The small plot in this movie concerns Dick Powell who has his eye on Gloria Stuart, but her mother wants to marry a millionaire. This movie is more about the dancing. The last half hour is dedicated to "Lullaby of Broadway" which is sung by Winifred Shaw. It's worth watching the movie just to get to that last number. However, I've seen better Busby Berkeley movies.
This was a pretty mediocre Bette Davis movie. Bette Davis plays a poet, and she has a romance with a war hero. The guy isn't all that great. Frankly he's kind of a jerk. Bette Davis does a good job, but this isn't essential watching.
This silent movie was just ok. Leonard Maltin said it was a precursor to King Kong and I can see that. It's just not as good. The special effects are pretty cool though. The little plot is about a mad anthropologist who says there is a place in the Amazon with dinosaurs. Some people travel with him and see he is right. There is also a love plot that I didn't care much for.
Cecil B. DeMille made both versions. I like the 50's version more. It is more entertaining and pretty hammy This was all right. The first hour of this silent movie deals with telling the story of the scriptures. The second is more of a modern take showing a man's descent into sin as he breaks the commandments and finally kills. I miss silents. I need to watch them more often.
