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An elegant blonde leading lady, prolific in 1930s Hollywood, Gloria Stuart is today best remembered for two classic horror films she made amid a great deal of routine studio product.

WHEN THE DALTONS rode is an action-packed but ultimately depressing Western. Although the stars are ostensibly Randolph Scott and Kay Francis, they have relatively little to do in the film, portraying friends ... via Laura's Miscellaneous Musings

STRANDED is a lightweight but enjoyable romance starring George Brent and Kay Francis. via Laura's Miscellaneous Musings

TROUBLE IN PARADISE is a lighter-than-air pre-Code confection directed by Ernst Lubitsch . via Laura's Miscellaneous Musings

Last week I was talking to screenwriter Terry Curtis Fox who told me that he'd screened Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in Paradise for his screenwriting class at WCU. via Mountain Xpress

My DVR and VCR have been working away in December, as Turner Classic Movies has shown a large number of "pre-Code" titles from the early '30s which are seen relatively infrequently. via Laura's Miscellaneous Musings

About 2,100 'Richmond Good Will Christmas' baskets were delivered to the needy. In 1932, daily traffic on U.S. 40 through Richmond was 2,446 vehicles of which 490 were trucks. via Palladium-Item

“Marriage is a beautiful mistake which two people make together.”

Venice, moonlight, "O Sole Mio," and a swaying boatload of garbage: it has to be Lubitsch. via New Yorker