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Top 1920’s Movies (see all)

  1. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
  2. The Gold Rush (1925)
  3. The General (1926)
  4. The Circus (1928)
  5. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
  6. The Kid (1921)
  7. Wings (1927)
  8. Nosferatu (1922)
  9. Our Hospitality (1923)
  10. The Broadway Melody (1929)


Fan Top Drama Movies (see all)

  1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
  2. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
  3. North by Northwest (1959)
  4. The African Queen (1951)
  5. All About Eve (1950)
  6. Casablanca (1942)
  7. Ben-Hur (1959)
  8. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
  9. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
  10. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Fan Top Beach Movies (see all)

  1. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
  2. Beach Party (1963)
  3. Blue Hawaii (1961)
  4. Bikini Beach (1964)
  5. Out of Sight (1966)
  6. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
  7. Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)




Monsters and Matinees

Just because we love classic horror ? especially low-budget B-movies ? doesn’t mean we have to watch bad prints of the films that we’re used to seeing online or in a public domain version. While searching for new video releases of old horror films to add to my collection, I was surpr......
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Western RoundUp

Walk the Proud Land (1956) Every year or so I like to review a new-to-me Audie Murphy film in my Western RoundUp column.  My previous Murphy review, Apache Rifles (1964), was published last April.  This year I?ve watched one of Murphy?s more unusual Western films, Walk the Proud Lan......
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Silents are Golden

Silent Superstars: Rudolph Valentino, The Ultimate Screen Idol Rudolph Valentino How fortunate it was that a young Italian movie actor christened Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d?Antonguella settled on the elegant ?Rudolph Valentino? for his screen name. Not m......
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Noir Nook

75th Anniversary Noir ? 2026 Edition It?s about that time, y?all! February at the Noir Nook means our annual look at the noirs that are celebrating their 75th anniversary, and have I got four winners for you from 1951! Before I proceed, I?d like to toss a few honorable mentions your way ? if y......
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Silver Screen Standards

Two Silent Comedies from Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch is celebrated as the director of many of Hollywood?s great comedies, including Ninotchka (1939), To Be or Not to Be (1942), and Heaven Can Wait (1943), but he directed films in his native Germany for nearly a decade before his transition to H......
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Classic Movie Travels

Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill was born on March 4, 1903, in Kingston upon Hull, England, to John Mackaill and Florence Pickard Mackaill. She was primarily raised by her father after her parents separated in 1914. He owned a dance academy nearby. D......
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Western RoundUp

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance As I?ve shared in previous columns, we?re fortunate to have a variety of venues showing classic films in the greater Los Angeles area. One of those theaters is The Autry Museum of the American West, cofounded by cowboy star Gene Autry. Autry Museum, Los Ange......
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Legend Tribute: Jerry Lewis

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Jerry Lewis, born March 16, 1926! Jerry Lewis: Comedian, Actor, Singer, Producer, Director, Screenwriter — and if that’s not enough — the National Chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (1950-2011) and a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee (for...  Read more...

Mini Tribute Henry Hathaway at Work

Born March 13, 1898 Director Henry Hathaway! Henry Hathaway learned his directorial craft during the Silent Era working as an assistant to notable directors including Victor Fleming, Josef von Sternberg and Fred Niblo. He made his credited directorial debut in 1932 with Heritage of the Desert, starring...  Read more...


Ahead of its time, John Carpenters ‘The Thing’ honored by the National Film Registry

At an isolated Antarctic research station, scientists battle a deadly alien with such extraordinary shape-shifting capabilities that the men don?t know if the person next to them is still human. The truth is only revealed when the alien is threatened and violently abandons its current inhabitant. ......Read more

Tracking Vera Miles – Exclusive Guest Post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away

 I’m very happy to share this exclusive guest post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Very Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away. A Big Thank You to Christopher for this article! –Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub Tracking Vera Miles:Clarifying a Golden Age Hollywood Star?s ......Read more

It Came From Texas Film Festival: Classic Films and True Tales

So excited to announceThe Third Annual It Came From Texas Film Festival ...Read more

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Did you know that there is a Hollywood Heritage Museum in Hollywood, CA?

The Hollywood Heritage Museum is housed in the beautifully restored Lasky-DeMille Barn. The Museum f... ..  read more

National Film Registry

It's a Wonderful Life, starring the legendary James Stewart, was released in 1946. In 1990, 44 years later, it was inducted into The National Film Registry. Thank you National Film Registry!
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Grauman's Chinese Theater

Wallace Beery's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1931. So were Marie Dressler, Jackie Cooper...  see more