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THE MUMMY'S HAND greatly benefited from standing sets from James Whale's GREEN HELL (1940). Notice that the monuments outside the "temple" appear to be more South American in origin. The giant set piece in the climax was slightly modified in closeups to include some Egyptian iconography. That...

That's right! I forgot about that duet in SHOW BOAT! Thanks for the info.

In THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS, I just love the Hattie McDaniel number "Ice Cold Katie." You don't think of her as a singer, but she really belts the tune out!

Love IF I HAD A MILLION! Back in the day, Universal only released the very brief Lubitsch segment on laserdisc (in a Lubitsch box set). I was excited that Uni included the complete feature on this release. Some have offered trivia tidbits and here's mine: Richard Bennett is the father of...

I believe THINGS TO COME would have been quite impressive to 1936 audiences, but I have to agree that it hasn't aged well. It was a day 1 purchase for me due to its historical significance and the fact that I actually like parts of it. Not many films could boast of an original screenplay by...