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Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! March 15, 1941; Revised Hare

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2015

    Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was “well under way,” so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There read more

Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! March 15, 1941; Revised Hare

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2015

    Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was “well under way,” so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There read more

Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! March 15, 1941; Revised Hare

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2015

    Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was “well under way,” so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There read more

Previously Owned: Many Happy Returns

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Mar 14, 2015

March 14, 2006 I almost forgot that today was my mother’s 71st birthday. I say almost because I finally remembered at 11:16 p.m. And I was presented with a dilemma. My parents, objectively speaking, are old. They live in a retirement community in Port St. Lucie, Florida. And there’s not read more

Happy Friday the 13th!

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Mar 13, 2015

This has pretty much become my default post for Friday the 13th. We actually have three of them this year, and for some reason I missed last month. So just remember, not all good luck charms are lucky, as the unfortunate Nikki learned in The Killing (1956). Let this be a warning – to you.  Al read more

Nancy Steele is Missing! Happy Anniversary, premiered, March 12, 1937

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 12, 2015

  On Saturday, March 6, Nancy Steele is Missing opened at the Rivoli in New York.[1] To kick off the premier of Steele, four of the film’s principals appeared on the Hollywood Hotel radio program, which aired on Friday, March 5, in a “coast-to-coast” broadcast; with Peter Lorre, Walter Connoll read more

Nancy Steele is Missing! Happy Anniversary, premiered, March 12, 1937

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 12, 2015

  On Saturday, March 6, Nancy Steele is Missing opened at the Rivoli in New York.[1] To kick off the premier of Steele, four of the film’s principals appeared on the Hollywood Hotel radio program, which aired on Friday, March 5, in a “coast-to-coast” broadcast; with Peter Lorre, Walter Connoll read more

Nancy Steele is Missing! Happy Anniversary, premiered, March 12, 1937

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 12, 2015

  On Saturday, March 6, Nancy Steele is Missing opened at the Rivoli in New York.[1] To kick off the premier of Steele, four of the film’s principals appeared on the Hollywood Hotel radio program, which aired on Friday, March 5, in a “coast-to-coast” broadcast; with Peter Lorre, Walter Connoll read more

Good-Bye Girls, Happy Anniversary! Premiered March 11, 1923

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 11, 2015

  New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1923 Survival status of Good-Bye, Girls, is unknown according to Silent Era.com. More than twenty-five years later the film was still around, when in 1950 the Fox Film Corporation renewed the copyright of the silent feature.[1]  The premiere read more

Virginia Gregg, Happy Birthday! a Voice Uncommon

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 6, 2015

Virginia Lea Gregg was born March 6, 1916 to Edward Gregg and Dewey Todd, in Harrisburg, Illinois. Her family moved to California when Ms. Gregg was but eleven; first to Long Beach in 1927 and then to Pasadena in 1929. At Pasadena City College she majored in dramatics. Beginning in 1934 (she was e read more

Virginia Gregg, Happy Birthday! a Voice Uncommon

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 6, 2015

Virginia Lea Gregg was born March 6, 1916 to Edward Gregg and Dewey Todd, in Harrisburg, Illinois. Her family moved to California when Ms. Gregg was but eleven; first to Long Beach in 1927 and then to Pasadena in 1929. At Pasadena City College she majored in dramatics. Beginning in 1934 (she was e read more

Virginia Gregg, Happy Birthday! a Voice Uncommon

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 6, 2015

Virginia Lea Gregg was born March 6, 1916 to Edward Gregg and Dewey Todd, in Harrisburg, Illinois. Her family moved to California when Ms. Gregg was but eleven; first to Long Beach in 1927 and then to Pasadena in 1929. At Pasadena City College she majored in dramatics. Beginning in 1934 (she was e read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Happy Anniversary! Another Premiere Date Corrupted.

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 3, 2015

Tradeshows of, The Picture of Dorian Gray were in Los Angeles and New York on February 23, 1945, giving exhibitors and critics the privilege and pleasure of that first viewing. Other tradeshows were not scheduled at that time but were to be set at a later date.[1] The World Premiere of The Picture read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Happy Anniversary! Another Premiere Date Corrupted.

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 3, 2015

Tradeshows of, The Picture of Dorian Gray were in Los Angeles and New York on February 23, 1945, giving exhibitors and critics the privilege and pleasure of that first viewing. Other tradeshows were not scheduled at that time but were to be set at a later date.[1] The World Premiere of The Picture read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Happy Anniversary! Another Premiere Date Corrupted.

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 3, 2015

Tradeshows of, The Picture of Dorian Gray were in Los Angeles and New York on February 23, 1945, giving exhibitors and critics the privilege and pleasure of that first viewing. Other tradeshows were not scheduled at that time but were to be set at a later date.[1] The World Premiere of The Picture read more

The gown you missed, and a happy 104th to Harlow

Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 3, 2015

Are you ticked off because you couldn't make it to the Hollywood Costume exhibit at the future site of the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum (it closed yesterday), and thus missed a chance to see Carole Lombard's gown from "My Man Godfrey" (the one she's wearing above) up close and personal? Well, d read more

The Curse of the Cat People, Happy Anniversary! March 2

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 2, 2015

  An RKO Tradeshow was seen in every major market in United States on February 16, 1944, at 10:30 am, with the exceptions of: Cincinnati was shown at 8:15 pm, New York saw the flick at 11:00 am and St. Louis had an 11:30 am viewing on February 17.[1] Although officially ready for, Thursday, Ma read more

The Curse of the Cat People, Happy Anniversary! March 2

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 2, 2015

  An RKO Tradeshow was seen in every major market in United States on February 16, 1944, at 10:30 am, with the exceptions of: Cincinnati was shown at 8:15 pm, New York saw the flick at 11:00 am and St. Louis had an 11:30 am viewing on February 17.[1] Although officially ready for, Thursday, Ma read more

The Master Mystery, Happy Anniversary! It’s Premiere a Mystery for Almost a Century

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 1, 2015

On Thursday morning, November 7, 1918 at the Strand Theater (1579 Broadway, New York City), the first five episodes of The Master Mystery, were shown in a special trade showing. Harry Houdini attended, seated in a stage box. From the report in Brooklyn Life, Mr. Houdini’s performance in the serial read more

The Master Mystery, Happy Anniversary! It’s Premiere a Mystery for Almost a Century

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 1, 2015

On Thursday morning, November 7, 1918 at the Strand Theater (1579 Broadway, New York City), the first five episodes of The Master Mystery, were shown in a special trade showing. Harry Houdini attended, seated in a stage box. From the report in Brooklyn Life, Mr. Houdini’s performance in the serial read more
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