Tag: Jessie Matthews

Jessie Matthews ‘Climbs High’

Jessie Matthews ‘Climbs High’

September 5, 2013 | By

Reviews of two films starring Jessie Matthews, a huge star in Britain during the 1930s: Climbing High (1938), a British take on the American screwball comedy directed by Carol Reed (!) released on DVD by VCI, and the forgotten gem Firday the Thirteenth (1933), available from Archive.org.

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DVD: Climbing High (1938)

DVD: Climbing High (1938)

September 4, 2013 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / C . Film: Good/ DVD Transfer: Good/ DVD Extras:  n/a Label: VCI / Region: 1 (NTSC) / Released: August 6, 2013 Genre: Screwball Comedy Synopsis: A wealthy man must figure out a way to extricate himself from simultaneous marital engagements to a model and a rich, manipulative snot. […]

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Film: Friday the Thirteenth (1933)

Film: Friday the Thirteenth (1933)

September 4, 2013 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / F . Film: Very Good/ DVD Transfer:  n/a / DVD Extras:  n/a Label: n/a/ Region:  n/a / Released: n/a Genre: Drama Synopsis: The lives of complete strangers are interwoven in this drama prior to a tragic bus crash. Special Features:  n/a . . Review: “You hear of an […]

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DVD: Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

DVD: Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

January 2, 2013 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / V to Z . Film: Good/ DVD Transfer: Very Good/ DVD Extras:  n/a Label: Universal France/ Region: 2 (PAL) / Released: February 5, 2013 Genre: Musical / Romance Synopsis: Wafer-thin musical romance about Johann Strauss the younger, and the evolution of his signature waltz “The Blue Danube.” Special […]

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