Hollywood, April 19, 1932 Hollywood Heyday
An interesting David Bordwell post about perspective in movies-- David Bordwell
An in-depth obituary of June Havoc-- The Guardian
More information about the Media History Digital Library that I posted a link for a week or so ago--Movie Morlocks/TCM
Eva Marie Saint and Robert Obsborne in Chicago— Motion Picture Gems
Mar 31, 2010
Mar 30, 2010
Classic Links
The name game: who is the actress in this photo?-- Classic Film and TV Cafe
Party Girl (1930), a review with lots of screenshots--She Blogged By Night
Silent movie star Colleen Moore--Noir and Chick Flicks
Last week, Tom of Motion Picture Gems received one of the last autographed pictures of June Havoc-- Motion Picture Gems
New book: The Girl in Hitchcock’s Shower--Cinematical
A review of the Criterion Collection’s release of the heartbreaking Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)--Slate
Party Girl (1930), a review with lots of screenshots--She Blogged By Night
Silent movie star Colleen Moore--Noir and Chick Flicks
Last week, Tom of Motion Picture Gems received one of the last autographed pictures of June Havoc-- Motion Picture Gems
New book: The Girl in Hitchcock’s Shower--Cinematical
A review of the Criterion Collection’s release of the heartbreaking Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)--Slate
Mar 29, 2010
Classic Links
RIP June Havoc-- Just a Cineast
Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in a Korean beauty salon ad-- Sheetal Makhan
Olivia de Havilland on Joan Fontaine-- Alternative Film Guide
A wonderful pic of Dr. Seuss, Boris Karloff and Charles M. Jones during the making of How the Grinch Stole Christmas(1966)-- If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats
Is That Mustache Really Necessary? is now a Tumblr blog. I think it is even funnier than Selleck, Waterfall, Sandwich.--Is That Mustache Really Necessary?
Elizabeth Taylor refuses further surgery--IMDB
Butch and Buddy: the child actor team you've never heard of-- Motion Picture Gems
Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in a Korean beauty salon ad-- Sheetal Makhan
Olivia de Havilland on Joan Fontaine-- Alternative Film Guide
A wonderful pic of Dr. Seuss, Boris Karloff and Charles M. Jones during the making of How the Grinch Stole Christmas(1966)-- If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats
Is That Mustache Really Necessary? is now a Tumblr blog. I think it is even funnier than Selleck, Waterfall, Sandwich.--Is That Mustache Really Necessary?
Elizabeth Taylor refuses further surgery--IMDB
Butch and Buddy: the child actor team you've never heard of-- Motion Picture Gems
Mar 28, 2010
Quote of the Week

Every time I see him work, it looks to me like a bunch of firecrackers going off all at once.
-Will Rogers (about James Cagney)
Image Source
Mar 26, 2010
Classic Links
A recent photo of silent movie actress Dorothy Janis, whose passing I missed on 3/10. Alternative Film Guide
One of my favorite noir actresses: Helen Walker (Nightmare Alley (1947), Impact (1949) -- Movie Morlocks/TCM
Roger Ebert plans a new TV show-- Cinematical
Newly-found recordings of Orson Welles will be used to make a new movie-- Empire Online
One of my favorite noir actresses: Helen Walker (Nightmare Alley (1947), Impact (1949) -- Movie Morlocks/TCM
Roger Ebert plans a new TV show-- Cinematical
Newly-found recordings of Orson Welles will be used to make a new movie-- Empire Online
Mar 25, 2010
Classic Links
A wonderful obituary of Robert Culp (and so nice to hear from Ivan again!)— Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
Technicolor donates archive to Eastman House— Variety
Cary Grant and his fondness for LSD— Newswire Daily
Monty is in search of “guest programmers”—what are your picks?— All Good Things
Kirby of Movie Dearest mentioned this movie list-making site on the LAMB blog. I’ve been having fun with it so far; it's very addictive— iCheck Movies
Watch the Three Stooges smack each other around in free online shorts— AMC
Technicolor donates archive to Eastman House— Variety
Cary Grant and his fondness for LSD— Newswire Daily
Monty is in search of “guest programmers”—what are your picks?— All Good Things
Kirby of Movie Dearest mentioned this movie list-making site on the LAMB blog. I’ve been having fun with it so far; it's very addictive— iCheck Movies
Watch the Three Stooges smack each other around in free online shorts— AMC
Mar 24, 2010
