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Fury (1936) (1)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 29, 2013
Fury Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Bartlett Corbett and Fritz Lang based on a story by Norman Krasna 1936/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Repeat viewing Fritz Lang remained a very powerful director after he emigrated to the United States. This, his first film after he left Germany, hits on all read more
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 28, 2013
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Directed by Henry Hathaway Written by Grover Jones et al based on the novel by John Fox, Jr. 1936/USA Walter Wanger Productions/Paramount Pictures First viewing On tap today is a Sylvia Sidney double-bill. The first one was the first Technicolor movie filmed on read more
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 28, 2013
The Man Who Could Work Miracles Directed by Lothar Mendes and Alexander Korda Scenario and dialogue by H.G. Wells from a story by H.G. Wells; screenplay by Lajos Biró 1936/UK London Film Productions First viewing Comedy and H.G. Wells wouldn’t seem to be an obvious match but it works ou read more
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 27, 2013
The General Died at Dawn Directed by Lewis Milestone Written by Clifford Odets based on a story by Charles G. Booth 1936/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing This film has beautiful cinematography and art direction but takes itself a bit too seriously. O’Hara (Gary Cooper) is an ideali read more
The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 27, 2013
The Great Ziegfeld
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Written by William Anthony McGuire
1936/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing This extravagant musical biopic won Oscars for Best Production, Best Actress (Louise Ranier), and Best Dance Direction (“A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody”) read more
The Devil-Doll (1936) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 26, 2013
The Devil-Doll
Directed by Tod Browning
Written by Garrett Fort, Guy Endore, and Erich von Stroheim from a story by Tod Browning based on the novel Burn Witch Burn by Abraham Merritt
1936/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing MGM really didn’t understand the horror genre. Lavond (Lionel read more
Conquest of the Air (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 26, 2013
Conquest of the Air Directed by Alexander Esway, Zoltan Korda et al Stories by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, commentaries by Peter Bezencenet et al 1936/UK London Films Productions First viewing This documentary recounts the history of aviation from Icarus to the late 30′s. It is pedestrian in read more
Secret Agent (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 25, 2013
Secret Agent Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Charles Bennett et al from the novel “Ashenden” by W. Somerset Maugham 1936/UK Gaumont British Picture Corporation Repeat viewing Peter Lorre makes this early Hitchcock film a ton of fun despite a plot that is even more implaus read more
Romeo and Juliet (1936) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 24, 2013
Romeo and Juliet Directed by George Cukor Adapted by Talbot Jennings from the play by William Shakespeare 1936/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing This lavish production of the Shakespearian tragedy has a lot going for it but is marred by some inappropriate casting. With Leslie Howard as read more
Three Smart Girls (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 24, 2013
Three Smart Girls Directed by Henry Koster Written by Adele Comandini 1936/USA Universal Pictures First viewing Deanna Durbin’s feature film debut is an entertaining, if predictable, light comedy.. Kay, Joan, and Penny Craig live with their divorced mother in Switzerland. When the news read more
Stampede (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 23, 2013
Stampede Directed by Ford Beebe Written by Robert Watson from a story by Ford Beebe 1936/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation/Kenneth J. Bishop Productions/Central Films First viewing While I was out of town I watched a couple of 1936 B Westerns on my iPad. This was the first. Rancher Dale Milford des read more
Three on the Trail (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 23, 2013
Three on the Trail
Directed by Howard Bretherton
Written by Doris Schroeder and Vernon Smith
1936/USA
Harry Sherman Productions
First viewing The second of the Westerns I watched was my very first Hopalong Cassidy movie. Although it was routine, I was pleasantly surprised at how appealing Wil read more
Mayerling (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 23, 2013
Mayerling
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Written by Marcel Archard, Joseph Kessel and Irma von Cubed based on a novel by Claude Anet
1936/France
Nero Films
First viewing This romantic biopic made an international star out of Charles Boyer and features an exquisite performance by the 19-year-old D read more
Wife vs. Secretary (1936) (3)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 10, 2013
Wife vs. Secretary Directed by Clarence Brown Written by Norman Krasna et al 1936/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing This is a fairly entertaining romantic drama with splendid cast. Van (Clark Gable) is madly in love with his wife of three years, Linda (Myrna Loy). He runs a magazine with read more
Big Brown Eyes (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 10, 2013
Big Brown Eyes
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Written by Bert Hanlon and Raoul Walsh based on a story by James Edward Grant
1936/USA
Walter Wanger Productions for Paramount Pictures
First viewing Eve Fallon: You wait… you look like a waiter anyway. This movie was a sure sign that Raoul Walsh w read more
Dracula’s Daughter (1936) (1)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 9, 2013
Dracula’s Daughter
Directed by Lambert Hillyer
Written by Garrett Fort et al
1936/USA
Universal Pictures
First viewing I cannot recommend this sequel to 1931′s Dracula. The story begins with Dr. Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan) standing over the body of Renfield after he drove the s read more
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 8, 2013
Follow the Fleet
Directed by Mark Sandrich
Written by Dwight Taylor and Allan Scott based on the play “Shore Leave” by Hubert Osborne
1936/USA
Radio Pictures
Repeat viewing Another in the unbeatable series of Astaire/Rogers movies of the 1930′s ‘Bake’ Baker (Fred read more
The Green Pastures (1936) (1)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 8, 2013
The Green Pastures
Directed by Marc Connelly and William Keighley
Written by Marc Connelly based on a play by Marc Connelly and a novel by Roark Bradford (“Ol’ Man Adam and His Chillun” )
1936/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing This white imagining of what African-Americans imagine the read more
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 8, 2013
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Directed by John Cromwell
Written by Hugh Walpole based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett
1936/USA
Selznick International Pictures
First viewing This one is basically very competently made treacle. There are worse ways to spend an afternoon. The story is based on read more
Come and Get It (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 6, 2013
Come and Get It Directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler (logging scenes directed by Richard Rosson) Written by Jane Murfin based on the novel by Edna Ferber 1936/USA The Samuel Goldwyn Company First viewing I had never seen 1936′s other mid-life crisis movie. Come and Get It is a read more