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"Blonde Crazy" and the Art of Cagney
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 21, 2012
Fellow film scholars, I believe we can safely say that the 1931 film "Blonde Crazy" is the only one where this happens.
James Cagney's facemask is played by Joan Blondell's brassiere.
"Blonde Crazy," released just a few months after Cagney made a hit in "Public Enemy," shows a more playf read more
"Thirteen Women," or the Unbearable Hot Coolness of Myrna Loy
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 18, 2012
In "Thirteen Women" (1932), Myrna Loy is Ursula Georgi, a beautiful but mysterious mixed-race woman who uses hypnosis, astrology and an exploding toy ball to rid herself of the wealthy schoolmates who ostracized her because of her lineage.
"My eyes are up here, sport."
Talk about carrying a grud read more
"Thirteen Women," or Trance with Me
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 18, 2012
In "Thirteen Women" (1932), Myrna Loy is Ursula Georgi, a beautiful but mysterious mixed-race woman who uses hypnosis, astrology and an exploding toy ball to rid herself of the wealthy schoolmates who ostracized her because of her lineage.
"My eyes are up here, sport."
Talk about carrying a grud read more
Movie Scenes That Make Me Grin Like an Idiot: "Swing Time"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 15, 2012Movie Scenes That Make Me Grin Like an Idiot: "Swing Time"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 15, 2012
"The Lost Squadron," or Aces High
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 13, 2012
(Caution: Spoilers ahead, and we aren't talking about the wings of the biplanes.)
Richard Dix made his film debut in 1917, and although he was active in sound films until 1947, his looks and acting style were very much out of the silent days. He was a beefy guy, usually in take-charge roles, and in read more
"The Lost Squadron," or Aces High
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 13, 2012
(Caution: Spoilers ahead, and we aren't talking about the wings of the biplanes.)
Richard Dix made his film debut in 1917, and although he was active in sound films until 1947, his looks and acting style were very much out of the silent days. He was a beefy guy, usually in take-charge roles, and in read more
"Gold Diggers of 1933," or Er-way in-hay the Unny-may
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 10, 2012
"Spare change, mister?"
Everyone on stage for the neon violin number!
Any movie that starts with Ginger Rogers singing "We're in the Money" in pig latin -- surrounded by chorus girls dressed in giant coins and little else -- is automatically a classic, but "Gold Diggers of 1933" is just getting read more
"Gold Diggers of 1933," or Er-way in-hay the Unny-may
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 10, 2012
"Spare change, mister?"
Everyone on stage for the neon violin number!
Any movie that starts with Ginger Rogers singing "We're in the Money" in pig latin -- surrounded by chorus girls dressed in giant coins and little else -- is automatically a classic, but "Gold Diggers of 1933" is just getting read more
Movie Scenes That Make Me Grin Like an Idiot: "Singin' in the Rain"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 8, 2012Movie Scenes That Make Me Grin Like an Idiot: "Singin' in the Rain"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 8, 2012
"The Best Years of Our Lives": A Beginning
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 5, 2012
"The Best Years of Our Lives" opens and closes, roughly, at an airfield.
In the beginning, it's the point of re-entry for three World War II vets -- banker Al (Oscar-winner Fredric March), soda jerk turned bombardier Fred (Dana Andrews) and sailor Homer (Harold Russell), who has lost both of his ha read more
Coming Attractions
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 5, 2012
From one of my favorite photo blogs, www.shorpy.com: read more
"The Best Years of Our Lives": A Beginning
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 5, 2012
"The Best Years of Our Lives" opens and closes, roughly, at an airfield.
In the beginning, it's the point of re-entry for three World War II vets -- banker Al (Oscar-winner Fredric March), soda jerk turned bombardier Fred (Dana Andrews) and sailor Homer (Harold Russell), who has lost both of his ha read more
Coming Attractions
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 5, 2012
From one of my favorite photo blogs, www.shorpy.com: read more
Here we go
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 30, 2012
My past efforts at starting a blog have ended in apathy -- little dried-up unfinished orphans with one or two posts floating out in cyberspace. I hope this blog can be the beginning of a regular forum where I can share my thoughts about movies and TV.
I'm not sure why my past efforts have died of n read more