"SHANE" (1953) Photo Gallery

Here is a GALLERY of images from "SHANE", the 1953 adaptation of A.B. Guthrie Jr.'s 1949 novel. Directed by George Stevens, the movie starred Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur and Van Heflin.

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"THIS GUN FOR HIRE" (1942) Review

I wrote this REVIEW of "THIS GUN FOR HIRE", the 1942 adaptation of Graham Greene's 1936 novel, "A Gun For Sale". Directed by Frank Tuttle, the movie starred Veronica Lake, Robert Preston and Alan Ladd.

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"42ND STREET" (1933) Review

I wrote this REVIEW of "42ND STREET", the 1933 adaptation of Bradford Ropes' 1932 novel. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, the movie starred Warner Baxter, Ruby Keeler, Bebe Daniels, George Brent and Dick Powell.

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"PLATINUM BLONDE" (1931) Review

I wrote this REVIEW of the 1931 comedy film, "PLATINUM BLONDE". Directed by Frank Capra, the movie starred Loretta Young, Robert Williams and Jean Harlow.

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"PLATINUM BLONDE" (1931) Photo Gallery

Here is a GALLERY featuring images from the 1931 romantic comedy called "PLATINUM BLONDE". Directed by Frank Capra, the movie starred Loretta Young, Robert Williams and Jean Harlow.

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"OTHER MEN'S WOMEN" (1931) Review

I wrote this REVIEW of the 1931 melodrama, "OTHER MEN'S WOMEN". Directed by William Wellman, the movie starred Grant Withers, Mary Astor and Regis Toomey.

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"DODSWORTH" (1936) Review

I wrote this REVIEW of "DODSWORTH", the 1936 adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' 1929 novel and Sidney Howard's 1934 stage play. Directed by William Wyler, the movie starred Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton.

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"RIVER LADY" (1948) Review

I wrote this REVIEW of "RIVER LADY", the 1948 adaptation of Frank Waters and Houston Branch's 1942 novel. Directed by George Sherman, the movie starred Yvonne De Carlo and Rod Cameron.

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"THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" (1938) Review

I wrote this REVIEW of the 1938 classic adventure film, "THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD". Directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, the movie starred Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.

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"THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" (1938) Photo Gallery

Here is a GALLERY featuring images from the 1938 classic adventure film, "THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD". Directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, the movie starred Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.

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"42ND STREET" (1933) Photo Gallery

Here is a GALLERY featuring images from the Depression-era musical, "42ND STREET". Based upon Bradford Ropes' 1932 novel and directed by Lloyd Bacon, the movie starred Warner Baxter, Ruby Keeler, Bebe Daniels, George Brent and Dick Powell.

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"DODSWORTH" (1936) Photo Gallery

Here is a GALLERY featuring images from "DODSWORTH", the 1936 adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' 1929 novel and Sidney Howard's 1934 stage play. Directed by William Wyler, the movie starred Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton.

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"GIRLS ABOUT TOWN" (1931) Review

I wrote a REVIEW about the 1931 comedy, "GIRLS ABOUT TOWN". Directed by George Cukor, the movie starred Kay Francis, Joel McCrea and Lilyan Tashman.

https://oldhollywood.livejournal.com/530571.html

"BECKY SHARP" (1935) Review

I wrote this REVIEW

of "BECKY SHARP", the 1935 adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847-48 novel, "Vanity Fair". Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, the movie starred Miriam Hopkins in the title role.

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"BECKY SHARP" (1935) Photo Gallery

Here is a GALLERY featuring images from "BECKY SHARP", the 1935 adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847-48 novel, "Vanity Fair". Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, the movie starred Miriam Hopkins in the title role.

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MGM’s 20th anniversary in 1943

Photograph of Louis B Mayer & 64 MGM stars for the Studio’s 20th birthday 1943.

This publicity shot was taken for MGM’s 20th anniversary in 1943.
These were the days of the star system, where actors were under contract to churn out the movies.
Look at the stars gathered in this room and look at the size of that cake in the forefront.
*Left to right
*Front Row:
James Stewart, Margaret Sullivan, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamar, Katharine Hepburn,
Louis B Mayer, Greer Garson, Irene Dunne, Susan Peters, Ginny Simms, Lionel Barrymore
*Second Row:
Harry James, Brian Donleavy, Red Skelton, Mickey Rooney, William Powell, Wallace Beery,
Spencer Tracy, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Taylor, Pierre Aumont, Lewis Stone, Gene Kelly, Jackie Jenkins
*Third Row:
Tommy Dorsey, George Murphy, Jean Rogers, James Craig, Donna Reed,
Van Johnson, Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Robert Benchley
*Fourth Row:
Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Keenan Wynn, Diana Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell,
Esther Williams, Ann Richards, Marta Linden, Lee Bowman, Richard Carlson, Mary Astor
*Fifth Row:
Blanche Ring, Sara Haden, Fay Holden, Bert Lahr, Frances Gifford, June Allyson,
Richard Whorf, Frances Rafferty, Spring Byington, Connie Gilchrist, Gladys Cooper
*Sixth Row:
Ben Blue, Chill Wills, Keye Luke, Barry Nelson, Desi Arnaz, Henry O’Neill, Bob Crosby, Rags Ragland

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Douglas -Fairbanks -Jr, -1943, Errol -Flynn, Sterling -Hayden

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Happy 101st birthday to Olivia de Havilland, last living cast member from Gone With the Wind

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"I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU" (1951) Review

I wrote this REVIEW of "I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU", the 1951 adaptation of John L. Balderston's 1927 play, which was an adaptation of Henry James' incomplete novel, "The Sense of the Past". Directed by Roy Ward Baker, the movie starred Tyrone Power and Ann Blyth.

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