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Dancing Lady (1933)

Oh, wow. Well, let’s just say this movie is all about Clark Gable and we won’t worry too much about Joan Crawford, his co-star. She plays Janie Barlow, a girl who badly needs a job. She’s a dancer and doesn’t know how to do anything else, and doesn’t want to do anything else. After getting into a bit of a scrape, she’s saved from jail by a rich playboy named Todd Newton (Franchot Tone) who thinks she owes him something now. She tells him that she doesn’t want his help if it comes with strings. He removes the strings, temporarily, … Continue reading →

It Happened One Night (1934)

Clark Gable felt a little grumpy when he was approached to take the leading role in “It Happened One Night.” He didn’t think it was a very good story. Claudette Colbert only took the part because it was only going to take two weeks to film, and she was heading off on vacation. What started out as a half-hearted attempt by both actors turned into the vehicle that would win each of them their only Academy Awards. Gable is Peter Warne, a newspaper reporter who hasn’t had a good story for a long time. At odds with his editor, he … Continue reading →

Week in Review: December 17th – 22nd

We’ve had a lot of fun concentrating on Christmas here in Movie Reviews this week. Let’s take a look at all the goodies we found. First was “Christmas with the Kranks” starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. Based on John Grisham’s book “Skipping Christmas,” it’s the story of a couple who decided not to do Christmas this year, only to discover what a silly idea that was. “Christmas in Connecticut” stars Barbara Stanwick as a journalist who learns that honestly really is the best policy, and that you can’t imagine a whole new life for yourself – you have … Continue reading →