By GroovyMovieGuy on June 19, 2009
The Marx Brothers go to college in “Horse Feathers,” but not with honors. This movie is more like a series of sketches rather than an evolving plot.
Prof. Quincy Adams Wagstaff (Groucho Marx) becomes head of Huxtable College which his son Frank (Zeppo Marx) attends. The new president decides this backwater school needs to set [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Screwball | Tagged black and white, Classic, Comedy, Groucho, Marx brothers, Screwball |
By movieMoll on March 9, 2009
Bogey and Bacall made cinematic history. Every fan of classic movies knows Lauren Bacall’s line to Humphrey Bogart’s character: “You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve?”
Posted in Classic, Drama, Film clip, Romance | Tagged black and white, Bogart, Bogey and Bacall, Classic, Drama, Film clip, Humphrey Bogart, Romance |
By movieMoll on March 3, 2009
Of the 10 Astaire-Rogers movie pairings, “Swing Time” has the best of the duo’s dance numbers and this film, “Shall We Dance,” has the best songs. Not surprising since it features tunes that George and Ira Gershwin wrote specifically for long-time friend Fred Astaire. Highlights include “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” noting the couple’s [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical | Tagged Astaire and Rogers, ballet, black and white, Classic, Comedy, dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musical, roller skating |
By GroovyMovieGuy on March 3, 2009
It’s the classic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie plot, this time spanning from Paris to New York with a cruise ship in between. “Shall We Dance” includes two of my favorite Astaire and Rogers dance scenes. In the first scene, the two are unexpectedly brought together for a dance that is light, fun and [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical | Tagged Astaire and Rogers, ballet, black and white, Classic, Comedy, dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musical, roller skating |
By GroovyMovieGuy on March 1, 2009
A classic from the famous “Chinese” detective, “Charlie Chan at the Opera” is one of the best of the series. Boris Karloff’s character is an excellent foil to Chan played by Warner Oland.
If you watch it late at night, you’ll want to stay awake to the end. That won’t take too long. The bad guy [...]
Posted in Index, Mystery | Tagged black and white, Boris Karloff, Charlie Chan, detective, Mystery, Warner Oland |
By movieMoll on February 28, 2009
In this taut 1954 thriller, the leader of the Rat Pack plays a real rat. Cold-blooded killer Johnny Baron (Frank Sinatra) and his band of guns for hire take a household hostage in the sleepy town of Suddenly, Calif., so they can use the hilltop residence as a vantage point to shoot the President of [...]
Posted in Crime, Drama, Index, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged black and white, Crime, crime drama, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
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