Gloria Holden

The Life of Emile Zola (1937) Director : William Dieterle Screenwriters : Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, and Norman Reilly Raine By Marilyn Ferdinand As part of its 31 Days of Oscar series, Turner Classic Movies aired the Best Picture winner for 1937 last night: The Life of Emile Zola . Not only was the film honored as the Outstanding Production, as the award was called in 1937, but it beat out eight other films for the award. If I had read the nominees before seeing the picture, I might...Read Full Story

The Life of Emile Zola (Special Edition) The Life of Emile Zola episodically explores the career of the novelist who championed the cause of France’s oppressed. Zola (Paul Muni) is a hugely successful French author who risks all his success and comfort to come to the defense of the unjustly jailed Capt. Dreyfus (Oscar winner Joseph Schildkraut). Winner of three Oscars overall – and of immense critical and popular success – his distinguis The Life of Emile Zola episodically explores...Read Full Story

"I am afraid, Sandor. The cravings within compel me to be the very thing I loathe. The power of the vampire is too strong to resist." There are probably those who would best remember her as Alexandrine Zola in The Life of Emile Zola. But any horror fan worth his or her salt knows her best as the one and only Countess Marya Zaleska--otherwise known as Dracula's Daughter. One of Universal's most underrated monster vehicles, this direct sequel to the original Bela Lugosi classic is made...Read Full Story

Throw confetti, throw balloons, throw-up in excitement if you must! Today is the 100th post of Day of the Woman! I know you've all probably gotten your undies in a bunch with the lack of TpT and the movie recs, but to pay you all back for that, I've got a scrump-diddily-umptious treat for you all. In celebration of it being my 100th post for you lovely people, I thought why not make a Top 100 list of the best Horror Movie Actresses! Well, in making this list I decided that it would be unfair...Read Full Story

This is the latest review of my all-time favorite films. The Life of Émile Zola (1937) The Life of Émile Zola was hailed as one of the best biographical films of its time. It became the first film nominate for...Read Full Story