West of Zanzibar
When his dying wife returns with a baby girl a year after leaving him for Crane (Barrymore), the trader who crippled him, a Limehouse magician named Phroso (Chaney) vows to get even. West of Zanzibar
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Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel – the classic story of a single day in the famous Berlin hotel, where people’s lives interact to tell a great story …
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You Can’t Take It With You
You Can’t Take It With You (1938) starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, directed by Frank Capra In You Can’t Take It… Read More »You Can’t Take It With You
It’s a Wonderful Life
Movie review of Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.
It’s a Wonderful Life is a wonderful film, and a perennial classic at Christmas time. It’s the story of a man named George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) at the end of his rope. He’s about to commit suicide. He feels that his life has been worthless. An angel named Clarence shows him what the world would have been like if he hadn’t been born. He inspires George to not give up, and George returns to his family – on Christmas Eve. Only to find out just how much he’s worth to his community.
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The Devil-Doll [Lionel Barrymore]
The Devil-Doll (1936) starring Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O’Sullivan, directed by Tod Browning
The Devil-Doll – Lionel Barrymore stars in this classic horror thriller about a Devil’s Island escapee who shrinks murderous slaves and sells them to his victims as dolls.
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On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time (1939) starring Lionel Barrymore, Sir Cedric Hardwick, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel, Henry Travers
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Dr. Kildare’s Wedding Day
Dr. Kildare’s Wedding Day (1941), starring Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Lionel Barrymore, Red Skelton
(Editor’s note: originally published at Red-Skelton.info, used with permission)
Red Skelton had a recurring role in the Dr. Kildare movie series, providing comedy relief as orderly Vernon Briggs. In Dr. Kildare’s Wedding Day, he has three memorable comedy routines — as well as a serious moment that we’ll address later:
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Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good (1941), starring Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Eleanor Powell, Lionel Barrymore, Red Skelton, Virginia O’Brien Synopsis of Lady Be Good In Lady Be… Read More »Lady Be Good
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935) starring Freddie Bartholomew, Frank Lawton, W.C. Fields, Basil Rathbone There’s a lot of good things to be said about David Copperfield —… Read More »David Copperfield
Key Largo
movie review of the classic film Key Largo, where a gangster (Edward G. Robinson) breaks into a hotel during a storm, taking the innkeeper (Lionel Barrymore) and his daughter-in-law (Lauren Bacall) – who’s only hope is the returned G.I. (Humphrey Bogart) who can stand up to the gangster; if he can find his courage again.
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