Room Service (1938)
Starring: The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, and Harpo) and Lucille BallGrade: A The driving force behind Room Service is that our main characters go to [Read More…]
Category: 1930s
Modern Times (1936)
Starring: Charlie ChaplinGrade: Classic For the record, both City Lights and Modern Times are certified classics, but City Lights is still Chaplin’s magnum opus. Summary [Read More…]
Horse Feathers (1932)
Starring: The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo)Grade: Classic If you’re questioning the title of the film, the term “Horse Feathers” is a slang [Read More…]
At the Circus (1939)
Starring: The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, and Harpo)Grade: A+ I love it when Chico looks at the camera while he’s playing the piano. He knows [Read More…]
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Starring: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Jeffrey Lynn, Priscilla Lane, and Gladys GeorgeGrade: A+ Is it just me, or is the guy who plays Lefty a [Read More…]
It Happened One Night (1934)
Starring: Clark Gable and Claudette ColbertGrade: C- At one point, Clark Gable’s Peter Warne lays down in bed with a housecoat on and decides to [Read More…]
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Starring: The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, and Harpo)Grade: Classic I can’t believe Zeppo wanted to miss out on all the fun being had here. Summary [Read More…]
Duck Soup (1933)
Starring: The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo)Grade: Classic I’m not kidding when I say Duck Soup is a comedic masterpiece. Summary The country [Read More…]
The Public Enemy (1931)
Starring: James Cagney and Jean HarlowGrade: A- In terms of the trio of gangster films that ignited the genre, The Public Enemy was better than [Read More…]
Animal Crackers (1930)
Starring: The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo)Grade: Classic In the 1930s alone, The Marx Brothers gave us this film, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, [Read More…]
