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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Top 1900’s Movies (see all)
- The Great Train Robbery (1903)
- Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)
- Balked at the Altar (1908)
- Those Awful Hats (1909)
- A Trap for Santa (1909)
- Resurrection (1909)
- The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
- After Many Years (1908)
- The Fight for Freedom (1908)
- The Hessian Renegades (1909)
Fan Top Fantasy Movies (see all)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
- Harvey (1950)
- Dracula (1931)
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Fan Top Courtroom Movies (see all)
- Adam's Rib (1949)
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
- Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
- Boomerang (1947)
- The Paradine Case (1947)
- Inherit the Wind (1960)
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Robert Young
Feb 22, 1907
Fannie Ward
Feb 22, 1871
John Mills
Feb 22, 1908
Marni Nixon
Feb 22, 1930
Noir Nook
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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Noir Nook
Noir Nook: Quotable Noir, Part 3
There are lots of things I love ? old movie magazines,
baking, nighttime soap operas (right now, I?m heavily into Knots Landing)
? but nestled among all of these is tradition! And around these parts, it?s a
new tradition for me to kick off the new year with some o......
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Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: Elsa Lanchester
Thanks to
her role as the nameless title character in Bride of Frankenstein
(1935), Elsa Lanchester has a special place in horror movie history as the most
famous of the female Universal monsters, even though she only appears in the film
for a few minutes.......
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Legend Tribute: Sidney Poitier
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Sidney Poitier, Born February 20th, 1927! It?s always a hard task to write about a ground breaker. It?s an even harder task to write about an African American ground breaker during black history month. I mean, what can I possibly say about the accomplishments... Read more...
Mini Tribute Victor Fleming at Work
Born February 23, 1889 Legendary Director Victor Fleming! Although this post is labeled ‘Mini’ there is certainly nothing ‘mini’ about the respect due to Legendary Director, Victor Fleming!? This post is simply labeled ‘mini’ because I am paying a pictorial tribute... 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: Horror Films (see full chart)
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Buster Keaton Statue in Muskegon, MI?
Emmanuil Snitkovsky's life-size bronze honors silent film star Buster Keaton. Originally on display ... .. read more
National Film Registry
In 2007, In a Lonely Place starring the legendary Humphrey Bogart, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 57 years after its initial release (1950).see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Adolph Zukor's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1953. So were Ezio Pinza, Donald O'Connor, Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe... see more