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Scarface (1932) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 20, 2010
Tony Camonte is a young, ambitious gangster, emphasis on the word ‘ambitious.’ When we first meet him in Scarface, he’s working for gangster Johnny Lovo. Lovo sends Tony out to bump off Big Louie Costillo, the criminal kingpin who runs the South side of town. With Costillo out read more
Strangers May Kiss (1931)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 19, 2010
Lisbeth Corbin (Norma Shearer) is a forward thinking young woman who isn’t one to bow to social norms. The expectation that she particularly loathes is the idea that all women want to get married. She and her boyfriend Alan (Neil Hamilton) are both perfectly happy with not being married. read more
Frisco Jenny (1932) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 18, 2010
In 1906, Jenny Sandoval (Ruth Chatterton) was working in a saloon in San Francisco with her father Jim, the owner, and her boyfriend Dan McAllister (James Murray), the piano player. Jenny and Dan are ready to get married, but Jim isn’t happy about it at all. As Jenny argues with her father read more
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 17, 2010
Lady Lou (Mae West) is a lady more than willing to go after any man who can keep her in diamonds. Her current man is Gus (Noah Beery), a saloon owner and candidate for Sheriff. Lou thinks he buys her diamonds from the money he makes at the saloon, but in reality, he’s involved in counterfei read more
The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 16, 2010
Temple Drake (Miriam Hopkins) is known about town as a fast and loose party girl, but all the men in town know she’s really all talk and no action. She’s got a suitor in lawyer Stephen Benbow (William Gargan), who has repeatedly asked Temple to marry him, but she doesn’t want to read more
Possessed: The Life of Joan Crawford
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 15, 2010
Mention the words “Joan Crawford” and “book” in the same sentence and the first thing so many people will think of is, “No more wire hangers!” But on the other hand, it’s been my experience that many of those who don’t buy into the Mommie Dearest hyp read more
Penthouse (1933)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 15, 2010
Jack Durant (Warner Baxter) is a lawyer who relishes taking on cases other lawyers won’t touch. He loves defending bootleggers, showgirls, and all the other dregs of society, much to the dismay of his law firm partners. They would much rather work on more respectable cases and fire Jack aft read more
Queen Christina (1933)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 14, 2010
Who better to play a Swedish queen than the Swedish queen of cinema herself, Greta Garbo? Christina is crowned Queen of Sweden at the ripe old age of five after her father is killed in battle. As she grows up, she loves her country so much that she turns down romantic relationships so she can ded read more
Hot Saturday (1932)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 13, 2010
If you’ve ever lived in a small town, I’m sure you know how wildly the gossip can fly sometimes. As Ruth Brock (Nancy Carroll) is about to find out, Marysville is no exception. Ruth is a flirtatious banker who enjoys going out dancing with the boys, but she’s never a bad girl. read more
My Top 100, 10-1
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 12, 2010
We’ve made it to the final ten favorite movies! I hope you enjoyed reading about my hundred favorite movies as much as I enjoyed writing about them. I’m definitely thinking that I might have to do some more big lists like this in the future! Thanks again to Colin from Pick ‘n read more
Red Dust (1932)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 12, 2010
Dennis Carson (Clark Gable) is a rubber plantation owner in Indochina and quite content with his life the way it is. He’s not too thrilled when he comes home one night to find Vantine (Jean Harl0w), a wise-cracking prostitute on the lam from Saigon, staying at his plantation house. Dennis i read more
Downstairs (1932)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 11, 2010
If you work for Baron Nicky von Burgen (Reginald Owen) and Baroness Eloise von Burgen (Olga Baclanova) long enough, you will be treated like family. So when their longtime butler Albert (Paul Lukas) marries Anna (Virginia Bruce), their maid, the Baron throws them a lavish wedding. During the rece read more
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 10, 2010
Bonnie Jordan (Joan Crawford) and her brother Rodney (William Bakewell) were enjoying living the high life on their father’s dime. But when the stock market crashes, the family not only loses all their money, they also lose their father. Bonnie and Jordan are left with nothing and have no read more
Blonde Venus (1931)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 9, 2010
Helen Faraday (Marlene Dietrich) is a former showgirl married to chemist Ned (Herbert Marshall) and mother to Johnny (Dickie Moore). She gave up her stage career to become a wife and mother, but when Ned gets Radium poisoning and needs to go to Germany for treatment, Helen goes back to performing read more
Night Nurse (1931) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 8, 2010
Barbara Stanwyck plays Lora Hart, a high school drop-out looking to get a job as a nurse. At first, she’s turned down because of the fact that she didn’t finish high school, but after she runs into Dr. Bell (Charles Winninger) as she’s leaving the hospital, Dr. Bell helps get her read more
Torch Singer (1933)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 7, 2010
Usually, a baby being born is a joyous occasion. But not for Sally Trent. Sally’s boyfriend Mike (David Manners) has left for China, unaware he had a baby on the way, leaving Sally alone, broke, and with no other choice but to give birth in a charity hospital. She has a baby girl, also nam read more
The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 6, 2010
The Greeks Had a Word for Them has a pretty straightforward story: Three former showgirl friends, Schatzi (Joan Blondell), Polaire (Madge Evans), and Jean (Ina Claire), are all determined to land themselves some rich men. They all live together and share pretty much everything: jewelery, clothes, read more
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 5, 2010
When chorus girl Myra Deauville (Mae Clarke) finds herself out of work, she assumes she’ll be able to find herself a new show soon enough. Two years later and still no work, she has no choice but to become a hooker to support herself. She and her friend Kitty (Doris Lloyd) walk the streets read more
My Top 100, 20-11
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 5, 2010
Another week, another ten movies! This week, I’ve got lots of musicals, some silents that have only gotten better with age, and movies with some of my favorite snappy lines. Now, onto the movies! 20. The Band Wagon (1953) What Singin’ in the Rain was to Gene Kelly, The Band Wagon read more
Riptide (1934)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 4, 2010
When Lord Philip Rexford (Herbert Marshall) and Mary (Norma Shearer), a party girl socialite, are invited to a costume party and are given a couple of ridiculous costumes to wear, it turns out to be a blessing in disguise. Before the party, the two of them meet and, upon seeing how goofy their cos read more