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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2021 10:11:34 GMT -5
Among the movies of 1933 that stand out for me include King Kong, Invisible Man, The Little Giant (Edward G. Robinson), and The Three Musketeers. Of those, the only one I have repeatedly rewatched over the years is Kong, so I'd have to take that as my favorite.
-M
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Post by badwolf on Dec 13, 2021 16:45:02 GMT -5
I have seen 5 films from 1933. Baby Face and I'm No Angel are my highest rated.
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Post by badwolf on Dec 13, 2021 16:47:17 GMT -5
Only 3 full length films from 1932. Favorite: Vampyr
I saw it once in the theatre with a live quartet performing their original score, that was neat.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 13, 2021 17:06:06 GMT -5
Trouble in Paradise is highly recommended! I love Kay Francis so much!
Not only is it a great movie but you can’t beat that cast!
You got Edward Everett Horton from Fractured Fairy Tales.
And Charles Ruggles from Aesop and Son.
Also C. Aubrey Smith, the inspiration for Commander McBragg.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 13, 2021 17:08:11 GMT -5
I have seen 5 films from 1933. Baby Face and I'm No Angel are my highest rated. Baby Face is a great top choice! I’ve seen it a few times. “Who played the piano?” “Anybody that had a nickel!” |
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 13, 2021 17:12:00 GMT -5
For 1933, I'm going with the one I just can't turn off when it pops up on TCM, the one that we couldn't wait to see every Thanksgiving when it was specially broadcast.
An all-time champeen, "Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World!"
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Post by chadwilliam on Dec 17, 2021 11:33:43 GMT -5
Can't believe I forgot Doctor X on my list for 1932. It's perverse, it's got cannibalism, it's got a grotesque looking killer, and it's got Lee Tracy as a gumshoe who doesn't take any of this seriously not because the storyline isn't being respected, but because of a nonchalant attitude of "Hey, these things happen". One which I think deserves mention not only due its quality and weirdness, but also because I don't think any of the pictures pictured thus far have been in technicolor.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 27, 2021 17:45:25 GMT -5
I've been sooooo dang busy. But on to 1934. So let's get the elephant in the room out of the way...I've never seen It Happened One Night. And not for any particular reason. I'm perfectly fine with Frank Capra, Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. I've just never gotten around to it. I don't remember it ever really coming on the late shows, which is where I cut my teeth on old movies. And while I haven't avoided it, it just never seemed to be readily available. So, with the film that swept the Oscars out of the way... This one is kind of a no-brainer and it's hard to even play coy. Overall I find '34 to be kind of a weak year for movies (see the above caveat). But on the other hand, I haven't honestly watched that many from 1934, for whatever reason that may be. But, the winner is, hands down, The Thin Man. I love Dashiell Hammett. But I actually rank The Thin Man fairly low among his novels, putting it at number four of five. I have something of a love/hate relationship with it, in that the movies that rose out of that book allowed Hammett to retire from writing. Which is a bit beside the point. The Thin Man is just an incredibly fun film and William Powell and Myrna Loy are utterly delightful and Nick and Nora Charles. And they are super lucky to have some of the best dialogue in any movie of the period as the script by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich just crackles. The best early example of the action comedy. There are a handful of other 1934 films I do like, or have fond memories of. The Man Who Knew Too Much - Is a very good film and is, for my money, probably Hitchcock's best British period film. But then I'm always a sucker for Peter Lorre. I have very fond memories of The Black Cat and it's hard to ever fault Lugosi and Karloff together. But it's been decades since I've watched the film. I also have fond memories of The Lost Patrol. But, again, it's been even more decades since I've watched it. Still, you have to love Victor McLaglin and Boris Karloff. Shorts wise - For Pete's Sake! is one of the best Our Gang shorts. Donald Duck made his debut in The Wise Little Hen (and appeared in Orphan's Benefit with Mickey). 1934 in film, for those who need an assist. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2021 18:01:09 GMT -5
Nick and Nora by far for me as well, one of my all-time favorites.
I have a soft spot for Laurel and Hardy's Babes in Toyland as well that year.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 27, 2021 18:05:20 GMT -5
Here’s one I forgot about for 1933 ...
The Fatal Glass of Beer
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 27, 2021 18:06:46 GMT -5
I have one grand prize winner for 1934 ...
It’s a Gift!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 27, 2021 18:09:15 GMT -5
Nick and Nora by far for me as well, one of my all-time favorites. I have a soft spot for Laurel and Hardy's Babes in Toyland as well that year. I love Laurel & Hardy, but that movie does nothing for me. But then I really hate musicals. So it's likely not fair. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2021 18:12:37 GMT -5
Nick and Nora by far for me as well, one of my all-time favorites. I have a soft spot for Laurel and Hardy's Babes in Toyland as well that year. I love Laurel & Hardy, but that movie does nothing for me. But then I really hate musicals. So it's likely not fair. I wasn't going to mention a certain Astaire/Rogers movie from this year for that reason lol! |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 27, 2021 18:29:55 GMT -5
I love Laurel & Hardy, but that movie does nothing for me. But then I really hate musicals. So it's likely not fair. I wasn't going to mention a certain Astaire/Rogers movie from this year for that reason lol! You can absolutely mention whatever you want. I shall just have to respectfully dissent. |
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Post by commond on Dec 27, 2021 18:36:29 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan of comedy from this era, so I rate It Happened One Night and It's a Gift highly, but I'd have to go with Jean Vigo's L'Atalante.
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