The Most Dangerous Game - 1932

The Most Dangerous Game (1932) makes the point that “less is more” in a film d… Read more The Most Dangerous Game - 1932

TV and the Movie Buff

Louis B. Mayer had no idea the DVD was coming. Jack Warner could not envision T… Read more TV and the Movie Buff

Wyler's Moments of Silence

Director William Wyler is often described as being without a particular tradema… Read more Wyler's Moments of Silence

Lukewarm Reviews of Classics

Bosley Crowther, film reviewer for the New York Times, thought the weakness of … Read more Lukewarm Reviews of Classics

Mrs. Miniver and Propaganda

Reviews of “Mrs. Miniver” almost always mention the word “propaganda” in the fi… Read more Mrs. Miniver and Propaganda

Broken Blossoms

“Broken Blossoms” (1919) is a fascinating look at what was best about the silen… Read more Broken Blossoms

Gag reels and bloopers

For the huge number of films produced in this country in the early decades of t… Read more Gag reels and bloopers

Previews and Playing to the Audience

The film industry in its early years was extremely sensitive to audience reacti… Read more Previews and Playing to the Audience

Best Years of Our Lives - PT 4

“The Best Years of Our Lives” was made in the first year of the Baby Boom, and … Read more Best Years of Our Lives - PT 4

Best Years of Our Lives, PT 3

In this film, the women the three men have come home to are not diminished; is … Read more Best Years of Our Lives, PT 3

Best Years of Our Lives - PT 2

The minor actors in “The Best Years of Our Lives” tell us even more about the t… Read more Best Years of Our Lives - PT 2

Best Years of Our Lives - PT 1

Sixty years ago tomorrow on March 13, 1947, “The Best Years of Our Lives,” won … Read more Best Years of Our Lives - PT 1

Patricia Collinge - Two Supporting Roles

Patricia Collinge, a Broadway actress, and a writer, appeared in her first film… Read more Patricia Collinge - Two Supporting Roles

Non-smoking Guns and Western "B" Movies

It’s an interesting irony that despite the iconic image of The Marlboro Man of … Read more Non-smoking Guns and Western "B" Movies

Music Box Steps, Stooges' Stairs

What the sidewalk in front of Tiffany’s is to Audrey Hepburn fans, so The Music… Read more Music Box Steps, Stooges' Stairs

Intro and Emil Jannings

This begins a new blog about old movies. How old is “old” I suppose is a matter… Read more Intro and Emil Jannings