The subject of marriage for convenience in classic cinema has been well-documented in reviews of films from Hollywood’s Golden Age here on The Legionnaire. The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)… Read more “The Doctor Takes a Wife, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Tag: Loretta Young
Second Honeymoon, by Albert W. Vogt III
The title Second Honeymoon (1937) is misleading. The titular term refers to a married couple having a romantic interlude at a later point in their relationship, the idea being to… Read more “Second Honeymoon, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Three Blind Mice, by Albert W. Vogt III
Many of the classic films I have seen of late star Loretta Young. She is of particular note for The Legionnaire because she was a practicing Catholic. I discovered this by… Read more “Three Blind Mice, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Private Number, by Albert W. Vogt III
When the motion picture began to be a popular form of mass entertainment, there was no small amount of hand wringing over its impact on society. I must… Read more “Private Number, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Love is News, by Albert W. Vogt III
To peel back the curtain of how I have lately been choosing films to review for The Legionnaire, there are a few streaming services between which I alternate. One… Read more “Love is News, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Come to the Stable, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of these days (maybe) I will run out of references to my Ph.D. dissertation, “The Costumed Catholic: Catholics, Whiteness, and the Movies, 1928-1973.” Perhaps there is a… Read more “Come to the Stable, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Bishop’s Wife, by Albert W. Vogt III
It quickly becomes apparent that The Bishop’s Wife (1947) is a Christmas movie. I did not intentionally go looking for one. I found this film on Good Friday, a heavy day… Read more “The Bishop’s Wife, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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