Classic Links
Steve McQueen would have been 80 today (but I have a hard time picturing him at that age)— Silents and Talkies
Ten movie theater gimmicks-- Mental Floss
If you ever have a chance to see Joseph Losey’s grim, but fascinating drama, The Prowler (1951), go for it-- Movie Morlocks/TCM
Ten movie theater gimmicks-- Mental Floss
If you ever have a chance to see Joseph Losey’s grim, but fascinating drama, The Prowler (1951), go for it-- Movie Morlocks/TCM
Mar 23, 2010
Classic Links
Life has a gallery of 20 never-seen Steve McQueen pics--very intimate shots— Life
The African Queen (1951) DVD release is today!-- NY1/Entertainment Weekly
A newfound appreciation for Cecil B DeMille Movie Morlocks/TCM
A gorgeous gallery of classic shots now up for auction— Daily News
How Michael Caine angered Alfred Hitchcock-- IMDB
The Night Editor (1946) (…a very cheap and foolhardy movie)-- Mondo 70
How many perfumes has Elizabeth Taylor released now?— ET Online
The African Queen (1951) DVD release is today!-- NY1/Entertainment Weekly
A newfound appreciation for Cecil B DeMille Movie Morlocks/TCM
A gorgeous gallery of classic shots now up for auction— Daily News
How Michael Caine angered Alfred Hitchcock-- IMDB
The Night Editor (1946) (…a very cheap and foolhardy movie)-- Mondo 70
How many perfumes has Elizabeth Taylor released now?— ET Online
TV Tuesday: How To Marry a Millionaire, the Television Show
Yes, from 1957 to 1959, How to Marry a Millionaire was TV show! It starred Merry Anders, Lori Nelson and Barbara Eden before her I Dream of Jeannie days. Eden steals the show as the bubbly Loco. Despite sharing a name with the Betty Grable character in the original, this Loco is really more of a hybrid of Grable’s happy flirt and Marilyn Monroe’s near-sighted dim bulb. I think Anders, as Mike, is supposed to be the level-headed Lauren Bacall character. I don’t know where that leaves Nelson.
Though it only lasted two seasons, this is a fun show. It is by necessity less glossy and glamorous than its big screen sister, but it’s got an amusing, more mischievous tone. This 1957 episode, called The Three Pretenders, is the third in the series.
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Though it only lasted two seasons, this is a fun show. It is by necessity less glossy and glamorous than its big screen sister, but it’s got an amusing, more mischievous tone. This 1957 episode, called The Three Pretenders, is the third in the series.
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Part Three:
Mar 22, 2010
Classic Links
A bit of news about the much-missed Ivan Shreve Jr.— Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
Lots of pics of Anna Sten-- Allure
Ah, Ricardo Montalban was a wonderful dancer!-- Flying Down to Hollywood
Philip French’s screen legends: Judy Garland— The Guardian
Interesting bits of info. about Robert Armstrong-- A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies
Clips from classic Alice in Wonderland movies-- Mental Floss
Review Round-up:
The Hearts of Age (1934) (a short film by Orson Welles--among others)--The Night Editor
The Glass Wall(1953)--Noir of the Week
Kathleen (1941) (with Shirley Temple)--Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Lots of pics of Anna Sten-- Allure
Ah, Ricardo Montalban was a wonderful dancer!-- Flying Down to Hollywood
Philip French’s screen legends: Judy Garland— The Guardian
Interesting bits of info. about Robert Armstrong-- A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies
Clips from classic Alice in Wonderland movies-- Mental Floss
Review Round-up:
The Hearts of Age (1934) (a short film by Orson Welles--among others)--The Night Editor
The Glass Wall(1953)--Noir of the Week
Kathleen (1941) (with Shirley Temple)--Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Monday Serenade: Clara Bow Sings
Well, as you can see from this promo, Clara Bow wasn't meant to be a musical star. That said, she's awfully cute--and quite a sport for dancing and singing when she was terrified to even speak on film. After hearing the many stories of Bow's negative experiences with the talkies, I was so surprised to find that she actually had a charming speaking voice. It wasn't so much that she couldn't speak well, it's just that it frightened her to do it on film. I wish she had made more talkies, because she was charming in a whole new way when she spoke, but I'm happy she managed to at least star in a few.
