tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post4296534765390306551..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: StatesmanSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-59477919907307519172018-01-21T23:31:57.456-06:002018-01-21T23:31:57.456-06:00Yeah, it's fun if only because of how much fun...Yeah, it's fun if only because of how much fun Arliss is having here.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-38878347689799022932018-01-06T18:58:21.300-06:002018-01-06T18:58:21.300-06:00I finally saw Disraeli yesterday and I found it to...I finally saw Disraeli yesterday and I found it to be another one of the good early talkies.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-66899701008112459752015-04-12T21:42:34.031-05:002015-04-12T21:42:34.031-05:00With perhaps a touch of Basil Rathbone?With perhaps a touch of Basil Rathbone?SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-53204830228195107872015-04-12T21:42:18.986-05:002015-04-12T21:42:18.986-05:00I've seen (and reviewed) The House of Rothschi...I've seen (and reviewed) <i>The House of Rothschild</i>, which came across as sort of a puff piece for a really wealthy family.<br /><br />This one is worth seeking out, especially if you like the era.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44961481928568907432015-04-12T10:06:00.009-05:002015-04-12T10:06:00.009-05:00I got curious and watched a clip of "Disraeli...I got curious and watched a clip of "Disraeli" online. I thought that lanky George Arliss, with his dead-serious delivery, came off as a combination of Leonard Nimoy and Peter Cushing.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-46425188135020593612015-04-12T09:23:24.045-05:002015-04-12T09:23:24.045-05:00I've not seen this one, but I just love the fi...I've not seen this one, but I just love the films of the early sound era just for being so dang weird!<br /><br />I have seen some of Arliss's other biographical efforts (he specialized in this), such as <i>Voltaire</i>, <i>Alexander Hamilton</i> and <i>House of Rothschild</i>, and they are always entertaining. I especially like <i>Voltaire</i>. <br /><br />He also did <i>The Man Who Played God</i>, Bette Davis's first movie, but that's not very good.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.com