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The Monster Walks (1932) starring Mischa Auer

The Monster Walks

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In The Monster Walks, a wealthy scientist dies in the night. His heirs come to his gloomy mansion for the reading of the will. A murderer runs amok …. Is it the scientist’s caged ape?

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Blondie! starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Gene Lockhart

Blondie! (1938)

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Blondie! (1938) starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Gene Lockhart

On the eve of their 5th wedding anniversary, Dagwood loses his job – again! It’s Blondie! to the rescue!

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The Ghost Breakers (1940), starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Willie Best

The Ghost Breakers

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The Ghost Breakers (1940), starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Willie Best

The Ghost Breakers is a very funny comedy with Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard.  Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard, The Great Dictator) inherits her family’s ancestral home, located on a small island off Cuba.  And, despite warnings and death threats, decides to take possession of the ‘haunted’ castle. Radio broadcaster Larry Lawrence (Bob Hope) joins her.  He’s fleeing New York with his butler, Alex (Willie Best). Once on the island the threesome enter the eerie castle …

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Merrily We Live (1938) starring Constance Bennett, Brian Aherne, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray

Merrily We Live

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Merrily We Live (1938) starring Constance Bennett, Brian Aherne, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray

Merrily We Live is a classic screwball comedy. Brian Ahere is mistaken for a tramp by kindhearted Billie Burke, joins the household, falls in love …

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Vivacious Lady, starring Jimmy Stewart, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi

Vivacious Lady

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Vivacious Lady (1938), starring Jimmy Stewart, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Frances Mercer

Synopsis of Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady – A young botany professor impulsively marries a free-spirited nightclub singer while on a visit to New York, and then the couple try to keep their union secret, with embarrassing results.

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Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet, William Prince, Willie Best

Pillow to Post

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Pillow to Post (1945), starring Ida Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet, William Prince, Willie Best  In short, Pillow to Post is a delightful comedy.  The basic story has… Read More »Pillow to Post