Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

BULLDOG DRUMMOND IN AFRICA – A SUNDAY AFTERNOON ADVENTURE So, Bulldog Drummond in Africa, 1938. Yeah, dusty reels and black-and-white snazz. Directed by Louis King – who’s maybe not the biggest hotshot around, but you can feel that old Hollywood-pulp...
The Man from Utah

The Man from Utah

The Man from Utah: Cowboy hats, gun smoke, and the smell of old cinemas So, let’s just get this out in the open: The Man from Utah is real old school. We’re talkin’ 1934 here, and boy, you see the dust on that one. John Wayne stars before he got...
Arizona Stage Coach

Arizona Stage Coach

Arizona Stage Coach: Gunsmoke, Dust and a Swede’s Confusion So, Arizona Stage Coach landed in my lap on a rainy Thursday in March (2021 I think), when I was sick in bed with some bland ICA rödbetssallad and the remote in my sweaty hand. Black and white westerns aren’t...
Telephone Operator

Telephone Operator

Telephone Operator – yeah, it rings more than once You know, I didn’t expect much from *Telephone Operator* at all. It’s one of those films, you know, that kinda feels like it got lost somewhere in the bargain bin at Hemmakväll around 2008? But then, I saw that...
Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge

Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge

Bumbling, Exploding, and a Dash of British Charm Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge. 1937. Just that title is like a whiff of my grandfather’s old leather armchair, you know? He had these odd stacks of Bulldog Drummond novels, weirdly enough, squeezed between Expressen and a...
Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker: A Real Kebabmiddag of a Comedy So, “Hook, Line and Sinker”, right? Can we talk about Jerry Lewis? Honestly, Jerry’s got that fidgety slapstick going full speed here, like he’s forgotten he isn’t at Gröna Lund trying all the rides at...