelk), in the back room of a bookstore at the age of fifteen. She and her son were thereafter taken in by “Fuzzy” (Henry Travers), the owner of the store, who views the pair...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on April 3, 2011

Instead of writing duplicate movie reviews, I decided to put together a list of my favorite, BEWARE OF THESE WOMEN! for Monty's FESTIVAL, for the month of April. We all know her the woman we love to hate, but secretly admire for her lack of tact, compassion, or both. For...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on October 21, 2010

In this New York based story, Dorothy (Sally Eilers)and her friend Edna (Minna Gombell) realize the sexism all around them.  Men constantly make passes at them and it’s expected.  They just brush it off saying little things like, “I guess nature made them that way.”  But when they meet Eddie...   read more