Category Archives: Michael Curtiz

The Perry Mason movies (1934-37)

Posted on 30 October 2012 by

Before the hugely popular TV show of the 1950s and 60s starring Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale (not to mention the long running reunion TV-movies they embarked on two decades later), the cases of Erle Stanley Gardner’s ultra-sharp defence attorney … Continue reading →

Posted in Courtroom, Erle Stanley Gardner, Michael Curtiz, Perry Mason, San Francisco, Scene of the crime, Tuesday's Forgotten Film | 26 Comments

The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) – Tuesday’s Forgotten Film

Posted on 17 April 2012 by

This stylish and fast-paced thriller, adapted from the eponymous Perry Mason novel by Erle Stanley Gardner, was just one of the fifty movies made in the 1930s by Warner Bros. auteur Michael Curtiz, a director still under-appreciated despite regular periods … Continue reading →

Posted in Courtroom, Erle Stanley Gardner, Michael Curtiz, Perry Mason, San Francisco, Scene of the crime, Tuesday's Forgotten Film | 39 Comments

MILDRED PIERCE (1941) by James M. Cain

Posted on 10 December 2011 by

In what I hope is not a sign of encroaching old age, I recently picked up my James M. Cain omnibus to refresh my memory of Mildred Pierce before sitting down to watch the new HBO mini-series adaptation starring Kate … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Noir, James M. Cain, Michael Curtiz, Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 2011 | 6 Comments