Bad Girl

The cover and the title have nothing to do with the story.  It is about a couple going through the worries of the depression, pregnancy, and marriage.  It was ok.  Frank Borzage won an Oscar for this but he made better movies.  Sally Eilers was a discovery.  She was good in this.  She's a good girl if anything in the movie.  I'll be looking for her other movies. 

The Whistler

Richard Dix is depressed after the death of his wife.  He hires a hitman to kill him.  Only it turns out his wife is alive.  Now he is trying to stop the hitman from doing the job.  This was based on a radio series.  William Castle directs.  He does a good job but his movies would get more cheesy and better.  An ok movie.

Johnny Angel

So so noir about George Raft clearing his father's name of crime.  I thought the leading star Signe Hasso was pretty and I'm going to look into her work.  The real star of this movie though is Hoagy Carmichael.  He plays a cab driver.  He sings Memphis in June here. I immediately bought a cd of his after this movie.

The Doorway to Hell

Lew Ayres quits a life of crime only to be sucked back in.  His girl doesn't care for him going soft and falls for James Cagney instead.  Lew does ok in this but James who was billed sixth in the cast easily steals the show.  You can see he is a star.  The Public Enemy would come soon for him.

Slightly Dangerous

Lana Turner gets sick of being Peggy, who works as an ice cream scooper.  She dyes her hair blonde and pretends to be the lost child of a millionaire.  Only her boss is on her trail.  I've watched two Lana Turner movies in the past week.  It's been fun watching these, only they're not as good as her later work like Imitation of Life and The Postman always rings twice.  She was fun in this.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Dana Andrews is charged with murder.  His fiancée Joan Fontaine doesn't believe it.  The movie has a nice twist ending.  This was a good Fritz Lang film.  He did better in his career.  However it's nice to see his work.

The Silent Call

A family moves from Nevada to Los Angeles.  They leave the dog behind.  Only their dog manages to follow them to the new place.  In the mean time the boy is angry with his father for leaving their dog behind.  I've seen better dog movies but this one was ok. 

Dancing Co-Ed

Lana Turner gets enrolled in college after a scheme has been made.  There will be a dancing contest but the winner has to be from the nearby college.  Lana is already considered the winner.  Only she realizes that she likes college.  A guy gets wind of the story and gets sore at Lana.  The movie was ok.  I thought the guy was kind of cheap for buying her hot dogs for meals throughout the movie.  He was also kind of a jerk.  Ann Rutherford plays Lana's roommate and she's cute in this.