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Since 2012, the Santa Monica Conservancy of Santa Monica, CA, has thrown a large Marion Davies birthday party. It is held at the Annenberg Community Beach House, affectionately known as “the Beach House,” of which the Conservancy is the proud steward. The celebration is an opportunity f read more

Since 2012, the Santa Monica Conservancy of Santa Monica, CA, has thrown a large Marion Davies birthday party. It is held at the Annenberg Community Beach House, affectionately known as “the Beach House,” of which the Conservancy is the proud steward. The celebration is an opportunity f read more

I first met her decades ago as a sassy flirt in the 1946 Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. Since then, Gloria Grahame has become one of my favorite noir femmes, turning in standout performances in a spate of shadowy classics. Grahame was born Gloria Grahame Hallward in Los Angeles, 100 years read more

Happy Thanksgiving from Jeanne Crain, Paul Brinkman and the Classic Movie Man I want to believe that Jeanne actually made that turkey. Jeanne Crain and her husband Paul Brinkman, an Errol Flynn look-alike if there ever was one.  Posted by Stephen Reginald at 9:05 AM read more

I grew up watching old movies on television. We didn’t have streaming, physical media, or even cable when I was an Old Movie Weirdo in training, but we did have broadcast TV: seven free channels of old-fashioned, over-the-air goodness (eight, if you count the snowy UHF signal from a distant la read more

Believe it or not, I received a notification yesterday morning informing me that I created this blog no less than nine years ago! And I thought it had “only” been eight years. Well, time flies. These have been nine prosperous years of blogging with now 492 followers (come on, can we reac read more

Happy Birthday, Jeanne Crain I’m a huge fan of Jeanne Crain. She was one of the most popular movie stars from the mid-to-late 1940s to the early 1950s.A favorite of studio chief Daryl F. Zanuck at 20th Century-Fox, Crain was cast as the girl next door in the mold of Janet Gaynor, several read more

There was nobody in Hollywood like Gloria Grahame. She could be sweetly naïve, sexy and shrewd, broadly humorous, or just plain deadly. And she was equally adept at each. While I’ve enjoyed her performances in films like It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and Oklahoma! (1955), it’s Grahame’s noirs, read more

Jeanne Crain wishes us a Happy Thanksgiving  Jeanne Crain and The Classic Movie Man wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! Posted by Stephen Reginald at 6:00 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Classic Movie Man, Jeanner Cra read more

When you think of Marilyn Monroe movies, you may envision Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, or The Seven-Year Itch, or Some Like It Hot, but of course I think of her film noir appearances. During her 15-year career, she was seen in four noirs: The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Clash By Night (1952), Don’t Bo read more

While she’s arguably one of classic Hollywood’s most beautiful stars, Gene Tierney – in my opinion – doesn’t always get the acclaim she deserves for her acting ability. But she was outstanding in films like The Razor’s Edge (1947) and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) and turned in memorable read more

Greetings, fellow married people and others. My name is Detective Sam Wagner. My first name isn't really "Detective," ha ha! Anywho, I'm here to give you some excellent tips on how to be hitched -- and happy!  First, get yourself a smoking hot wife. This is mine, so "slow your roll"! read more

Merry Christmas to all our readers! We want to wish all of you a very jolly Christmas day and here's hoping 2022 will be a year filled with happiness, good health, and prosperity for you! Make sure you have a box of Lucky Strikes in your house because Joan Crawford just may stop by for Chr read more

12 Classic Movies Streaming at Best Classics Ever! CMH is happy to say that our friends over at Best Classics Ever have made 12 classic movies available for free streaming as a Happy Holidays gift to us classic movie fans! And, of course, they included a couple of my favorites read more

“Natalie Wood: A Life” “Olivia de Havilland: Lady Triumphant” &“Nazimova: A Biography”Three Books for Two Lucky Winners! CMH is happy to announce our next Classic Movie Book Giveaway as part of our partnership with University Press of Kentucky! This time, we’ll be celebrating read more

One of my favorite bands penned a song called “Happy is a Yuppie Word.” I never spent much time dwelling on the meaning of the statement, but as I grow older, it somehow takes on more pertinent meaning. If I remember correctly, Bob Dylan gave an interview with Rolling Stone magazine whe read more

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 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: As Long As They’re read more

A couple of weeks back, in one of the noir-related Facebook groups that I frequent, a poster commented that film noir movies “don’t have happy endings.” This was disputed by several in the group, and I’m in agreement with them; while I love a downbeat noir ending as much as the next person, read more

Three Enchanting Ladies I created this blog five years ago already! Curiously enough, this is the first time I’m celebrating the anniversary of this blog. Since I publish, like, two posts a year (ok, maybe a bit more), I didn’t think it was significant to celebrate each year. However, five years read more

Good riddance to 2020 and happy 2021! On December 31, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized So… do, do we talk about 2020 or shall we just skip it? Nah, let’s just forget about this whole thing, shall we? Here’s to (hopefully) an read more