4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 16, 2019

Boxing movies and biopics are a mainstay of Hollywood. It’s an established fact so naming names is all but unnecessary. The affable brilliance of Gentleman Jim is its agile footwork allowing it to sidestep a myriad of tropes attached to biopics and the schmaltz that Old Hollywood was always ca   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 18, 2016

After watching Errol Flynn corral the Old West in Dodge City (1939) and sail the seven seas as The Sea Hawk (1940s) it’s simultaneously refreshing and bizarre watching him play an average bank teller turned pugilist in Gentleman Jim. Unlike other boxing movies where the rise to the top and...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 18, 2016

After watching Errol Flynn corral the Old West in Dodge City (1939) and sail the seven seas as The Sea Hawk (1940s) it’s simultaneously refreshing and bizarre watching him play an average bank teller turned pugilist in Gentleman Jim. Unlike other boxing movies where the rise to the top and...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on November 28, 2010

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Merriam-Webster provides the following two definitions for the word "opportunity": a favorable juncture of circumstances a good chance for advancement or progress We talk about opportun   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Errol Flynn as James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett Sometimes it takes a certain message delivered at just the right time to make a big impact. Gentleman Jim (1942) changed my life. And it really shouldn't have happened with this film. If you know me, you know that I avoid historical biopics...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Errol Flynn as James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett Sometimes it takes a certain message delivered at just the right time to make a big impact. Gentleman Jim (1942) changed my life. And it really shouldn't have happened with this film. If you know me, you know that I avoid historical biopics...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Merriam-Webster provides the following two definitions for the word "opportunity": a favorable juncture of circumstances a good chance for advancement or progress We talk about opportunities passing us by, grabbing an opportunity when we can, and scolding others for being opportunists. Opportuni   read more