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Just finished watching Gold Diggers of 1933 on the heels of learning about the Golden Age of pre-Hays code Hollywood and now I can't get "Pettin' in the Park" out of my head!
#motd #mervynleroy #dickpowell #classics #cinema #joanblondell #gingerrogers #rubykeeler #alinemacmahon #golddiggersof1933

1937

In Old Chicago (1938)
directed by Henry King, written by Sonya Levien & Lamar Trotti

Alice Brady plays Mrs. Molly O'Leary

Review: boxd.it/dsiM4d

#SupportingActress #AliceBrady #InOldChicago #MrsMollyOLeary #MervynLeRoy #1938film #FilmSky

Stubs - Heat Lightning Heat Lightning (1934) Starring: Aline MacMahon, Ann Dvorak, Preston Foster, Lyle Talbot, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Ruth Donnelly D...

#OTD 1934 #HeatLightning starring #AlineMacMahon #AnnDvorak Preston Foster #LyleTalbot #GlendaFarrell #FrankMcHugh #RuthDonnelly Directed by #MervynLeRoy #Pre-Code #drama trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2020/06/stub...

1936

Anthony Adverse (1936)
directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by Sheridan Gibney & Milton Krims

Gale Sondergaard plays Faith Paleologus

Review: boxd.it/dmKS0j

#SupportingActress #GaleSondergaard #AnthonyAdverse #FaithPaleologus #MervynLeRoy #1936film #FilmSky

A ★★★★½ review of Heat Lightning (1934) Meryn LeRoy delivers a quiet, sad little pre-code classic with Heat Lightning, an incredible showcase for the talent of Aline MacMahon in the lead role of Olga. Along with her sister Myra (Anne Dvorak...

"Aline MacMahon's performance as Olga is a hidden treasure of 30s Hollywood cinema. She hides her femininity under overalls and a kerchief like armor, keeping all men at a distance, until her former lover stirs up buried feelings within her." boxd.it/da7cjH
#FilmSky #moviesky #precode #MervynLeRoy

A review of Hard to Handle (1933) James Cagney wheels, deals, flims, flams, scampers, and scrams in Hard To Handle, a very silly 1932 con artist comedy from Mervyn LeRoy. Unlike with High Pressure, the plot of this caper involves all ...

"It's a pleasure to watch him scamper ahead, over, and below everyone in his way. And he navigates flights of stairs like a pinball in a machine, appropriate for a star like Cagney and his dancer's skill with a staircase."
boxd.it/d92Ue3
#FilmSky #precode #comedy #JamesCagney #MervynLeRoy

Stubs - Hard to Handle (1933) Hard to Handle (1933) Starring James Cagney, Mary Brian, Ruth Donnelly, Allen Jenkins, Claire Dodd, Gavin Gordon. Directed by Mervyn ...

#OTD 1933 #HardtoHandle starring #JamesCagney Mary Brian #RuthDonnelly #AllenJenkins Claire Dodd, Gavin Gordon. Directed by #MervynLeRoy #comedy trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2016/08/stub...

Seven directors for the seven days of the week, American Edition. Name the film and director. Provide an image.
Film: Mister Roberts (1955)
Director: John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy
#JohnFord #SevenDirectorsChallenge #Filmsky #MervynLeRoy #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge #FridaysAreForFord

Johnny Eager - Wikipedia

I just watched "Johnny Eager" (Mervyn LeRoy, 1942) and rated it 6/10 #JohnnyEager #MervynLeRoy #RobertTaylor #LanaTurner #EdwardArnold #VanHeflin

“Waterloo Bridge” (1940, dir. Mervyn LeRoy) starred Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor. Remake of “Waterloo Bridge” (1930). Third version, “Gaby” (1956), starred Leslie Caron.
Belgian bilingual film poster (Flemish and French).

TAGS: #WaterlooBridge #VivienLeigh #RobertTaylor #MervynLeRoy #LeslieCaron

Stubs – Three on A Match Three on a Match (1932) Starring: Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Bette Davis, Warren William, Lyle Talbot, Humphrey Bogart, Allen Jenkins a...

