Monday, July 18, 2011

Joan's on a Caper

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We follow with another Joan Crawford movie from 1937; this time The Last of Mrs. Cheyney , with Crawford as the title character, Fay Ch...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Joan Sees "Red"

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This week, we return to Joan Crawford with her 1937 outing The Bride Wore Red .  Anni Pavlovitch (Joan Crawford) is a singer in a cheap da...
Monday, July 4, 2011

All Singing, All Dancing?

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This week, we decided to try a musical as we waited for more Crawford or Lombard movies to show up in the pipeline.  Our choice was Goo...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Myrna Sues Jean?

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As we wait for a few more Crawford or Lombard movie to appear on our favorite channel, we visit with a pair of truly lovely, talented ...
Monday, June 20, 2011

Joan and Gary and Franchot and Robert

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None of us had seen 1933's Today We Live , so when we discovered TCM was airing it, we were very eager to see it. A great cast (Joan...
Monday, June 13, 2011

Carole Takes the Train

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Some time ago, we did a Carole Lombard film festival. There were a few movies we didn't get to see because we couldn't lay hand...
Monday, June 6, 2011

Double-0 Joan

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We were able to get a copy of Above Suspicion when it last aired on TCM, much to our delight.  The advertisements which aired on TCM ...
Monday, May 23, 2011

Joan Gets "Chained"

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Chained (1934) is a delightful movie, and we heartily recommend it.  Joan Crawford plays Diane Levering, a secretary who has fallen in lo...
Monday, May 2, 2011

Joan Needs an Umbrella

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1932's Rain most assuredly falls into the Pre-code era.  Ms. Crawford starts as the notorious Sadie Thompson, a woman with a shad...
Monday, April 25, 2011

Joan Sells... Perfume

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That wonderful year of 1939 brought us Joan Crawford, along with a galaxy of female stars, playing the gold-digging, husband-stealing Crys...