Grief Street (1931) PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD

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Published 2013-12-01
Stars: Barbara Kent, John Holland, Dorothy Christy
Director: Richard Thorpe

A womanizing matinée idol is found strangled in his dressing room. The door is locked from the inside and there is no other way into the room. He had been having an affair with his leading lady, while his actress wife is doing the same with the stage manager. Everyone, including a young actress who had been fired from the play, and an old actor now relegated to a stage-doorman, has a motive.The explanation for the murder lies within the script of the play.
All Comments (21)
  • @ritataylor324
    Love these old movies. They wore the prettiest clothes back then. Great style in clothing and furniture too.
  • @rrozoff1
    What a splendid old programmer! Filmed at Universal Studios. I'm surprised more people haven't picked up on the Walter Brennan's role here....Thanks so much.
  • @jaysoper3974
    before fake news, reporters were better detectives than detectives
  • @leelarson107
    This was a change, seeing the heartbreakingly beautiful 'Dorothy Christy' as a brunette rather than as a natural blonde. She's stunning in any hair color.
  • @nomadpi1
    That's entertainment. Dialogue was snappy and short but to the point. Always a pleasure to watch these actresses stroll around in evening gowns "a la natural." Happens every movie.
  • @danielstanwyck2812
    "How do you know he's strangled?" "Well, there's a cord tied around his neck and he's dead." Best exchange of dialogue ever.
  • @joehardin1179
    Beautiful 😇 ride back in time 😭 wish I could time travel there 😇
  • @90FF1
    "You haven't even tried to make love to me.""We can remedy that." Barbara Kent is a pure delight Thanks Pizzaflix
  • @huntingthekaiser6490
    Great! I actually guessed right about who the murderer was. I actually got it right for a change.
  • @reverendsaltine6852
    VERY GOOD. QUITE A PLOT TWIST I NEVER SAW COMING. They just don’t make them anymore.
  • @80sbeginner
    44:45 "this isn't the place for a love scene, is it?" intelligent little touch, very clever :) thanks for posting, most enjoyable movie.
  • @michaellawrence5492
    These are treasures of people of then captured in time! If one wishes to extract the most richness of them you would need to research and try to gather everything of everyone involved making them possible and more. Where they were done even if you could gather what the weather was like during the time they were pieced together. Every and all consideration of every thing seen and heard. It was minded by people who could do either of three things. Themselves they could refer back in time be in the moment or imagine and act out what they might have believed the future would bring which is no different of people even today. Mannerisms are so fascinating and interesting! Having knowledge of that time of world history of then by all populations and their nations along with customs of then. England was still recognized as the largest global power but at that time was becoming challenged greatly. These films give us a chance to feel perhaps their time. Books will always do as well and hold their own for they reach further back in time and if both well written also well read they have proven to help create later movies instead. Sometimes better sometimes not. From it all some things never change yet still so different time makes.
  • @idontcareaboutyou7757
    LoL Jardeen losing his temper and falling into dice gambling was unexpected 😁😁😁