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“That’s not a family; it’s a disease”: Broadway Bill (1934)
True Classics Posted by on Aug 1, 2014
In 1934, director Frank Capra released the seminal classic It Happened One Night, a picture that helped define the relatively new genre of screwball comedy. On the heels of that film’s monumental success, Capra followed up with another comedy, Broadway Bill. But while Night became a perennial read more
The Barkleys Of Broadway (1949)
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 16, 2014
The Barkleys Of Broadway (1949)
July 16, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante
HAPPY GINGER ROGERS’ BIRTHDAY, MOVIE NERDS!
Now, let us celebrate with a little (lot of) appreciation for The Barkleys Of Broadway.
(Allow yourself some time, dear reader, while I recove read more
Bucking Broadway (1917) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jul 9, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on July 9, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review The story is as old as the hills: Country boy loses girl to city slicker but then gets a chance to win her back. Speaking of being lost and found, this film was once thought lost before turning up in France. A good thing too as read more
Classic Films in Focus: BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936 (1935)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 28, 2014
The second in a series of movies that began with The Broadway Melody (1929), The Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) depends on a familiar combination of thin show business plot and upbeat musical numbers, both elements that reliably appealed to Depression Era audiences. For many modern viewers, these li read more
Classic Films in Focus: BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936 (1935)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 28, 2014
The second in a series of movies that began with The Broadway Melody (1929), The Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) depends on a familiar combination of thin show business plot and upbeat musical numbers, both elements that reliably appealed to Depression Era audiences. For many modern viewers, these li read more
Classic Films in Focus: BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936 (1935)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 28, 2014
The second in a series of movies that began with The Broadway Melody (1929), The Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) depends on a familiar combination of thin show business plot and upbeat musical numbers, both elements that reliably appealed to Depression Era audiences. For many modern viewers, these li read more
Top Banana! Broadway to 3-D, 1954, with Funny-man, Phil Silvers
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 25, 2014
Top Banana starring Phil Silvers (which premiered Friday, February 19, 1954[1]) first had a successful Broadway run at the Winter Garden Theatre, opening on Thursday, November 1, 1951, and after 350 (Banana was Dark for 29 days, on a layoff from August 3 – August 31, 1952) performance read more
Top Banana! Broadway to 3-D, 1954, with Funny-man, Phil Silvers
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 25, 2014
Top Banana starring Phil Silvers (which premiered Friday, February 19, 1954[1]) first had a successful Broadway run at the Winter Garden Theatre, opening on Thursday, November 1, 1951, and after 350 (Banana was Dark for 29 days, on a layoff from August 3 – August 31, 1952) performance read more
Top Banana! Broadway to 3-D, 1954, with Funny-man, Phil Silvers
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 25, 2014
Top Banana starring Phil Silvers (which premiered Friday, February 19, 1954[1]) first had a successful Broadway run at the Winter Garden Theatre, opening on Thursday, November 1, 1951, and after 350 (Banana was Dark for 29 days, on a layoff from August 3 – August 31, 1952) performance read more
Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway. (3)
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014
This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and 3 months after the original story, of the same read more
Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway. (2)
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014
Originally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and read more
Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway.
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014
Classic Film Aficionados This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and 3 months after the ori read more
Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway. (1)
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014
Originally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and read more
Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway.
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014
This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and 3 months after the original story, of the same read more
Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway.
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014
Classic Film Aficionados This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and 3 months after the ori read more
Musical Monday: “She’s Back on Broadway” (1953)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Nov 4, 2013
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “She’s Back on read more
"West of Broadway," or Haunted Honeymoon
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Sep 26, 2013
"Whatcha watching?"
Old movie.
"THERE'S a shocker. What's it called?"
"West of Broadway," 1931. With John Gilbert and Lois Moran.
"John Gilbert? The guy with the good-looking girlfriend?"
Greta Garbo, you mean? Yes.
"Tell me his story in five short sentences."
Heavy drinker. Hated Louis B. read more
"West of Broadway," or Haunted Honeymoon
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Sep 26, 2013
"Whatcha watching?"
Old movie.
"THERE'S a shocker. What's it called?"
"West of Broadway," 1931. With John Gilbert and Lois Moran.
"John Gilbert? The guy with the good-looking girlfriend?"
Greta Garbo, you mean? Yes.
"Tell me his story in five short sentences."
Heavy drinker. Hated Louis B. read more
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Sep 11, 2013
The Barkleys of Broadway, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers‘ last film together as well as their only one in color, probably wasn’t the one I should have started with; that or I’m not going to enjoy their earlier work. The Barkleys of Broadway feels like a lot of “been there, read more
Musical Monday: “Broadway Melody of 1936″ (1935)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 5, 2013
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Broadway Melody Of read more