Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)

No. 97: Starring Nancy Carroll, Jack Benny & large ensemble cast. A cruise ship murder mystery, comedy, musical romance! It was kind of all over the place, with a Busby Berkeley-esque musical number thrown in for good measure. A ship FULL of criminals, so it was hard to find a sympathetic character to root for. Oh, and the ubiquitous drunk (shown in so many 1930s travel movies!) was in almost every scene. An odd mashup that wasn't my cup of tea. One acrobatic dance sequence gave me the heebie-jeebies because they werebliterally throwing women around. 😮

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

No. 96 had to feature Barbara Stanwyck. There's never enough Barbara for me. She's amazing in this film noir as the strung out invalid who heard a murder plot on the phone by accident. I wasn't going to watch anymore noir for a while because it's so intense and every character is so evil, but this flick almost seemed like a spoof of the genre at times -- so over the top -- that I actually laughed aloud at the final line. Oops. Sorry to the filmmakers. 😜😂😂😂

Earthworm Tractors (1936)

No. 95 in my old-movie blogging binge features the comedic star Joe E. Brown and costars June Travis. Some giggles. Many dangerous stunts. Amazing miniature sets. But it often felt like an hour-long commercial for the tractors! Silly.

When Worlds Collide (1951)

No. 94 is about the impending destruction of Earth when a star and its planet intersect with our planet's orbit. I hadn't watched a disaster movie in a while: not really in the mood when I'm living in a disaster period. The special effects were pretty good: Oscar-winning effects. A little hope was injected at the end. "Science" fiction movies in the 50s sure didn't have much science in them. I had soooo many questions.

Love Is News (1937)

No. 93 was a comedy with snappy dialogue, slapstick, sight gags, pratfalls, and a tiny bit of romance. Loretta Young and Tyrone Power played off each other well, but the real gem was the bromance between Power and Don Ameche. It's an American movie, so of course there's a car chase. Pretty funny, but frenetic and much yelling. Felt like an extended Vaudeville sketch in some parts. I had a few chuckles.