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"Dance, Fools, Dance" and the MGM Effect

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 27, 2012

In the early 1930s, MGM boasted that it had under contract "More Stars Than There Are in Heaven," but the movies that we think of as classically MGM -- perfectly pruned packages of gloss and glamour and very little awareness of the outside world -- really didn't come along until the mid-1930s. Of al read more

"The Girl Said No," and So Did William Haines

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 21, 2012

William Haines (1900-73) was one of those movie stars who easily made the transition from silent to sound films. In the late 1920s he was one of MGM's biggest stars -- handsome, athletic and relaxed on screen, with an appealing goofball side. But he was also gay, and that's why William Haines stopp read more

"The Girl Said No," and So Did William Haines

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 21, 2012

William Haines (1900-73) was one of those movie stars who easily made the transition from silent to sound films. In the late 1920s he was one of MGM's biggest stars -- handsome, athletic and relaxed on screen, with an appealing goofball side. But he was also gay, and that's why William Haines stopp read more

The Eric Linden Film Festival: "Big City Blues" and "Life Begins"

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 17, 2012

"But I AM talking in my deep voice!" Of all the actors who appeared in 1930s movies, Eric Linden (1909-1994) was certainly one of them. He played a variety of roles, including young salesman, young father, young traveler, young rich man, young detective, young gambler and not-quite-as-young soldi read more

The Eric Linden Film Festival: "Big City Blues" and "Life Begins"

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 17, 2012

"But I AM talking in my deep voice!" Of all the actors who appeared in 1930s movies, Eric Linden (1909-1994) was certainly one of them. He played a variety of roles, including young salesman, young father, young traveler, young rich man, young detective, young gambler and not-quite-as-young soldi read more

"Girl Missing": How Glenda Farrell Got Us Through the Great Depression

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 13, 2012

In 1933, Glenda Farrell appeared in 10 movies at Warner Bros. and one at Columbia Pictures -- that's 11 movies in 12 months. In all of them, she pretty much played the same role -- a fast talking, quick thinking, wisecracking, goodhearted dame who was usually the heroine's best friend. "Listen up read more

"Girl Missing": How Glenda Farrell Got Us Through the Great Depression

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 13, 2012

In 1933, Glenda Farrell appeared in 10 movies at Warner Bros. and one at Columbia Pictures -- that's 11 movies in 12 months. In all of them, she pretty much played the same role -- a fast talking, quick thinking, wisecracking, goodhearted dame who was usually the heroine's best friend. "Listen up read more

A Star Is Torn: "What Price Hollywood"

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 8, 2012

You can't talk about the 1932 film "What Price Hollywood?" without dishing some Hollywood dirt -- that the plot, for instance, was inspired by the real-life marriage of rising star Colleen Moore and producer John McCormick, or that Lowell Sherman based his portrayal of dipsomaniac director Max Carey read more

"What Price Hollywood," or A Star Is Torn

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 8, 2012

You can't talk about the 1932 film "What Price Hollywood?" without dishing some Hollywood dirt -- that the plot, for instance, was inspired by the real-life marriage of rising star Colleen Moore and producer John McCormick, or that Lowell Sherman based his portrayal of dipsomaniac director Max Carey read more

"Mystery of the Wax Museum," or Statue of Limitations

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 6, 2012

At the heart of 1933's "Mystery of the Wax Museum" are two actresses doing what they did best in 1930s movies -- Glenda Farrell wisecracking and Fay Wray screaming. Farrell, of course, was cast as the heroine's fresh dame best friend in dozens of Warner Bros. pictures, and Wray is best known as King read more

"Mystery of the Wax Museum," or Statue of Limitations

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 6, 2012

At the heart of 1933's "Mystery of the Wax Museum" are two actresses doing what they did best in 1930s movies -- Glenda Farrell wisecracking and Fay Wray screaming. Farrell, of course, was cast as the heroine's fresh dame best friend in dozens of Warner Bros. pictures, and Wray is best known as King read more

I Love Lombard: "Virtue"

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 2, 2012

"Altogether she was turbulent, sensible and friendly, and as such she became so agreeable that a number of indifferent or downright poor films couldn't hurt her. She was lightly symbolic of an American type, unspoiled and sporty." -- Ethan Mordden on Carole Lombard The 1932 film "Virtue" is only a read more
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