Toronto Film Society – Raiding the GEM Vaults, Rochester NY

Man, Woman and Sin (1)   Waterloo Bridge (1)   First Born (1)                          Seventh Cross (1)   Law and Order (1)   Whole Town's Talking (1)                    Cry of the Children (1)   Girl Without a Soul (1)   Daybreak (1)   Policeman (1)                                                                    Shoeshine (1)

To read about Toronto Film Society’s annual Raiding the Vaults at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, click on the Toronto Film Society tab above.  If you’re looking for Day 2, scroll down to August 1, 2016.

Wake Up and Dream (1934)

Wake Up and Dream (3)

WAKE UP AND DREAM (1934), directed by Kurt Neumann, is an entertaining and interesting film produced and released just after the July 1st, 1934 Production Code amendment was put in place.  Russ Columbo was going to be a star but his fate was sealed and his life ended hours after the film’s premiere.  Read more about it by clicking on the Short Reviews 2016 tab in the menu section.

The Criminal Code (1931) and The Earl of Chicago (1940)

Criminal Code (7)    Earl of Chicago (2)

The Criminal Code (1931) and The Earl of Chicago (1940)

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Capitolfest in Rome, New York

Flying Ace (3)  Border Legion (1)  Air Mail (2)  Talk of Hollywood (2)  Shopworn Angel (1)  Million Dollar Ransom (5)  Love Me Tonight (5)Devil's Holiday (5)  Crooked Streets (2)  Skinner Steps Out (2)  Follow Thru (11)  Ramona (4)  SILENCE, US lobbycard, from left: Marjorie Rambeau, Clive Brook, 1931  Illusion (2)  Blue Jeans (3)  Under-Cover Man (5)   Oh Mary Be Careful (1)  Dixie Flyer (3)

Read about Days 1, 2 and 3 at Capitolfest in Rome, New York by clicking on the tab above.

Why Be Good? (1929) and Success at Any Price (1934)

Why Be Good (26)     Success at Any Price (16)

Why Be Good? (1929) and Success at Any Price (1934)

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