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Government Girl (1943) is a vastly underrated and little known Olivia movie that is fun to watch.  Olivia plays Elizabeth "Smokey" Allard, a Washington secretary who knows the ins and outs of Washington DC as war is ongoing and weapons must be made. Also the housing shortage is in full aff read more

Source: Modern Screen, December 1940-February 1941. July 1, 2016 marks the 100th birthday of actress Olivia de Havilland. The Oscar-nominated actress moved to France in 1958 and still lives there today.  Possessing a gentle, flawless beauty and a willful attitude toward her car read more

Happy Birthday, Olivia de Havilland...100 years young! Olivia de Havilland (1916) turns 100 today. Not only is de Havilland the last surviving cast member of Gone with the Wind (1939), but she’s also one of the last links to Hollywood’s Golden Age. Her career in Hollywood started in read more

“My formula for living is quite simple: I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.” I love this concept from Cary Grant – talk about words to live by! I’ve decided to adopt it as my own motto, and one of the ways I “occupy myself as best I read more

Happy Best Friends Day! On June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized What are you doing reading this? Go hug your best friend and bake them a cake! Here are just some of the loveliest Classic Hollywood BFFs: Linda Darnell and Ann Miller Barbara read more

When asked to pick a film that I’d equate with ice cream for a sweet-inspired blogathon, I recalled the Rita Hayworth-Fred Astaire confection, You Were Never Lovelier. The plot is so silly: a sexist father, Eduardo Acuña (Adolphe Menjou), creates an imaginary secret admirer for his daughter, read more

When asked to pick a film that I’d equate with ice cream for a sweet-inspired blogathon, I recalled the Rita Hayworth-Fred Astaire confection, You Were Never Lovelier. The plot is so silly: a sexist father, Eduardo Acuña (Adolphe Menjou), creates an imaginary secret admirer for his daughter, read more

Happy National Classic Movie Day! On May 16, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Yes, it’s a thing, google it. I wanted to do something symbolic for this special day and so I thought, since I’m 23 years old and I feel like I’ve loved classic read more

Classic Film Aficionados Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 18, 1913 The scenario for, The Vampire of the Desert, was adapted from, The Vampire (penned in 1897), a poem by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling’s poem was in turn, stirred to life by the work of his cousin (Kipling’s aunt’s son) read more

Classic Film Aficionados Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 18, 1913 The scenario for, The Vampire of the Desert, was adapted from, The Vampire (penned in 1897), a poem by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling’s poem was in turn, stirred to life by the work of his cousin (Kipling’s aunt’s son) read more

When Rick over at Classic Film and TV Café announced his 5 Movies on an Island Blogathon in honor of National Classic Movie Day, I was on it like a duck on june bug! I dearly love a good list, and one of my many pleasures in life is to compile lists of favorite classic films. I thought that coming read more

Classic Film Aficionados Mother’s Boy strangely enough, received its copyright from the Library of Congress on May 19, 1929, and was listed as an eight reel (82 minutes) film with the Copyright Office. Not to leave my ‘strangely’ remark unexplained, I find it odd since Mother’s Boy had its read more

Classic Film Aficionados Mother’s Boy strangely enough, received its copyright from the Library of Congress on May 19, 1929, and was listed as an eight reel (82 minutes) film with the Copyright Office. Not to leave my ‘strangely’ remark unexplained, I find it odd since Mother’s Boy had its read more

Classic Film Aficionados Tracked by the Police was directed by Ray Enright (so many Westerns), and Edward Sowders (several films with Erich von Stroheim) was the assistant director. Tracked was written by Gregory Rogers (AKA Darryl F. Zanuck), with the screenplay by Johnnie Grey (tons of short-sub read more

Classic Film Aficionados Tracked by the Police was directed by Ray Enright (so many Westerns), and Edward Sowders (several films with Erich von Stroheim) was the assistant director. Tracked was written by Gregory Rogers (AKA Darryl F. Zanuck), with the screenplay by Johnnie Grey (tons of short-sub read more

Today's song is Get Happy performed by Judy Garland in Summer Stock (1950). Judy Garland's last musical number for MGM was a sizzling recreation of an old vaudeville standard that became one of the most iconic moments in old Hollywood history. Get Happy was written in 1929 by the songwriting read more

Happy Sunday folks! On April 10, 2016 By Carol Share this:TwitterFacebookGoogleLike this:Like Loading... read more

Today (April 5) marks what would have been Gregory Peck‘s 100th birthday. The epitome of the strong, silent type, Peck starred in some of cinema’s most important films, and his stately presence and quiet charm made him an icon of the Silver Screen. To celebrate his centenary, here are so read more

Happy Easter! Only the best eggs get past Shirley! Posted by Stephen Reginald at 8:49 AM Reactions:  Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Classic Movie Man, classic movies, Happy Easter, Hollywood, Shirley T read more

Greetings, fellow married people and others. My name is Detective Sam Wagner. My first name isn't "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. My wif read more