4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 3, 2026
I’ve been dipping back into the work of Joan Crawford and director Frank Borzage, so here are some capsule reviews of some of their films: Sadie returns home to the playful shenanigans of her former compatriot (Franchot Tone). Her mother is the long-time cook of a well-to-do family, and he is read more
Sadie McKee is a swell soap-opera of a film! Joan Crawford plays the title character of the film, which is based on the story, “Pretty Sadie McKee” by Vina Delmar. The film co-stars Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, Jean Dixon, and Esther Ralston. It has all the high polished production read more
Sadie McKee
Directed by Clarence Brown
1934/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
First Viewing Sadie McKee’s mother is a cook for a wealthy family and Sadie grew up with son Michael. She is engaged to Tommy. Michael fires him for stealing. Tommy takes off for New York and Sadie tags along with read more
Sadie McKee (1934) When you have watched enough movies from the ’30s and/or ’40s, you start to notice a lot of trends, especially in the romantic genre, and the plots start to blur together. You could also say the same of some Joan Crawford movies as she went through phases of char read more
