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Stella Dallas (1937) (4)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 12, 2013
Stella Dallas Directed by King Vidor Written by Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman based on the novel by Olive Higgins Prouty 1937/USA The Samuel Goldwyn Company First viewing #114 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die 1937 was quite the year for tearjerkers. First, Make Way for read more
San Quentin (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 12, 2013
San Quentin
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Written by Peter Miller, Humphrey Cobb et al
1937/USA
First National Pictures/Warner Bros.
First viewing Humphrey Bogart rescues this clichéd prison drama. Lt. Druggin (Barton Keyes) rules the San Quentin prison yard with an iron hand, sending elderly deaf read more
Slaves in Bondage (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 11, 2013
Slaves in Bondage Directed by Elmer Clifton Written by Robert Dillon 1937/USA Jay-Dee-Kay Productions First viewing Sure this exploitation film is terrible, but is it terrible in a good way? As our film opens, Mary Lou is screaming in a car. She then opens the door to flee and ends up uncons read more
Double Wedding (1937) (3)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 10, 2013
Double Wedding
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Written by Jo Swerling based on a play by Ferenc Molnar
1937/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing I had never heard of this movie before, so it came as a delightful suprise. Margit Agnew (Myrna Loy) is naturally bossy and has taken over her sister Ir read more
Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 9, 2013
Think Fast, Mr. Moto Directed by Norman Foster Written by Howard Ellis Smith and Norman Foster based on a story by J.P. Marquand USA/1937 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing This was the first in the series of eight Mr. Moto films with Peter Lorre. Lorre is meant to simul read more
Grand Illusion (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 8, 2013
Grand Illusion (“La grande illusion”) (1937) Directed by Jean Renoir Written by Jean Renoir and Charles Spaak 1937/France Réalisation d’art cinématographique (RAC) Repeat viewing #106 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die IMDb users say 8.1/10; I say 10/10 I consider read more
Black Legion (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 6, 2013
Black Legion
Directed by Archie Mayo
Written by Abem Finkel and William Wister Haines based on a story by Robert Lord
1937/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing Humphrey Bogart had one of his first leading roles in Black Legion, the story of a working man seduced by a Ku Klux Clan-style organization. Frank read more
The Edge of the World (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 5, 2013
The Edge of the World Directed by Michael Powell Written by Michael Powell 1937/UK Joe Rock Productions Repeat viewing This was Michael Powell’s first major creative project after several years of directing “quota quickies”. It is an exquisite film. The island of Hirta read more
You Only Live Once (1937) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 5, 2013
You Only Live Once Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Gene Towne and C. Graham Baker 1937/USA Walter Wanger Productions Repeat viewing Fritz Lang continues with the man pursued by an uncaring society theme explored in M and Fury. While this does not hit the heights achieved by those films, read more
Young and Innocent (1937) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 4, 2013
Young and Innocent (AKA “The Girl Was Young”) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Charles Bennett et al based on a novel by Josephine Tey (“A Shilling for Candles”) 1937/UK Gaumont British Picture Corporation Repeat viewing Except for the iconic restaurant shot, th read more
Adaptation. (2002)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 3, 2013
Adaptation.
Directed by Spike Jonze
Written by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
2002/USA
Beverly Detroit/Clinica Estetico/Good Machine/Intermedia/Magnet Productions/Propaganda Films
First viewing
#1044 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (Combined List – 2013 ver.)
IMDb users say 7.7/ read more
Dead End (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 3, 2013
Dead End
Directed by William Wyler
Written by Lillian Hellman based on the play by Sidney Kingsley
1937/USA
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
First viewing This gritty story of the mean streets of New York has a lot going for it, including some outstanding performances and a carefully rendered setti read more
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 1, 2013
The Prisoner of Zenda
Directed by John Cromwell
Written by John Balderston, Edward E. Rose et al based on the novel by Anthony Hope
1937/USA
Selznick International Pictures
First viewing Princess Flavia: Almost beyond recognition. You seem to be an entirely different person. Before I get started, I read more
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 1, 2013
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back Directed by Louis King Written by Edmund T. Lowe, Jr. 1937/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing Tenny: Married, married? Harried, Sir! Bulldog Drummond: No, no, no Tenny, harried doesn’t go with married. Tenny: You speak with the voice of inexperience sir! An read more
Heidi (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 1, 2013
Heidi
Directed by Allan Dwan
Written by Walter Ferris and Julien Josephson based on the book by Johanna Spyri
1937/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing I loved the book as a girl and was pleased to find it when I cleaned out my parents’ house. Although Shirley Templ read more
Kid Galahad (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 29, 2013
Kid Galahad
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Seton I. Miller from a story by Francis Wallace
1937/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing I thought this was a pretty good boxing movie with strong performances by Edward G. Robertson and Humphrey Bogart. Nick Donati (Robinson) is a rough-edged figh read more
A Star Is Born (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 29, 2013
A Star Is Born
Directed by William A. Wellman
Written by Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, and Robert Carson from a story by William A. Wellman and Robert Carson
1937/USA
Selznick International Pictures
Repeat viewing I enjoyed this more than my memory of it lead me to expect. Esther Blodgett (Janet Ga read more
A Day at the Races (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 28, 2013
A Day at the Races
Directed by Sam Wood
Written by Robert Pirosh, George Seton, and George Oppenheimer
1937/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing Although I thought a lot of the many, many musical sequences dragged down the pace of this, the Marx Brothers continued to score with me in the co read more
Shall We Dance (1937)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 27, 2013
Shall We Dance Directed by Mark Sandrich Written by Allan Scott, Ernest Pagano et al 1937/USA RKO Radio Pictures Repeat Viewing I love the ’30′s. Every year some new Astaire/Rogers bliss. The film opens in Paris. Petrov (Fred Astaire) is a famous ballet dancer. His real name read more
Lone Star (1996)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 26, 2013
Lone Star
Directed by John Sayles
Written by John Sayles
1996/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation/Castle Rock Entertainment/Rio Dulce
First viewing
#1279 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (combined list – 2013 ver.)
IMDb users say 7.5/10; I say 8.0/10 I enjoyed this haunting story about read more