#OTD 1932 #ThreeonaMatch starring #JoanBlondell #AnnDvorak #BetteDavis #WarrenWilliam Lyle Talbot, #HumphreyBogart #AllenJenkins and Edward Arnold. Directed by #MervynLeRoy #crime #drama trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2015/04/stub...

[Film Review] Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935), Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) “When all is said and done, and it is not a hyperbole, this triptych’s chief viewing value can be boiled down to Berkeley’s expertise of engineering ecstasy, transforming fragment…

#CinemaOmnivore #OldHollywood
#GoldDiggersof1933 (1933) dir. #MervynLeRoy
#GoldDiggersof1935 (1935) dir. #BusbyBerkeley
#GoldDiggersof1937 (1936) dir. #LloydBacon

#DickPowell #JoanBlondell #AdolpheMenjou #AliceBrady
#AlineMacMahon #GloriaStuart #VictorMoore
#moviesky #filmsky
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Gold Diggers of 1933 - Wikipedia

I just watched "Gold Diggers of 1933" (Mervyn LeRoy, 1933) and rated it 7/10 #GoldDiggersOf1933 #MervynLeRoy #BusbyBerkeley #JoanBlondell #AlineMacMahon #RubyKeeler #DickPowell

OCTOBER 3RD

Anthony Adverse (1936)
directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by Sheridan Gibney & Milton Krims

Sissy Spacek plays Angela Giuseppe

Review: boxd.it/bfu6eh

#OliviadeHavilland #AnthonyAdverse #AngelaGiuseppe #MervynLeRoy #1936film #FilmSky

Released #OnThisDate in 1956 - The Bad Seed, Written by John Lee Mahin and Directed by Mervyn LeRoy!
“For little Rhoda, murder is child’s play.”
#TheBadSeed #JohnLeeMahin #MervynLeRoy #OTD #Anniversary #Horror #HorrorMovie #HorrorMovies #HorrorFilm #HorrorFilms #HorrorFans #HorrorJunkie #HorrorSky

"Mervyn LeRoy Comes to Town"
Edited by Murray Pomerance and R. Barton Palmer

www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/mervyn-leroy...

#Film #MediaStudies #CulturalStudies #AmericanStudies #PopularCulture #MervynLeRoy

Waterloo Bridge (1940)
#MervynLeRoy

4:05pm TODAY on @Film4

The 1961 #Adventure #Thriller film🎥 “The Devil At 4 O’Clock” directed by #MervynLeRoy from a screenplay by #LiamOBrien

Based on #MaxCatto’s 1958 novel📖

🌟 #SpencerTracy #FrankSinatra #KerwinMathews #JeanPierreAumont #GrégoireAslan #AlexanderScourby

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The state’s promise didn’t mean anything . . . Their crimes are worse than mine. Worse than anybody’s here. They’re the ones that should be in chains! Not we!”
Paul Muni in I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
#IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang #MervynLeroy #PaulMuni #moviequotes

Gypsy (1962 film) - Wikipedia

I just watched "Gypsy" (Mervyn LeRoy, 1962) and rated it 8/10 #Gypsy #MervynLeRoy #RosalindRussell #NatalieWood #KarlMalden #musical

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) ⭐ 7.7 | Comedy, Drama, Musical 1h 37m | Passed

"Shit, I can't find my shoe!"

Swearing, sex, sass, champagne, black humour, neon violins, stunning setpieces and #GingerRogers (🔥🔥🔥): class. #MervynLeRoy and #BusbyBerkeley direct and stage it beautifully and #RememberMyForgottenMan is incredible.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0024...

11am TODAY on @Film4

The 1961 #Adventure #Thriller film🎥 “The Devil At 4 O’Clock” directed by #MervynLeRoy from a screenplay by #LiamOBrien

Based on #MaxCatto’s 1958 novel📖

🌟 #SpencerTracy #FrankSinatra #KerwinMathews #JeanPierreAumont #GrégoireAslan #AlexanderScourby

I Am A Fugitive from A Chain Gang (1932) | Full Movie • Movie Reaction •... youtu.be/ZQjhSr0ouwI?... via @YouTube @SeanWeathers @NoRulesFilm #IAmAFugitivefromAChainGang #PaulMuni #MervynLeRoy #TrueStory #Screened #Commentary #NoRulesFilmSchool