dir. Michael Curtiz. Two street kids are busted stealing fountain pens, Jerry escapes, but Rocky is caught by the coppers. This defining moment leads Jerry to reform himself and become a priest, while Rocky is sentenced to reform school and a life of crime. Grown up Rocky is played by James Cagney, as the classic…… Continue reading Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
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The Lady Vanishes (1938)
dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Perfection. Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave are delightful, in this mystery almost entirely set during a train journey. The use of miniatures is marvelous, and blends in gloriously with the other filmed scenes, and some rear projection. There’s a lovely bit of comedy from the two traveling, cricket-mad, British gentlemen (comic duo…… Continue reading The Lady Vanishes (1938)
