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Holiday (1938) (3)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 20, 2013
Holiday
Directed by George Cukor
Written by Donald Ogden Stewart and Sidney Buchman from the play by Philip Barry
1938/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Repeat viewing The other Grant/Hepburn pairing for 1938 is another comedy, but in a more sophisticated vein. Johnny Case (Cary Grant) is a f read more
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 20, 2013
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Directed by Norman Taurog
Written by John V.A. Weaver based on the novel by Mark Twain
1938/USA
Selznick International Pictures
First viewing I had no idea what to expect from this and was very pleased with a surprisingly faithful adaptation of Twain’s novel read more
You Can’t Take It with You (1938)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 19, 2013
You Can’t Take It with You
Directed by Frank Capra
Written by Robert Riskin based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
1938/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing Alice Sycamore: You ought to hear Grandpa on that subject. You know he says most people nowadays are run by fear read more
Child Bride (1938)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 19, 2013
Child Bride Directed by Harry Revier Written by Harry Revier 1938/USA Produced by Lloyd and Ralph Friedgen First viewing This exploitation film is not a barrel of laughs. In fact, it’s sort of icky. Billed as an anti-child marriage message film, this is the sad story of little Jennie, played read more
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) (1)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 18, 2013
Angels with Dirty Faces
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by John Wexley and Warren Duff from a story by Rowland Brown
1938/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing
#122 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die James Cagney is charismatic as a tough career criminal with a tiny spark of humanity deep within read more
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 18, 2013
Angels with Dirty Faces
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by John Wexley and Warren Duff from a story by Rowland Brown
1938/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing
#122 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die James Cagney is charismatic as a tough career criminal with a tiny spark of humanity deep within read more
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 17, 2013
The Lady Vanishes
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder based on a story by Ethel Lina White
1938/UK
Gainsborough Pictures
Repeat viewing
#127 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I simply love this movie and would rank it in Hitchcock’s top five pictur read more
Bringing Up Baby (1938) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 16, 2013
Bringing Up Baby
Directed by Howard Hawks
Written by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde
1938/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
Repeat viewing
#124 of 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die I enjoyed this quintessential screw-ball comedy even more than before. David (Cary Grant), a very square paleontologist, is en read more
Programmers of 1938
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 15, 2013
While I was away I caught three pretty mindless “B” detective movies. They were all OK for what they were. For entertainment value, I would give Bulldog Drummond in Africa the edge over the other two — some witty repartee and a very young Anthony Quinn in that one. Even Boris read more
For the birds …
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 15, 2013
The Rio Grande Valley is the place to be! I hadn’t realized it would be quite so tropical. It was a trip full of “firsts”. My favorite was this little guy, which lays perfectly motionless on the ground during the day blending in with the leaf cover Common Parauque But the highli read more
Welcome to 1938
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 15, 2013
Europe was rapidly approaching total war in 1938 but on the other side of the Atlantic people enjoyed another year of peace and great movies. Movie firsts in 1938 included the only on-screen kiss between Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers (in Carefree) and the debuts of Bugs Bunny and Roy Rogers. In read more
Désiré (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 3, 2013
Désiré Directed by Sacha Guitry Written by Sacha Guitry 1937/France Cinéas First viewing This French drawing-room farce did not make me laugh much. Odette (Sacha Guitry’s then wife Jacqueline Delubac) is a former actress and the mistress of Felix, a French Minister. The couple want read more
On Vacation (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 3, 2013
I’m off to Lone Star territory to attend the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. With luck, I will get a look at this guy - Buff-Bellied Hummingbird I’ll be back on November 15 to start my journey through 1938. read more
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 2, 2013
Nosferatu the Vampyre (“Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht”)
Directed by Werner Herzog
Written by Werner Herzog
1979/West Germany
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion/Gaumont/Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
First viewing
#668 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
IMDb users say 7.5/10; I say 8/10 &nb read more
What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 1, 2013
What Did the Lady Forget? (“Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka”) Directed by Yasujirô Ozu Written by Yasujirô Ozu and Akira Fushimi 1937/Japan Shôchiku Eiga First viewing This obscure comedy by master Yasurjiro Ozu had me chortling out loud. Wealthy medical professor Dr. Komiya is read more
Song at Midnight (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 31, 2013
Song at Midnight (“Ye ban ge sheng”) Directed by Weibang Ma-Xu Written by Weibang Ma-Xu based on the play “The Phantom of the Opera” by Gaston Leroux 1937/China Xinhua First viewing #115 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die After it got going, this early Chinese read more
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 30, 2013
Rosemary’s Baby
Directed by Roman Polanski
Written by Roman Polanski based on the novel by Ira Levin
1968/USA
William Castle Productions
Repeat viewing
#500 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
IMDb users say 8.0/10; I say 9.0/10 There’s nothing creepier than gynecological horror u read more
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 30, 2013
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel Directed by Hanns Schwarz Written by Lajos Biró, Adrian Brunel, and Arthur Wimperis from a novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy 1937/UK London Film Productions First viewing This has a low IMDb user rating of 5.3/10, so I didn’t expect much going in. I must say read more
Hit the Saddle (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 29, 2013
Hit the Saddle Directed by Mack V. Wright Written by Oliver Drake based on a story by William Colt MacDonald 1937/USA Republic Pictures First viewing This Republic programmer is notable chiefly for containing an early performance by Rita Hayworth, still known at that time as Rita Cansino. Th read more
Something to Sing About (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 28, 2013
Something to Sing About Directed by Victor Schertzinger Written by Victor Schertzinger and Austin Parker 1937/USA Zion Meyers Productions First viewing It’s always fun to watch James Cagney dance, and that’s the highpoint of this otherwise unremarkable musical flop. Terry Rooney (Cagney) read more