Monthly Archives: March 2016

1932/33

24 Thursday Mar 2016

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Best Picture:

  • Cavalcade
  • 42nd Street
  • A Farewell to Arms
  • A Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang
  • Lady for a Day
  • Little Women
  • The Private Life of Henry VIII
  • She Done Him Wrong
  • Smilin’ Through
  • State Fair

Best Director:

  • Frank Lloyd – Cavalcade
  • Frank Capra – Lady for a Day
  • George Cukor – Little Women

Best Actor

  • Charles Laughton – The Private Life of Henry VIII
  • Leslie Howard – Berkeley Square
  • Paul Muni – I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang

Best Actress

  • Katherine Hepburn – Morning Glory
  • May Robson – Lady for a Day
  • Diana Wynyard – Cavalcade

Quite excited for this lot of films. Little Women is one of my favorite books so I’m looking forward to see a film adaptation. And obviously – Katherine Hepburn! An actress whose renowned the world over. I’ve never heard of the film but the title make me giggle like a child so that could be why!

1931/32 – Review

24 Thursday Mar 2016

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This set was a really varied bunch. There was no real theme running through and I think that made for a more interesting time.

Romance, comedy, musicals and even a heart-wrenching sobfest. A couple of Maurice Chevalier sexist shagathons round out the batch nicely.

Favourite – A very close call and it was very nearly Arrowsmith but The Champ just edges it for top spot.

Least Favourite – Probably Bad Girl. There was just not much point to the story, and I needed to reread my review just to work out what ever happened.

There was a lot of good films in this bunch. The quality is definitely improving.

1931/32 – Lost Films

24 Thursday Mar 2016

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The amount of lost films I’m encountering is decreasing the later on I get. I hope this trend continues!

The Guardsman (1931) – A brief review I’ve read seems to suggest that the basis for this film is essentially a couple engaging in a spot of role-playing. Bit kinky for the 30s!

I’ve decided that I’ll look for all my lost films every January – and just hope that my list doesn’t continue to grow.