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Lindsey D.'s ramblings on the moving image!

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Bed of Roses (1933)

Lorry Evans (Constance Bennett) and Minnie Brown (Pert Kelton) have been released from jail and are boarding a boat for New Orleans. They’re short on money and prospects, but hope they’ll have some luck in the city. When they run into trouble on the boat, Lorry jumps overboard to avoid being arrested again and is… Read More Bed of Roses (1933)

September 25, 2017 Lindsey1 Comment

Ladies in Love (1936)

Susie Schmidt (Loretta Young), Martha Karenye (Janet Gaynor), and Yoli Haydn (Constance Bennett) are three young women who have rented an apartment together in Budapest. Susie is a chorus girl, Martha works several odd jobs, and Yoli is a model. On move-in day at their new apartment, the women share their wishes. Susie wants to… Read More Ladies in Love (1936)

September 23, 2016September 30, 2016 Lindsey1 Comment

The Easiest Way (1931)

The Murdock family lives in poverty. Ben (J. Farrell MacDonald), the patriarch, is out of work and relies on his children to pool their money and support the family. He and his wife Agnes (Clara Blandick) have high hopes that their daughters will marry men who bring home decent paychecks. Peg (Anita Page) hopes to… Read More The Easiest Way (1931)

October 14, 2015 Lindsey2 Comments

One year, one film: 1937 – Topper

One year, one film: 1937 The film: Topper, dir. Norman Z. McLeod starring Cary Grant, Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke Rating: Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE It’s a well-known fact here on TMP that I adore Cary Grant. He’s one of my absolute favorite actors and tops my list of classic Hollywood crushes. Topper was… Read More One year, one film: 1937 – Topper

July 12, 2015 Lindsey4 Comments

Favorite things about… Topper (1937)

A note from Lindsey: This is my 500th post on TMP! Woohoo! The favorite film: Topper, a 1937 romantic fantasy-comedy directed by Norman Z. McLeod for MGM. The synopsis: George and Marion Kerby are a rich, fun-loving couple who care more about having a grand time than leading responsible lives. While heading home from the… Read More Favorite things about… Topper (1937)

March 24, 2013July 12, 2015 Lindsey14 Comments

What Price Hollywood? (1932)

Mary Evans (Constance Bennett) is a waitress with aspirations of making it in Hollywood, but she realizes it’s rare to make it big in a town full of people who have the same goal. But while working at a diner, she befriends Max Carey (Lowell Sherman), a director who gives her a big break. On… Read More What Price Hollywood? (1932)

January 25, 2013February 7, 2016 Lindsey13 Comments

Two Against the World (1932)

Adell Hamilton (Constance Bennett), the youngest daughter of the Hamilton family, finds herself attracted to a lawyer named David Norton (Neil Hamilton). But their romance is no walk in the park. David is eventually assigned as the prosecutor in a murder case of which Adell has become a suspect, though her siblings were actually the… Read More Two Against the World (1932)

January 2, 2013February 7, 2016 LindseyLeave a comment

Born to Love (1931)

London, 1919. The war is raging on, but nurse Doris Kendall (Constance Bennett) still finds time to fall in love when she meets Captain Barry Craig (Joel McCrea) of the American Army Air Corps. When Barry proposes to Doris the day before he’s supposed to ship out, she refuses because marriage would mean that she… Read More Born to Love (1931)

December 12, 2012December 19, 2012 Lindsey1 Comment

The Common Law (1931)

The Common Law is a pre-code drama which serves as a critique of society’s conventions, especially in relation to marriage. Constance Bennett is Valerie West, the live-in girlfriend and model of painter John Neville (Joel McCrea). Valerie and John are American ex-pats living in Paris when they meet and decide to live together, much to… Read More The Common Law (1931)

April 6, 2012October 31, 2012 LindseyLeave a comment

Top 9 non-musical comedies of the 1930s, #7

Topper (1937) Why? This was one of the first Cary films that I saw, and the first that made me fall in love with him. The plot is quirky, the performances are lovely, and it’s just a completely delightful film overall. Favorite character: I love George & Marion Kerby equally! Favorite quote or scene: The car… Read More Top 9 non-musical comedies of the 1930s, #7

February 16, 2012October 19, 2012 Lindsey2 Comments

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