I had never heard of True Confession before today, and was happy I found it, because Carole Lombard is incredibly funny in this screwball comedy. Lombard grew up with two older brother in Fort Wayne, Indiana and developed into something of a natural tomboy. It was this image that was carried over to the screen [...]
After seeing Jean Harlow in a role that was all too small in The Public Enemy, I wanted to see more of her as soon as possible. Harlow is great as the whining, spoiled wife of a brash, power-mad businessman (Wallace Beery). “Doctor Talbot says yer a extravurt an I’m a intravurt, and intravurt you [...]
Some friends and I got together to watch some silent films. My one complaint about silents is how little thought has been put into the music they throw on DVD releases. This evening, I made up a play list of instrumental music, mostly Philip Glass and Steve Reich, with a little Mozart thrown in, and [...]
Actor: John Barrymore
True Confession (1937)
I had never heard of True Confession before today, and was happy I found it, because Carole Lombard is incredibly funny in this screwball comedy. Lombard grew up with two older brother in Fort Wayne, Indiana and developed into something of a natural tomboy. It was this image that was carried over to the screen [...]
Dinner At Eight (1933)
After seeing Jean Harlow in a role that was all too small in The Public Enemy, I wanted to see more of her as soon as possible. Harlow is great as the whining, spoiled wife of a brash, power-mad businessman (Wallace Beery). “Doctor Talbot says yer a extravurt an I’m a intravurt, and intravurt you [...]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Some friends and I got together to watch some silent films. My one complaint about silents is how little thought has been put into the music they throw on DVD releases. This evening, I made up a play list of instrumental music, mostly Philip Glass and Steve Reich, with a little Mozart thrown in, and [...]