The Farmer's Daughter

This is the movie that Loretta Young got the Oscar for.  Despite that, it took forever to get on DVD.  She's a farm girl who wants to get in the medical field.  However, she works as a maid to provide for herself.  Joseph Cotten, who lives in the house, makes a living in politics and falls for Loretta.  But she finds herself getting into politics herself.  The movie was later made as a television show starring Inger Stevens, who is an actress I like.  Unfortunately, I don't see that getting released sometime in the future 

Passion Flower

Kay Francis has an affair with a working-class man.  This is despite the fact that the wife and Kay have been friends for years.  He's been financially supported by Kay for years which is one of the reasons why it happened.  He has to choose between his sweet wife and Kay.  Kay Francis is a star in this movie.  She makes you hate the character but her charisma steals the screen.  I know that Kay wasn't the best looking star around the time but she had something.  I guess that's why I've watched a lot of the Kay Francis movies on Warner Archive.  

Murder in the Big House

This movie was generic but at least it's only an hour.  A criminal was about to go to the electric chair when he was killed by lighting.  Or was he?  Reporter Van Johnson is on the case.  I have to say Van does an okay job in this which is amazing because I consider him one of the worst actors of the silver screen.  My mom didn't like him either.  

The Famous Ferguson Case

Tom Brown plays a young employee who breaks the rules of his newspaper to get the story.  He lives in a small town and is eager to finally get a good story. He betrays his staff but you can't blame him.  Joan Blondell has a small role and is as sassy as always.  She's the real reason to watch this although Brown does a good job. I loved him in Three Cornered Moon and Anne of Green Gables  He's an underrated actor.

The Belle of Broadway

I watched a bad movie recently called Notorious but Nice.  It was great watching this ok movie because I didn't like seeing Betty Compson wasted in bad material.  She is a star here.  Betty Compson was an early talkie and silent actress.  I like her.  She had something.  In here an old actress decides to revive her career through using Compson to play her old DuBarry role.  The gimmick is that old woman just got terrific plastic surgery and looks this young.  Of course, people sense that something is wrong here but the play gets major success.  Old admirers come back to haunt her especially the one who destroyed her marriage.  It is only around an hour.  I enjoyed it.  

Darr

This was an interesting early Shah Rukh Khan movie.  He plays a stalker here.  The couple in the movie was pretty boring, to be honest.  Khan really helped this movie.  His charisma was already evident even when playing a psychotic character.  Khan usually plays the likable guy so I recommend this to his fans.  It shows his range more. 

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

I haven't seen this in made than fifteen years and knew it was worth a rewatch.  This movie really has stunning sets and definitely has an atmosphere about it.  It's about a hypnotist and a sleepwalker and is easily one of the most influential silent films that were made.  The director has hardly any films available except for The Hands of Orlac which was also amazing.  It's a shame because you would think with a brilliant movie like this, companies would be willing to make his movies more available.  Sadly that is not the case.