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Carole Lombard Glamour Collection: Love Before Breakfast (1936)
Kay Colby (Carole Lombard) is a rich New Yorker torn between two men. Bill Wadsworth (Cesar Romero) is Kay’s fiance, but Scott Miller (Preston Foster) also has a thing for her. In order to eliminate the competition, Scott decides to buy out the company that Bill works for and send him to Japan on business. … Continue reading
Carole Lombard Glamour Collection: We’re Not Dressing (1934)
Doris Worthington (Carole Lombard) is a beautiful, wealthy woman traveling through the Pacific on a yacht. When there’s an accident and the yacht sinks, Doris manages to make her way to an island closeby with the help of Stephen Jones (Bing Crosby). Stephen is a sailor and a singer, and luckily for the group he’s … Continue reading
Carole Lombard Glamour Collection: Hands Across the Table (1935)
Throughout the month of May I’ll be sharing reviews of the films featured in the Carole Lombard Glamour collection DVD set. This is the first review in the series. Regi Allen (Carole Lombard) is a hotel manicurist with dreams of finding a rich husband so she can finally get out of the poverty she’s been … Continue reading
I Like Your Nerve (1931)
It’s one-sided love at first sight for Larry O’Brien and Diane Forsythe, who catches Larry’s attention after he sees her ride past in a car with her chauffer. Larry decides to follow Diane and learns that she is not only related to a finance minister, but also engaged to a wealthy, older man named Clive … Continue reading
Childhood Favorites Revisited: Mousehunt (1997)
In December of 1997 I was six years old. As a very frequent zoo visitor and owner of two precious cats, I loved animal movies. (Hell, I still love animal movies.) So naturally, when Mousehunt was released that month, I saw one of the posters – which features an adorable mouse holding a pile of … Continue reading
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