Performer (6 titles)

1. Chain Lightning (1950)

   

   The skin-tight flight suit is a bridge too far.

2. Casablanca (1942)

   

   By the time I watched Casablanca, I already knew every line of dialog.

3. Men Are Such Fools (1938)

   

   The two-piece bathing suit isn’t worth it.

4. Black Legion (1937)

   

   You’ve never seen Humphrey Bogart like this.

5. Three on a Match (1932)

   

   Until a 1948 Supreme Court ruling, the five major Hollywood studios controlled the entire movie business, from production to distribution. The studios contracted performers and paid them a salary. The performers worked five days a week like anyone else. When one film wrapped, they moved to another. Thus, films like Three on a Match came stock-piled with current and future stars.

6. Big City Blues (1932)

   

   I watched Big City Blues because it features an early, uncredited performance from Humphrey Bogart. Given the film’s obscurity, my expectations were low.