West Point of the Air (1935)
Whenever I need a good movie about aviation, I just pop in West Point of the Air—Oh, hold it. I never need a fix like that. As you can probably tell, this type of film isn’t really my thing, but I...
View ArticleReckless (1935)
“My word, I thought, a ten- or eleven-year-old having that bright red polish put on, and suddenly the hood of the dryer went back and the child stood up and it was Jean. She was probably twenty-three...
View ArticleIt Had to Happen (1936)
Yippee! I have moved away from the year 1935 and will now continue this series with 1936, a year in which Rosalind Russell made 4 films. The first of those four is called It Had to Happen co-starring...
View ArticleTrouble for Two (1936)
Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell in Trouble for Two (1936) Adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson short story “Suicide Club,” Trouble for Two is the first time MGM paired Rosalind Russell with...
View ArticleCraig’s Wife (1936)
John Boles and Rosalind Russell in Craig’s Wife (1936) Although Rosalind Russell did not say much about her last film of 1936—her few words added up to “I was playing a meanie in Craig’s Wife”—it is a...
View ArticleThe Citadel (1938)
Robert Donat and Rosalind Russell in The Citadel (1938) The Citadel, a film released in 1938, marked a few important events. First of all, it was the last time Rosalind Russell would play a British...
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