Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 31, 2016

The stories former Ziegfeld girl Marion Davies told screenwriter Frances Marion about her time hoofing on the stage form the basis of the lively and often touching backstage film Blondie of the Follies (1932). The work of that sharp duo was further enhanced as scribe Anita Loos was hired to...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on May 18, 2013

Blondie of the Follies(1932). Comedy directed by Edmund Goulding and written by Anita Loos and Frances. Cast: Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery and Billie Dove. In a New York tenement, Blondie lives with her family and when her girl friend, Lottie Callahan, moves uptown to a posh neighborhood to   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on April 29, 2013

Blondie of the Follies (1932) It is possible I have never seen a movie with more ups and downs in story quality than Blondie of the Follies. At the movie’s opening, it becomes immediately clear that the directorial quality of the flick is on the low side and our characters...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on February 1, 2012

So today’s entry takes us all the way back to 1932, where movies were still in their infancy and the stars of the era are pretty much unrecognizable to the majority of movie audiences today.  I only watched Blondie of the Follies because of its star Marion Davies.  I’m a...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on January 18, 2012

Originally published on recollective.tumblr.com, January 5, 2012 Watched January 2, 2012: Thelma and Louise (1991) – 4/5; My mom recommended this movie to me. She found it in the $5 bin and became obsessed with it, insisting that I must watch it as well haha. We usually have pretty similar...   read more