This is an entertaining, but rather odd film. Released in 1942, the same year as Casablanca, this is also the story of a woman torn between two men, with the love triangle set against the backdrop of the concentration camps of World War II. But unlike Casablanca, this Leo McCarey-directed film is full of light [...]
I was really expecting a lot from this film. After all, I had found a ‘30s film that I hadn’t seen yet, and it was not some complete obscure title, but something staring Jimmy Stewart and Ginger Rogers. The cast also has Charles Coburn, who I found quite funny as Marilyn Monroe’s admirer in Monkey [...]
One of the great joys of living in Tokyo is the number of small theaters that specialize in running classic films. One of them, Cine Vera, is run by a former entertainment copyright lawyer who decided it would be more fun to run a theater. Going to see my last film of 2011, late in [...]
Actor: Ginger Rogers
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
This is an entertaining, but rather odd film. Released in 1942, the same year as Casablanca, this is also the story of a woman torn between two men, with the love triangle set against the backdrop of the concentration camps of World War II. But unlike Casablanca, this Leo McCarey-directed film is full of light [...]
Vivacious Lady (1938)
I was really expecting a lot from this film. After all, I had found a ‘30s film that I hadn’t seen yet, and it was not some complete obscure title, but something staring Jimmy Stewart and Ginger Rogers. The cast also has Charles Coburn, who I found quite funny as Marilyn Monroe’s admirer in Monkey [...]
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
One of the great joys of living in Tokyo is the number of small theaters that specialize in running classic films. One of them, Cine Vera, is run by a former entertainment copyright lawyer who decided it would be more fun to run a theater. Going to see my last film of 2011, late in [...]