Mar 21, 2010
Mar 20, 2010
Saturday Morning Cartoon: The Mechanical Cow (1927)
Oswald the Rabbit struggles with his robot cow. Oswald's chattering sounds more monkey than rabbit-like to me, but at least his girlfriend speaks the same way.
Mar 19, 2010
Classic Links
Watch the first Frankenstein movie—from 1910— Cinematical
Exhuming DeMille's set for The Ten Commandments (1923)-- LA Times
Eva Marie Saint gives great interviews-- Chicagoist
A review of the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland— Classic Movies Digest
An interview with film writer Laura Wagner-- Long Island Press
Exhuming DeMille's set for The Ten Commandments (1923)-- LA Times
Eva Marie Saint gives great interviews-- Chicagoist
A review of the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland— Classic Movies Digest
An interview with film writer Laura Wagner-- Long Island Press
Mar 18, 2010
Classic Links
This is wonderful! An online media archive with tons of clips from old movie magazines— The Internet Archive (via Flappers and Flickers)
Some interesting Peter Graves trivia— Mental Floss
Lots of movie stars smooching— Vintage Belle
Some interesting Peter Graves trivia— Mental Floss
Lots of movie stars smooching— Vintage Belle
Mar 17, 2010
Classic Links
Interesting blog: the life of a silent movie accompanist-- Silent Film Music by Ben Model
Another great blog—a woman shares her mother-in-law’s scrapbooks. Here is a vintage Jean Harlow magazine article-- Madeline's Memories
The many moods of Cary Grant-- Riku Writes
Ah, the delightful Trouble in Paradise (1932)-- The Big Parade
A new book about Irish-American movies-- Wall Street Journal
The 1960 piece here about Dietrich supporting von Sternberg in court is interesting-- LA Times
Another great blog—a woman shares her mother-in-law’s scrapbooks. Here is a vintage Jean Harlow magazine article-- Madeline's Memories
The many moods of Cary Grant-- Riku Writes
Ah, the delightful Trouble in Paradise (1932)-- The Big Parade
A new book about Irish-American movies-- Wall Street Journal
The 1960 piece here about Dietrich supporting von Sternberg in court is interesting-- LA Times
Mar 16, 2010
Classic Links
Special effects before CGI—of course including my beloved Voyage to the Moon, from way back in 1902!— Mental Floss
April 18, 1932 in Hollywood— Hollywood Heyday
A new game: who is the actress in this photo?— Classic Film and TV Cafe
Very nicely done Thin Man (1934) review—lots of good background about the series and stars— Immortal Ephemera
April 18, 1932 in Hollywood— Hollywood Heyday
A new game: who is the actress in this photo?— Classic Film and TV Cafe
Very nicely done Thin Man (1934) review—lots of good background about the series and stars— Immortal Ephemera
TV Tuesday: Joan Fontaine, Richard Basehart and The Love Boat
Look at this--Joan Fontaine and Richard Basehart on a 1981 episode of the Love Boat! I need to make a master list of all the classic movie star appearances on this show. I know there were a ton of them.
Mar 15, 2010
Monday Serenade: Chico Marx Plays Slapstick Piano
I get giddy with delight whenever I watch Chico Marx playing the piano. He always manages to incorporate a heavy dose of slapstick into his light-hearted performances, and because he keeps that happy anarchy going, it never feels like his musical interludes stop the action.
Classic Links
RIP Peter Graves— The Guardian
A great collection of Carol Burnett’s classic Hollywood parodies-- Old Hollywood Glamour
A great new Deanna Durbin blog from Tom of Motion Picture Gems— Motion Picture Gems
Movie Review Round-up--
A Kay Francis double feature: I Loved a Woman (1933)/Living on Velvet (1935)-- She Blogged By Night
Eye Witness (1950) Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
The Other Woman (1954) Where Danger Lives
A great collection of Carol Burnett’s classic Hollywood parodies-- Old Hollywood Glamour
A great new Deanna Durbin blog from Tom of Motion Picture Gems— Motion Picture Gems
Movie Review Round-up--
A Kay Francis double feature: I Loved a Woman (1933)/Living on Velvet (1935)-- She Blogged By Night
Eye Witness (1950) Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
The Other Woman (1954) Where Danger Lives
Mar 14, 2010
Quote of the Week
For a while in the twenties and thirties, art was talked about as a substitute for religion; now B movies are a substitute for religion.
