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The Talmadge Girls — A review by Kathleen Vincenz

August 15, 2019 Squirrels at the Door

No one heard the Talmadge sisters speak but they were famous, very famous. Find out why.

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: a virtuous vamp, anita loos, constance talmadge, dutch talmadge, films, hollywood, norma talmadge, old hollywood, peg talmadge, poverty, scripts, silent films, talmadge sisters

Be Careful–Pre-Code is a Dangerous World

August 1, 2018 Squirrels at the Door 1 Comment

After July’s #CleanMovieMonth, I binged-watched three Pre-Code films. Oh, the Poverty! Death! Adultery! Even More Death! A Code movie might…

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Posted in: Film reviews Filed under: 1930s, blonde crazy, classic film, cleanmoviemonth, dorothy mackaill, jimmy cagney, joan blondell, movie review, night life in reno, old hollywood, Pre-Code, reviews, safe in hell

The More the Merrier–Merrier because it adheres to the Code

July 20, 2018 Squirrels at the Door 1 Comment

As part of July is Clean Movie month, I watched The More the Merrier, a  screwball comedy produced during the Code.…

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Posted in: Film reviews Filed under: charles coburn, cleanmoviemonth, george stevens, housing storage, jean arthur, joel mccrea, old hollywood, world war II

What’s a screwball comedy without Billie Burke–not a screwball comedy

April 3, 2018 Squirrels at the Door 2 Comments

As you know, I was upset by One Night in Lisbon because Billie Burke disappeared halfway through the picture–I know,…

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Posted in: Film reviews Filed under: 1930s, billie burke, classic film, movie review, old hollywood, reviews, screwball comedy, we're rich again

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