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Great Old Movies

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Author and film critic William Schoell posts reviews of movies, books about movies, and biographies of people in the film industry, as well as essays about important cinema figures.

• Added on: Jan 5th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: William Schoell
• Listed in: Film Celebrity
• Tags: Cinema movies hollywood old movies classic films film classics

Recent Posts

• THE GAY SISTERS

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 08:30 in drama, barbara stanwyck, 1942, gig young, irving rapper, george brent, geraldine fitzgerald, anne revere, donald woods, donald crisp, grant mitchell

  THE GAY SISTERS (1942). Director: Irving Rapper.The Gaylord Sisters have been waiting 27 years for their father's will to be probated, but a stubborn businessman named Charles Barclay (George Brent) refuses to accept their settlement offer. Seems the...

• THE CRASH

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 08:20 in drama, 1932, george brent, marital drama, ruth chatterton, paul cavanagh, william dieterle

  THE CRASH (1932). Director: William Dieterle.Linda Gault (Ruth Chatterton, pictured) grew up very poor and is determined that she'll never be poverty-stricken again. Her husband Geoffrey (George Brent) drinks and importunes her to get stock tips from...

• REPUBLIC STUDIOS: BETWEEN POVERTY ROW AND THE MAJORS

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 08:15 in republic, b movies, cliffhanger serials, movie criticism

  REPUBLIC STUDIOS: BETWEEN POVERTY ROW AND THE MAJORS. Richard M. Hurst. Scarecrow Press. Updated 2007.This book looks at Republic studios, which was most famous for cliffhanger serials and westerns, but also turned out the occasional "A" feature. It ...

• JUDGE JEANINE PIRRO

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 08:12 in TV, TV Shows, courtoom drama

  JUDGE JEANINE PIRRO (Fox 2008).Last year with little fanfare this new court-TV show slipped into the line-up with allegedly tough New York prosecutor Jeanine Pirro in the role of judge, a role that, frankly, doesn't suit her very well. There are two ...

• THE WALKING DEAD

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 08:10 in horror, boris karloff, michael curtiz, 1936, joe sawyer, marguerite churchill, edmund gwenn, ricardo cortez, warren hull

  THE WALKING DEAD (1936). Director: Michael Curtiz.After John Ellman (Boris Karloff) is framed for murder by criminals and executed, he's brought back to life by Dr. Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn) via the use of assorted electrical devices. This Frankenstein...

• THE STAIRCASE MURDERS

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 08:05

  THE STAIRCASE MURDERS (2007 telefilm). Director: Tom McLoughlin.Real-life novelist Michael Peterson (supposedly successful and supposedly bisexual) was put on trial for the murder of his wife, who was found bloodied and dead at the bottom of a stairc...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Badthing

Hi William :)

Excellent blog subject and very well written movie reviews. What do you think of my favorite movie, "Auntie Mame" with Rosalind Russell? ;)

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