-Pauline Kael
-Pauline Kael
Mar 13, 2010
Saturday Morning Cartoon: Finding His Voice (1929)
In this early sound cartoon, Talkie helps Mutey enter the wonderful world of singing and talking movies. Though it's played for laughs, this is actually a very technical 'toon. Mutey reminds me a lot of Kenny from South Park.
Mar 12, 2010
Classic Links
Two of a Kind (1951), another noir I must see-- Mondo 70
Kurosawa’s High and Low (1963)— The Ludovico Technique
Merle and Sarah Jane— The Self-Styled Siren
I love these pics of Claudia Cardinale—she always has such a happy, mischevious look in her eyes!— Vintage Belle
Kurosawa’s High and Low (1963)— The Ludovico Technique
Merle and Sarah Jane— The Self-Styled Siren
I love these pics of Claudia Cardinale—she always has such a happy, mischevious look in her eyes!— Vintage Belle
Mar 11, 2010
Classic Links
Dorothy Janis, 1910-2010, one of the last silent movie actresses— Motion Picture Gems
So when is Asta going to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?— LA Times blog
A new bio of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor: Furious Love (that’s quite a title!)— The Bookseller
There’s some nice tidbits about Jean Renoir in this article— LA Times
The ultimate western fan quiz— AMC
So when is Asta going to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?— LA Times blog
A new bio of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor: Furious Love (that’s quite a title!)— The Bookseller
There’s some nice tidbits about Jean Renoir in this article— LA Times
The ultimate western fan quiz— AMC
Mar 10, 2010
Classic Links
Get Well Soon Ivan of Thrilling Days of Yesteryear-- She Blogged By Night
Debbie Reynolds today-- Yorkshire Post
The escapades of Errol Flynn-- Vanity Fair
The Natalie Wood mystery resurfaces?-- On the Marquee
Oh barf—news about potential Wizard of Oz remakes—
/Film
Cinematical
Debbie Reynolds today-- Yorkshire Post
The escapades of Errol Flynn-- Vanity Fair
The Natalie Wood mystery resurfaces?-- On the Marquee
Oh barf—news about potential Wizard of Oz remakes—
/Film
Cinematical
Mar 9, 2010
Classic Links
Classic movie quotes as infographics-- /Film
The fabulous movie review chain continues with link #6, Gunga Din (1939)!-- Noir Girl
A great post about one of the best of the worst movies-- The Self-Styled Siren
The Wildcat (1921), yet another silent movie I must see-- Art, Movies, Wood and Whatnot
The ten worst best picture winners-- Antagony and Ecstasy
The fabulous movie review chain continues with link #6, Gunga Din (1939)!-- Noir Girl
A great post about one of the best of the worst movies-- The Self-Styled Siren
The Wildcat (1921), yet another silent movie I must see-- Art, Movies, Wood and Whatnot
The ten worst best picture winners-- Antagony and Ecstasy
Mar 8, 2010
Classic Links
A great interview with Dean Martin’s daughter-- Daily Record
Q&A: Hayley Mills— The Guardian
Do screen children make good when they grow up?— Hollywood Heyday
A silent movie review round-up:
America (1924)--Out of the Past
The Birth Life and Death of Christ (1903)--Silent Volume
Her Sister From Paris (1925)--Black and White: Cinema and Chocolate
Let’s go to the drive-in!— Retrospace
Ten seafaring flicks— Riku Writes, Mostly About the Movies
Kirk Douglas still holds grudge over lost role— IMDB
The classic movie fan’s Oscars-- Silents and Talkies
A review of the film noir Heat Wave (1954)-- Noir of the Week
Q&A: Hayley Mills— The Guardian
Do screen children make good when they grow up?— Hollywood Heyday
A silent movie review round-up:
America (1924)--Out of the Past
The Birth Life and Death of Christ (1903)--Silent Volume
Her Sister From Paris (1925)--Black and White: Cinema and Chocolate
Let’s go to the drive-in!— Retrospace
Ten seafaring flicks— Riku Writes, Mostly About the Movies
Kirk Douglas still holds grudge over lost role— IMDB
The classic movie fan’s Oscars-- Silents and Talkies
A review of the film noir Heat Wave (1954)-- Noir of the Week
Monday Serenade: Janet Gaynor
Janet Gaynor wasn't made for musicals, but her charming warble always brings a smile to my face. It always seems as though she is just an ordinary woman, wandering around singing happily to herself--and the cameras just happen to be there. Here she sings My Heart's Desire in Adorable (1933), the last in a string of popular musicals she made in the early thirties.
