Richard Arlen

Wings, 1927 winner of the first Academy Award for Best Picture

Wings, 1927 winner of the first Academy Award for Best Picture

Published by on

Wings is a 1927 American silent and synchronized sound war film which won the first Academy Award for Best Picture. While the sound version of the film has no audible dialogue, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The original soundtrack to the sound version is preserved at UCLA. The film stars Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy”… Read more →

That's My Baby!, 1944

That’s My Baby!, 1944

Published by on

That’s My Baby! is a 1944 American film directed by William Berke and starring Richard Arlen, Ellen Drew, and Leonid Kinskey. Plot: Phineas Moody, the head of Moody Comics is in terrible health. His worried daughter Betty calls in two doctors who discover that Phineas hasn’t laughed in decades. Betty and her future husband Tim Jones fill the Moody mansion… Read more →