The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on June 16, 2024

” Jones and Barry are doing a show! “ ” You’re telling me? “ When I first saw 42nd Street (Lloyd Bacon, 1933), its appeal didn’t quite strike me, and, aside from the final musical number, it left me indifferent. I remember renting the film at Montreal’s Nat   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on November 22, 2014

As usual with films which have dates in the title, Gold Diggers of 1937 was actually made the previous year. It stars Joan Blondell, one of my favourite actresses, opposite her real-life husband of the time, Dick Powell. There is a lot of chemistry between them, not surprisingly, and I  found th   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on October 10, 2012

It’s not difficult to assign blame for Miss Pinkerton‘s failings, it’s difficult to identify anything good about it. I suppose Joan Blondell bad in the lead, but she isn’t good. She’s just doing a persona. Wait, George Brent is good. He’s the police inspector wh   read more