Mar 7, 2010
Mar 5, 2010
Classic Links
Rebecca: book vs. movie-- Movie Viewing Girl
Movie vampires and the sun (some of the pics aren't good for lunchtime viewing)-- TCM/Movie Morlocks
In defense of director Sam Wood— The Self-Styled Siren
Note to bloggers: Blogger has made some changes-- Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Movie vampires and the sun (some of the pics aren't good for lunchtime viewing)-- TCM/Movie Morlocks
In defense of director Sam Wood— The Self-Styled Siren
Note to bloggers: Blogger has made some changes-- Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Mar 4, 2010
Classic Links
The 1903 version of Alice in Wonderland— Cinematical
Lovely Sylvia Sidney pic spam— Vintage Film Nerd
A documentary about Orson Welles’ grandson in Montana— About.com
An interesting review of Ten Nights in a Barroom (1931)— Flappers and Flickers
Lovely Sylvia Sidney pic spam— Vintage Film Nerd
A documentary about Orson Welles’ grandson in Montana— About.com
An interesting review of Ten Nights in a Barroom (1931)— Flappers and Flickers
Mar 3, 2010
Classic Links
Roger Ebert sort of speaks. . .sniff-- /Film
Random Oscar facts— The Telegraph
I prefer to avoid getting retail on you all, but these are such wonderful prints. I never get tired of looking at them— Silents and Talkies
A personal memory of Kathryn Grayson-- My Desert
Random Oscar facts— The Telegraph
I prefer to avoid getting retail on you all, but these are such wonderful prints. I never get tired of looking at them— Silents and Talkies
A personal memory of Kathryn Grayson-- My Desert
Mar 2, 2010
Classic Links
I love this new photo blog. Great classic Hollywood images. It has made my feed reading much more beautiful— Vintage Photos
TCM comes to a city near you—whether you like it or not— Out of the Past
The ultimate Gregory Peck fan quiz— AMC
A review of the sentimental romance Smilin’ Through (1932) with Fredric March and Norma Shearer-- And. . .Scene
Another biography of Katharine Hepburn (okay, fine, but where’s that Irene Dunne biography? Am I going to have to write one myself?)— SF Gate
TCM comes to a city near you—whether you like it or not— Out of the Past
The ultimate Gregory Peck fan quiz— AMC
A review of the sentimental romance Smilin’ Through (1932) with Fredric March and Norma Shearer-- And. . .Scene
Another biography of Katharine Hepburn (okay, fine, but where’s that Irene Dunne biography? Am I going to have to write one myself?)— SF Gate
TV Tuesday: Audrey Hepburn Stands Her Ground
I've heard stories about how tough Audrey Hepburn could be, but I'd never seen that with my own eyes until I watched this clip from 1963. Wow, she's not going to let that reporter push her around!
(via Joan Crawford Deluxe Suite)
Mar 1, 2010
Classic Links
A nice profile of singing cowboy Herb Jeffries— Another Old Movie Blog
A peek at Lucille Ball’s dressing room— Dear Old Hollywood
A brief history of the Oscar statuette-- Cinema Style
Will Smith in a remake of Suspicion? I don’t think I’ll ever be able to picture anyone but Cary and Joan in those roles— About.com
And Gwynth Paltrow is going to play Marlene Dietrich? Who is coming up with these ideas?— IMDB
How 100 years of Hollywood have charted the history of America (according to Phil French)— The Guardian
An interesting review of The Visit(1964) with Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn-- Motion Picture Gems
Clifton Webb sings!-- Silents and Talkies
A peek at Lucille Ball’s dressing room— Dear Old Hollywood
A brief history of the Oscar statuette-- Cinema Style
Will Smith in a remake of Suspicion? I don’t think I’ll ever be able to picture anyone but Cary and Joan in those roles— About.com
And Gwynth Paltrow is going to play Marlene Dietrich? Who is coming up with these ideas?— IMDB
How 100 years of Hollywood have charted the history of America (according to Phil French)— The Guardian
An interesting review of The Visit(1964) with Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn-- Motion Picture Gems
Clifton Webb sings!-- Silents and Talkies
Monday Serenade: Marilyn Monroe in 1948
Norma Jean isn't quite "Marilyn Monroe" yet in this 1948 clip from Ladies of the Chorus, but she's already singing about diamonds and sugar daddies.(The part with the dolls is bizarre.)
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