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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Top 1910’s Movies (see all)
- The Birth of a Nation (1915)
- Shoulder Arms (1918)
- A Dog's Life (1918)
- Broadway Love (1918)
- Ask Father (1919)
- The Immigrant (1917)
- His Wedding Night (1917)
- The Pawnshop (1916)
- Broken Blossoms (1919)
- An Ozark Romance (1918)
Fan Top Drama Movies (see all)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Casablanca (1942)
- The African Queen (1951)
- All About Eve (1950)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Fan Top Royalty Movies (see all)
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- Hamlet (1948)
- The Merry Widow (1934)
- Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
- The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
- A Royal Scandal (1945)
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
- Becket (1964)
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Barry Fitzgerald
Mar 10, 1888
Richard Haydn
Mar 10, 1905
Katharine Houghton
Mar 10, 1945
Sam Jaffe
Mar 10, 1891
Western RoundUp
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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Silents are Golden
A Closer Look At The Gold Rush (1925)
Charlie Chaplin, The Gold Rush
By the mid-1920s, Charlie Chaplin had spent
nearly a decade being one of cinema?s most beloved performers, a familiar face
to movie lovers across the globe. His humor and performance style transcended
cultural boundaries and ......
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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
Fan Favorites: Courtroom Films (see full chart)
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Did you know that there is a Bing Crosby Library / Student Center in Spokane, WA?
In the 1950's, Gonzaga recognized the need of a good library, and alumnus Bing Crosby became a majo... .. read more
National Film Registry
The Sound of Music, starring the legendary Julie Andrews, was released in 1965. In 2001, 36 years later, it was inducted into The National Film Registry. Thank you National Film Registry!see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Joe E. Brown's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1936. So were Al Jolson, Freddie Bartholomew, Bing Crosby, Victor McLaglen... see more