Post by rmichaelpyle on Apr 26, 2009 4:52:18 GMT -6
Watched "Stingaree" (1934) with Richard Dix and Irene Dunne from the collection "RKO Lost and Found" which TCM put out after they broadcast six films which basically have not been seen since their original release. This, directed by William Wellman of all people, was really a musical! Not bad, either. Others in the show included Mary Boland, Conway Tearle, Andy Devine, Henry Stephenson, Una O'Connor, "Snub" Pollard, Reginald Owen, and even people like Ferdinand Gottschalk in little uncredited parts. This one takes place in Australia, for the most part, where Dix is a criminal. It could have been way over the top, as were several musicals of this period, but it wasn't. Nice little romp through 30's. This one lacked most pre-code material, but it was released in 1934, so it may have just missed all that. Irene Dunne does fall for Stingaree (Dix) a little too easily, but it makes for a lot of fun anyway. Besides, I didn't think she wouldn't!