Paul Muni

  • Mervyn LeRoy – Hi, Nellie (1934)

    1931-1940ComedyCrimeMervyn LeRoyUSA

    The managing editor for a newspaper, in hot water with his boss, is demoted to writing the “Nellie Nelson” heart throb column, where he gets the unexpected opportunity to crack a major story.Read More »

  • Mervyn LeRoy – I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

    1931-1940CrimeFilm NoirMervyn LeRoyUSA

    Synopsis wrote:
    Warner Bros.’ hard-hitting chain-gang movie was a faithful adaptation of the similarly titled autobiography of Robert Elliot Burns. Paul Muni plays World War I veteran James Allen, whose plans of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Times get really tough when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and forced to work on a chain gang.Read More »

  • Charles Vidor – A Song to Remember (1945)

    Drama1941-1950Charles VidorMusicalUSA

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    Quote:
    A Song to Remember is a 1945 Columbia Pictures biographical film which tells a ficitonalised life story of pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin.
    The film starred Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, Cornel Wilde, Stephen Bekassy and Nina Foch.

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    Review from IMDb:
    “A Song to Remember” is supposed to be the life of Chopin but in fact, very little in it is historically accurate. It’s still a beautiful, emotional, and sumptuous movie, filled with the heavenly music of Chopin played by Jose Iturbi.
    “A Song to Remember” helped to popularize Chopin’s romantic, passionate music and launched Cornel Wilde’s star into the heavens. Though he’s never done much for me personally, he cuts a dashing figure as Chopin.Read More »

  • William K. Howard – The Valiant (1929)

    1921-1930DramaUSAWilliam K. Howard

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    Paul Muni’s film debut. Muni earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance, the first of six in his long career.
    A drifter with a clouded past accidentally kills the key witness to a crime, then sacrifices himself to the law under an assumed name rather than disgrace his family. In this manner, Muni is certain that he’s redeemed himself for his previous misdeeds–but a curious police inspector tries to probe his past. The Valiant was remade in 1940 as THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T TALK, with Lloyd Nolan in the Muni role.Read More »

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