When Ladies Meet/ I sell anything

Myrna Loy makes an author writing about an extramarital affair.  She ends up meeting the wife of the man who she is cheating on. Frank Morgan plays the man and I've always just seen him as The Wizard so he was a really versatile actor.  Ann Harding plays the wife who's cheated on and she does a good job.  I sell anything stars Pat O'Brien as a dishonest auctioneer con man.  He gets played in the end and it's a sweet twist.   

The Red Mill

Two of my favorite comediennes star here Louise Fazenda and Marion Davies.  I feel that Louise Fazenda isn't given her due.  Louise Fazenda is forced to marry the governor but she has a beau of her own.  Marion gets a man as well.  This is a silent comedy and was directed by Fatty Arbuckle.  It's tragic what happened to him.  You can tell he was just full of talent. 

It happened in Flatbush

Carole Landis was a talented, beautiful actress from the 40's who took her own life.  This movie shows what promise she had.  She plays the owner of a baseball team.  Only she has no interest in it until Lloyd Nolan comes to manage the team.  They also fall in love.  This movie was cute.

Show Girl in Hollywood

Alice White was a cute silent/early talkie film star.  Here she plays a girl trying to get a break in Hollywood.  She realizes that Hollywood is not all that it's portrayed to be.  She's a real brat in a scene.  I almost went against her but was happy when everything was resolved.  Blanche Sweet plays a washed up actress and she is excellent as well.  I hope that more Alice White films get on DVD. 

The Florodora Girl

I'm a fan of Marion Davies.  I've been watching all the latest movies that Warner Archive has released of her.  This one's just ok.  Marion Davies plays a showgirl from the 1900's.  A rich man just wants to have fun with her.  He's not serious.  He tells his mother she's just a showgirl.  Eventually he changes his mind.  The problem with this movie is that I didn't like the guy.  I found him to be a jerk.  I wasn't routing for them to be together. 

The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan

This tv movie was based on the excellent science fiction book "Second Sight."  I actually watched this two years ago and then read the book.  I viewed this again.  It's definitely a good adaptation of the book.  Also I've been watching Lindsay Wagner tv movies lately.  She was a beautiful talented actress.  This is about a woman whose husband recently cheated on her.  She finds herself back in time in love with an artist.  Only he's supposed to die and she has to find the cause of his death before it happens.  Her husband naturally think she's losing it.  If you enjoy this there's a similar book that was written around the same time that I also recommend The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser.  That's also a good time traveling story.

Straight from the Heart (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)

Aishwarya Rai falls for Salman Kahn but her family disagrees with the relationship.  (For some reason in every movie that I've seen of Salman he has to take his shirt off.  It's annoying.).  Anyway, she is married to another man who really loves her and so they go on a journey to find Salman Kahn.  However, the heart isn't always predictable.  Aishwarya is stunning here.  I watched a lot of Bollywood when I was 23 years old.  I'm starting to revisit some of the movies I had watched while watching some new ones as well.  I really like the ending.  This ending would never make it into an American movie.  It was different.

The Iron Curtain

Dana Andrews finds Soviet secrets in Canada while working as a code clerk.  This is an ok movie about communism.  Gene Tierney was a delight as his wife.  She was such a beautiful woman.  It is also based on a true story. 

Les Bonnes Femmes

This is a Claude Chabrol film about a few girls who work at an electronic/appliance store during the day and then party at night.  There's even a murder.  My favorite scene is when you discover a secret that one of the girls have.  She makes it out to be a bigger deal than it is.  It's a charming scene. Stephane Audran, a regular of Chabrol movies, stars in this.  She would even be in my favorite Chabrol movie Le Boucher. 

The Night Walker/Dark Intruder

This is a 2 for 1 special of two horror movies that TCM put out.  The best of the two is The Night Walker where Barbara Stanwyck is haunted by dreams that may or may not be real.  Robert Taylor plays her lawyer.  There's some neat twists towards the end.  William Castle directed this and he always had fun with his pictures. The second movie is only 60 minutes.  It is just all right.  It stars a young Leslie Nielsen who is an occult expert looking after recent murders.  It's nice to see him in a different role.

The Merry Widow

I watched the silent movie based on the operetta but these two movies are completely different.  Maurice Chevalier's country is in debt so he tries to bewitch the wealthy Merry Widow (Jeanette Macdonald).  I like Maurice and Jeanette as a team.  I don't care much for Nelson and Jeanette as a couple.  I guess that's why I prefer Jeanette's earlier pictures.