Movies starring Eve

His Wedding Night (1917)

19 mins     Comedy      

As I have said before I don't need much of an excuse to watch a movie no matter what it is but over the years that willingness to watch any movie means I have often ventured into the bygone era of silent pictures. Up until re...

The Big Trail (1930)

125 mins     Adventure , Western      

Let me tackle "The Big Trail" as a piece on western entertainment to start with and I hate to say this but as entertainment it is not all that. The trouble really comes from this clearly being a big production aiming to be an...

The Gay Diplomat (1931)

67 mins     Drama      

The most entertaining thing about "The Gay Diplomat" is a bit of trivia about lead actor Ivan Lebedeff doctoring the audience preview cards to say they loved it and him when the producers knew it was a disaster. Disaster is p...

After Tonight (1933)

71 mins     Drama, Romance, Thriller      

Espionage 1933 style is like so many older movies an acquired taste one which I will admit is not mine and truthfully was grateful that "After Tonight", which is also known as "Sealed Lips", is only 71 minutes long. In fact I...

The Gay Divorcee (1934)

107 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

Coming at a time when "gay" still predominantly meant fun and happy "The Gay Divorcee" was the second movie to feature Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Adapted from a stage production which Fred Astaire also appeared in "The G...

Blue Steel (1934)

54 mins     Western      

As a western "Blue Steel" or "Stolen Goods" as it is also known is nothing special, it is a very ordinary B-movie one of several which Robert N. Bradbury both wrote and directed and at just 54 minutes it's not long. But what ...

Sing and Like It (1934)

72 mins     Comedy      

"Sing and Like It" is the sort of old movie that you have to be in the right frame of mind to watch, an almost forgiving mind because of one joke which is repeated again and again. That joke is Zasu Pitts singing, although it...

The Man from Utah (1934)

55 mins     Western      

Okay so first things first and "The Man from Utah" has one of the most amusing openings going as we watch a young John Wayne riding into town, playing his guitar as he rides and singing. Nope it isn't John Wayne's voice you c...

Top Hat (1935)

101 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

Having not been born till the second half of the 20th century I can only assume that audiences enjoyed Fred and Ginger in "The Gay Divorcee" so much that the studio decided to try and recapture the magic with another musical ...

The Three Musketeers (1935)

96 mins     Action , Adventure , Romance      

Whilst the 1993 version of "The Three Musketeers" is one of the cheesiest I have ever watched the 1935 version is one of the dullest. It is also in complete as this movie only tells the first half of the classic story which i...

Alias John Law (1935)

59 mins     Western      

Alias John Law: Bob Steele finds himself in the middle of some double crossing when an outlaw pretends to be him in order to steel his inheritance...

Aces and Eights (1936)

62 mins     Western      

When it comes to early westerns I often find them now more amusing that entertaining and that is certainly the case of "Aces and Eights". Not only is it comically convoluted and features the false looking action of a bygone e...

Last of the Warrens (1936)

90 mins     Western      

Have you ever read in the local paper about a postman being tried for stealing the mail they are entrusted to deliver? I have and I guess way back in the 1930s it was going on then as well with this Bob Steele western built a...

Shall We Dance (1937)

109 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

"Shall We Dance" was the 7th Fred & Ginger collaboration and to be honest by this point in their movies together you pretty much know exactly what you are going to get. As such we have a very slim storyline which mixes comedy...

Stage Door (1937)

92 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"Stage Door" not only has a stellar cast featuring Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Eve Arden, Ann Miller, Lucille Ball, Andrea Leeds and Adolphe Menjou it is also a stellar movie. On first look it appears to be a comedy abo...

Boothill Brigade (1937)

56 mins     Western      

As someone who regular watches the old one hour westerns from the 1930s and 40s I admit I have watched some remarkably dull westerns especially as the same storylines seemed to do the rounds back them. But I have to say that ...

Holiday (1938)

95 mins     Comedy, Romance      

It's quite sad that it takes a movie over 70 years old to put a smile on my face and keep it there from start to finish but that is the case of "Holiday" or "Free to Live" as it is also known. More remarkably is that "Holiday...

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

80 mins     Comedy, Crime, Mystery      

I heard someone once call "The Mad Miss Manton" screwball-noir, whilst technically that maybe a good term for it it is one I dislike. I say technically because here we have a murder story full of noirish mystery but the screw...

Paroled - To Die (1938)

55 mins     Western      

"Paroled - To Die" ends up typical of so many of these Bob Steele westerns, not terrible but not exactly engaging either. Now some of that blame has to be put on Steele as for me he was never the most natural of actors, alway...

The Feud Maker (1938)

55 mins     Western      

I have to admit I am not the biggest fan of Bob Steele westerns as often Steele would come across as a bit wooden but in "The Feud Maker" Steele seems more relaxed that he often came across. Oh there are times when he stands ...