The Glass Key starring George Raft, Edward Arnold, Claire Dodd and Ray Milland was released on June 15, 1935, and was one of Paramount’s highest grossing movies of the year. Adapted from the novel by Dashiell Hammett, The Glass Key is a crime drama that borders on film noir. It benefited from a clever script, …
Johnny Allegro was released on May 26, 1949, and starred George Raft, Nina Foch, and George Macready. This well-written crime thriller/film noir was a hit for Columbia that featured good pacing and an intriguing plot. The relationship and tension between the hero and villain as well as the romance between Johnny and Glenda (Nina) were …
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The Lady’s from Kentucky starring George Raft and Ellen Drew was released on April 28, 1939. This drama/romance featured a character with whom George was very familiar, an easy-going if down on his luck gambler who wins half interest in a racehorse co-owned by a beautiful woman. To be sure there are some twists and …
In Stolen Harmony, released on April 20, 1935, George plays a charming ex-con who blows a mean sax. He was perfectly suited to the role and was a good match for his co-star Grace Bradley. The film is notable for the debut of Lloyd Nolan who became a prolific character actor. He played the villain …
Scarface was released April 9,1932 but filmed in 1931 during pre-code days and consequently experienced some significant difficulties in getting shown. Despite that, it received rave reviews from critics and broke box office records. Audiences fell for George. It has been said that had there been a supporting actor category for 1932, George would have …
Some films seldom show up on YouTube and It Had to Happen (1936) is one of those films. But for now, it is available through the Movies link on the homepage of this site. Watch it while you can!
A comment by pixierita (Thank you!) brought this to my attention and I thought you might be interested, too. These are good movies and not always easy to find, so grab some popcorn, a soda and watch them while you can. Night After Night was Mae West’s film debut so it truly is a classic. …
Released on March 23, 1942, Broadway starring George Raft, Pat O’Brien, Broderick Crawford and a very charming Janet Blair, was a hit with audiences during World War II thanks in part to an extensive use of music from the 1920’s, a good plot and terrific dance scenes. George was a dancer before becoming an actor …
George Raft and Jack Lemmon having fun between takes on the set of Some Like It Hot released on 3/19/1959. George did love to dance and his huge smile says it all.
Almost all of George’s films were black and white and color photos of him are very rare. So while watching Black Widow (1954), I took a few screenshots, posted them to Instagram, then decided one belonged here, too. The quality isn’t great but seeing him in color is still a treat. In this film George …