Recent content by Fading Fast

"But the gun...works...at...both...ends..." So Burma perfect; even slipping into unconsciousness, she's fighting for her survival.

"The siege of Burma is on!" She's a pip. She is a girl who does not want a safe boring life.

Love Is a Racket from 1932 with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Frances Dee, Lee Tracy, Lyle Talbot and Ann Dvorak Love is a Racket is another excellent precode that flies below the radar of even precode fans. Perhaps that's because it features four precode stars - Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ann Dvorak...

Glad the slot machines are coming back - Ma can't make a living running a candy store. Agreed, Burma is much smarter than that. Also, if Burma is doing what I guess she has to be doing in the town's water tower, ew.

Escape from 1940 with Robert Taylor, Norma Shearer, Conrad Veidt, Alla Nazimova, Felix Bressart and Philip Dorn It is legitimate to criticize Hollywood's "approach" to the German market prior to America's entry in WWII, but several anti-Nazi movies did get made, even if Tinseltown tried to...

Outstanding review/comments, I enjoyed reading them. AK Is one of my favorite books. I read it in my twenties and remember wanting my work day to end so I could get home to see what was happening to all these people I cared so much about. I also remember waiting in a doctor's office and being...

Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott originally published in 1929 It is striking how late twentieth century Ex-Wife feels. Adjusted for some cultural norms, Ms. Parrott's tale of a young divorcee living in New York City in the 1920s, could have been written in the 1980s or 1990s. Those latter two...

I feel the same way about it. Allow me one small edit to your comments: "Bogart's office is [much] larger than some of our homes Fading Fast's New York City apartment." My comments on "Sabrina: from a couple of years ago: #30,063

Gray just wants to get into trouble. Caniff is still the master - I'm so nervous for Burma.

I've seen it few times in the past, but not recently. My memory is similar to yours; I think you capture it well. It was an ambitious effort that combined social and political commentary plus sci-fi in one movie. It had elements of "The Twilight Zone" and even "Star Trek," again, if memory...

"This is a very offensive portrayal of writers. No writer I know would ever tear up a $25 check." I agree, especially since it's worth about ~$450 in 2024 dollars. But then again, I do know of one writer who let a $200 check go uncashed for so long it expired. :)

Four Mothers from 1941 with Priscilla, Lola and Rosemary Lane, Gale Page, Claude Rains, Frank McHugh, Jeffrey Lynn, Dick Foran, May Robson and Eddie Albert This third and final entry in the "Lemp family" saga succumbed to the challenges of most sequels as its story is forced and the dramatic...

Including all of her hoochie-coo outfits, Burma has never looked cuter than in her flight suit.

The Rat Race from 1960 with Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Oakie, Don Rickles and Kay Medford The nice thing about "old movies" is that there's always another gem to be discovered. The Rat Race is a gem, but it takes some Motion Picture Production Code "translation" skill to understand the...

The "gig economy" 1944 style. It's the same basic battle today. "How much is it I owe you?" Our boy has really grown up.