2025 Western News RoundUp
I was surprised to realize it’s been a couple of years since my last “Western News RoundUp,” and with lots of interesting new developments on the Western movie front, this is a particularly good month to share news!
In this column I’ll be shari......
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Top 1940’s Movies (see all)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- Double Indemnity (1944)
- The Lady Eve (1941)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- Ball of Fire (1941)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947)
- Adam's Rib (1949)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- The Philadelphia Story (1940)
- Casablanca (1942)
Fan Top Film Noir (see all)
- Double Indemnity (1944)
- The Big Sleep (1946)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
- Notorious (1946)
- Mildred Pierce (1945)
- Suspicion (1941)
- Rebecca (1940)
Fan Top Great Depression Movies (see all)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- My Man Godfrey (1936)
- The Roaring Twenties (1939)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- Dinner at Eight (1933)
- Modern Times (1936)
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
- Splendor in the Grass (1961)
- Heroes for Sale (1933)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Doris Day
Apr 3, 1922
Leslie Howard
Apr 3, 1893
Marlon Brando
Apr 3, 1924
Mary Anderson
Apr 3, 1920
Western RoundUp
Silents are Golden
A Closer Look At: Lois Weber?s Shoes (1916)
Some of the most powerful silent films were
crafted with surprising realism, especially in the early years that we often
assume are full of ?stagey? acting and hokey melodrama. The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912), The Italian (1915), Regeneration
(19......
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Noir Nook
Minor But Memorable
There are
characters in film noir that are bigger than life, that are in nearly every
scene and who tower over the movie itself like the eponymous inferno.
And then there
are those that you hardly see at all ? characters so minor that they often
don?t even warrant a last na......
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Read Karen’s article
Silver Screen Standards
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
On my most recent visit to London, I went to see a
stage production of Agatha Christie?s 1953 play, Witness for the Prosecution,
and of course I had to rewatch the 1957 film adaptation again as soon as I got
home so that I could see how they compared to one anot......
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Monsters and Matinees
Her lips are as red as a rose, her skin as white as snow and
though we can?t see her hair, the dark wimple wrapped around her head and
throat is as black as ebony.
In the 90 years since she was introduced in Walt Disney?s 1937 animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, she has remained an ......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
Francis Phillip Wuppermann was born on June 1, 1890, in New
York, New York, to Josephine Wright and George Diogracia Wuppermann. His father
was born in Venezuela and of Spanish and German descent, while his mother was
born in the United States a......
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Western RoundUp
More Western Filmmakers Final Resting Places
This
month it’s time for another of my periodic tributes to Western filmmakers as we
visit their final resting places throughout the Los Angeles area.
During
my visits to these sites over the years I’ve spent time reflecting on the
enjoy......
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Read Laura’s article
Legend Tribute: Alec Guinness
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Alec Guinness, born April 2nd, 1914! Some actors are divas. We?ve all heard the rumors of insane dressing room demands and the so-called ?no-eye contact? clause. Yes, in our current celebrity culture. actors and actresses who obtain even the minutest amount of... Read more...
Mini Tribute Producer Pandro S. Berman
Born March 28, 1905 Legendary Producer Pandro S. Berman! Before I start, I must add a quick ‘disclaimer’ –? this post is only labeled a ‘Mini’ tribute because it is ‘mini’ in ‘written’ content — but given that Pandro S. Berman produced some... Read more...
Caught in the silly grasp of ‘The Giant Claw’
Monsters, by their very name, are supposed to be monstrous. Perhaps hideous like The Hideous Sun Demon, or beastly like Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. ?Just throw an exclamation point on the title like Them! or Tarantula! so we know something terrible is coming. Just give us a monster – it?s why w......Read more
Meet these obscure werewolves from classic film
A werewolf walks into a bar and ?.
No, that?s not a joke. It?s the opening scene of a 1956
low-budget film with the straightforward and generic title of The Werewolf.
And if you?ve seen other werewolf films, you?ll guess right away that the
disheveled and anxious man who stumbles into a small-to......Read more
Mysteries of Oz Documentary Celebrates 85th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz
Hollywood’s crowning achievement is its greatest enigma
Here’s some exciting news for The Wizard of Oz fans (and who isn’t :))
Coming Soon! Mysteries of Oz: 85 Questions Answered is a new documentary from AMS Pictures that explores the magic, music, and myths surrounding the ......Read more
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Rudolph Valentino's Home in Bayside, Queens, NY?
Patrizia?s Italian Restaurant pays homage to former resident, Rudolph Valentino. It is his only surv... .. read more
National Film Registry
In 2000, Regeneration starring the legendary John McCann, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 85 years after its initial release (1915).see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Hayley Mills's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1964. So were Dean Martin, Peter Sellers... see more