The ex of the title is daffy mysterywriter jean arthur, former wife of urbane doctor william powell. Paulas obsession with murder mysteries remains a wedge between. Its refreshing to see a divorced couple get along so well and eventually reunite. Bradford 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Like william powells previous rko effort star of midnight, the ex mrs. Reluctant doctor bradford william powell brings snoopy former wife paula jean arthur and aide stokes eric blore to the morgue, later getting a call from horse trainer north frank thomas, then more surprises, in the ex mrs. William powell and jean arthur star as a divorced couple who investigate a murder at a racetrack.
Lawrence brad bradford william powell and his exwife, paula jean arthur, are still in love in spite of their divorce. Mar 12, 2018 the hoodlum saint 1946 is about as far from esther williams usual movies as you can get. In the entire 156 episode run of the twilight zone, ida was the only female director. Behind the entirely metaphorio petticoats of the ex mrs. Its exciting and lively, however, and the best plan is to enjoy it while it. Bradford 1936 lacks an interesting script, becoming so halfheartedlydistracted by its main characters that the supporting cast the very people whose movements we should be scrutinising are anonymous wax figures.
Before we get this started, i think itd be a good idea to keep editing the first post as the list keeps getting updated, as opposed to having pages and pages of posts, where it gets to the point of people posting things again because they dont want to go through 18 pages of posts to see if its already been posted. He started out in 1923 at the age of 28 making shorts until he was given his first fulllength picture. Bradford dvd, 2010 at the best online prices at ebay. In this film, hes called in as a whole family named greene, rich society folks like vance himself keeps getting knocked off one at a time. Bradford trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Bradford, the movie clip my assistants just resigned. Deannas observations of her life in hollywood are so revealing and her honesty is welcome. Jean arthur teams with william powell in a playful murder mystery that proves myrna loy isnt the only beautiful, flutyvoiced comedienne who. Bradford approved 1h 22min comedy, mystery, romance may 1936 usa a wealthy mystery writer uses her doctor exhusbands nonpayment of alimony to coerce him into a reconciliation. They divorced because brad hated being dragged into murder mysteries, to which mystery writer paula is addicted. This movie was made the same year as the first thin man film, and its another stylish blackandwhite murder mystery starring the same leading man william. As eugene palette as sergeant heath says, theyd have to be crazy to keep committing the crimes while vance and he are actually in the house. American actress and major film star of the 1930s and 1940s october 17th 1900june 19th 1991. A public hungry for more thin manstyle comedymysteries made the ex mrs.
June 17, 1874 may 1, 1957 was an american stage actor on broadway and mainly a character actor on film. Attack of the eye creatures eye of the needle 1981. But through horse trainer mike north, brad is embroiled in the case of a jockey who died of heart failure during a race. Life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration. Eric blore 23 december 1887 2 march 1959 was an english comic actor, who worked in the united states beginning in the 1920s and had a very busy career in hollywood films in the 1930 and 1940s. The complete list of films coming to the criterion channel in april 2020. The greene murder case was william powells second of four ventures in the role of society detective philo vance. Bradford a big boxoffice success in the year of its release, but contemporary audiences have unjustly neglected this fine.
About 40 pages in total, novel is complete with no missing pages. The greene murder case 1929 directed by frank tuttle. Brad bradford and exwife paula are surprisingly romantic. Bradford 1936 the fabulous joe 1947 family honeymoon 1948 the family jewels 1965 the fan aka lady windermeres fan 1949 fast and loose 1939 the fast lady 1963 father brown aka the detective 1954 father is a bachelor 1950 father was a fullback 1949 the feminine touch 1941 fifth avenue girl aka 5th avenue girl 1939 fire sale 1977.
She created the role of rose in the original broadway production of elmer rices pulitzer prizewinning play, street scene 1929, and was put under contract in hollywood and made a number of films in the 1930s. After the thin man 1936 myrna loy william powell youtube. Bradford is quite entertaining and i do believe the most glamorous role i recall jean arthur portraying. If you pin us down, we should have to confess that the new film is a tale of. The exmrs bradford 1936 william powell jean arthur.
The plainsman as calamity jane to gary coopers wild bill hickok easy living one of her very best. I generally dont like to post full movies on youtube but what the heck. Ida was the first woman ever to direct herself the bigamist, and only the second female member of the screen directors guild. Bradford 1932 on monday, july 11, 2016 in a double bill with trouble in paradise as part of the season 69 summer series, programme 1. Netflixs genrebending film features alison bries best. Bradford powell arthur 1936 danish movie novel evas kriminal films good condition with agerelated marks. This movie is very similar to the thin man series, complete with the gathering of suspects at the end. Any film over 40 minutes long is considered to be of featurelength although most feature films produced since 1950 are considerably longer, those made in earlier boom quently ranged from little more than an hour to as little as four reels, which amounted to about 44 minutes. Harris worked as a script clerk and stenographer on the 1936 film the ex mrs. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
I am a fan of detective films from the 1930s and 1940s. Bradford was an attempt to cash in on the popularity of powells thin man films. Bradford, 1936, directed by stephen roberts, with william powell, jean arthur, james gleason, at turner classic movies. Its a costume drama set in the 1920s, not a contemporary musical comedy, and it was filmed in black and white, not glorious technicolor. Bradford doesnt have the staying power of the best of powells classic thin man series, but its delightful movie youll watch over and over again. Bradford film from wikimedia commons, the free media repository. The complete list of films coming to the criterion channel in. Ruthalice selznick harris 19041960 find a grave memorial. He appeared on broadway from 1902 to 1939 and appeared in more than 125 films between 1930 and 1948. I particularly enjoy the performances of william powell as philo vance and also in other movies as nick charles in the thin man series and in other detective movies such as the ex mrs bradford and the star at midnight. Bradford is a mystery film starring william powell and jean arthur as a divorced couple who investigate a murder at a racetrack. Bradford at the rivoli hides the still nimble figure of the thin man, whose urbanity and flair for the ridiculous continues, two.
I enjoyed the movie because of powell and arthurs snappy dialogue and. Bradford which starred william powell and jean arthur. William powell doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. The mystery plot meanders around and is a little confusing, but the snappy dialogue keeps things moving. If you feel like heading out, check out other movies in theaters. Behind the entirely metaphorio petticoats of the exmrs. While certainly utilising the comic talents of its two stars, the exmrs. The criterion collection the criterion channel all films. Stephen roberts last film at rko studio he died at age 40 is a rehash of star of midnight which he made the previous year.
Bradford was obtained by mixing half a dozen other plots in a hat. The exmrs bradford 1936 screwball comedy mystery william powell jean arthur james gleason eric blore robert armstrong also erin obrienmoore, grant mitchell, lila lee etc. Like william powells previous rko effort star of midnight, the exmrs. Lux radio theater the thin man, starring william powell, myrna loy june 8, 1936. Bradford movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Bradford with william powell in a thin man type mysterycomedy.
When he awakens, he discovers that arthur has set up some projection equipment, and is running a film of a minister reciting the wedding vows. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of. This is a list of american comedy films comedy films are separated into two categories. Brad bradford and ex wife paula are surprisingly romantic.
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