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Goodbye Girls, Happy Anniversary! Premiered March 11, 1923

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 11, 2014

Survival status of Goodbye Girls is unknown according to Silent Era.com There is little information extant on the movie, just tidbits are available; the Daily Star of Fredericksburg, VA announced that the film would be shown on Saturday, January 5, 1924; Thursday, May 29, 1924 the local newspaper i read more

Mystery Plane, Happy Anniversary! Opened on March 8, 1939 (2)

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 8, 2014

Travel with me now to the thrilling days of yesteryear, and experience the exciting exploits of Tailspin Tommy Tompkins, his sidekick, Peter ‘Skeeter’ Milligan and Tommy’s girlfriend, Betty Lou Barnes. Ah, (long exhale), the smell of burning fuel, the whirring of the propellers, the splash-down read more

Mystery Plane, Happy Anniversary! Opened on March 8, 1939

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 8, 2014

Travel with me now to the thrilling days of yesteryear, and experience the exciting exploits of Tailspin Tommy Tompkins, his sidekick, Peter ‘Skeeter’ Milligan and Tommy’s girlfriend, Betty Lou Barnes. Ah, (long exhale), the smell of burning fuel, the whirring of the propellers, the splash-down read more

Mystery Plane, Happy Anniversary! Opened on March 8, 1939

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 8, 2014

Travel with me now to the thrilling days of yesteryear, and experience the exciting exploits of Tailspin Tommy Tompkins, his sidekick, Peter ‘Skeeter’ Milligan and Tommy’s girlfriend, Betty Lou Barnes. Ah, (long exhale), the smell of burning fuel, the whirring of the propellers, the splash-down read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Happy Anniversary! Premiered, Saturday, March 3, 1945 (2)

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 3, 2014

The Picture of Dorian Gray was directed by Albert Lewin, who seldom took the director’s chair ( just 7 credits over 15 years) and is highlighted by the superb Oscar winning work by Harry Stradling Sr. for Black and White cinematography, guiding the viewer through the Gray skewed landscape, coupled read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Happy Anniversary! Premiered, Saturday, March 3, 1945

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 3, 2014

The Picture of Dorian Gray was directed by Albert Lewin, who seldom took the director’s chair ( just 7 credits over 15 years) and is highlighted by the superb Oscar winning work by Harry Stradling Sr. for Black and White cinematography, guiding the viewer through the Gray skewed landscape, coupled read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Happy Anniversary! Premiered, Saturday, March 3, 1945

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 3, 2014

The Picture of Dorian Gray was directed by Albert Lewin, who seldom took the director’s chair ( just 7 credits over 15 years) and is highlighted by the superb Oscar winning work by Harry Stradling Sr. for Black and White cinematography, guiding the viewer through the Gray skewed landscape, coupled read more

The Curse of the Cat People, Happy Anniversary! Premiered in New York City, Thursday, March 2, 1944 (2)

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 2, 2014

  The Curse of the Cat People was a sequel to Cat People, which was released in 1942. Curse was directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise (his first credited work as director, he shot some additional scenes for The Magnificent Ambersons, 1942), written by DeWitt Bodeen, producer Val Lewton, Ni read more

The Curse of the Cat People, Happy Anniversary! Premiered in New York City, Thursday, March 2, 1944

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 2, 2014

  The Curse of the Cat People was a sequel to Cat People, which was released in 1942. Curse was directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise (his first credited work as director, he shot some additional scenes for The Magnificent Ambersons, 1942), written by DeWitt Bodeen, producer Val Lewton, Ni read more

The Curse of the Cat People, Happy Anniversary! Premiered in New York City, Thursday, March 2, 1944

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 2, 2014

  The Curse of the Cat People was a sequel to Cat People, which was released in 1942. Curse was directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise (his first credited work as director, he shot some additional scenes for The Magnificent Ambersons, 1942), written by DeWitt Bodeen, producer Val Lewton, Ni read more

The Master Mystery, Happy Anniversary! Premiered March 1, 1919 (2)

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 1, 2014

Harry Houdini, every boy’s hero, (magician, escape artist, movie star), a robot, (first portrayed in film?), ”The Madagascar Madness” gas, a serial that is incomplete but still worth the ride! The Master Mystery is Available on DVD as part of a 3 disc set from Kino, featuring (the read more

The Master Mystery, Happy Anniversary! Premiered March 1, 1919

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 1, 2014

Harry Houdini, every boy’s hero, (magician, escape artist, movie star), a robot, (first portrayed in film?), “The Madagascar Madness” gas, a serial that is incomplete but still worth the ride! The Master Mystery is Available on DVD as part of a 3 disc set from Kino, featuring (the read more

The Master Mystery, Happy Anniversary! Premiered March 1, 1919

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 1, 2014

Harry Houdini, every boy’s hero, (magician, escape artist, movie star), a robot, (first portrayed in film?), “The Madagascar Madness” gas, a serial that is incomplete but still worth the ride! The Master Mystery is Available on DVD as part of a 3 disc set from Kino, featuring (the read more

Disney Animation, Happy Anniversary, Twice Over! (2)

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 23, 2014

Saturday, February 23rd, 1935, saw the blustery opening of Disney’s animated short-film, The Band Concert; the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color. The first Disney cartoon in color was released on July 30th, 1932, “Flowers and Trees;”  hmm, I wonder if Tolkien saw Flowers and Tre read more

Disney Animation, Happy Anniversary, Twice Over!

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 23, 2014

Saturday, February 23rd, 1935, saw the blustery opening of Disney’s animated short-film, The Band Concert; the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color. The first Disney cartoon in color was released on July 30th, 1932, “Flowers and Trees;”  hmm, I wonder if Tolkien saw Flowers and Tre read more

Disney Animation, Happy Anniversary, Twice Over!

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 23, 2014

Saturday, February 23rd, 1935, saw the blustery opening of Disney’s animated short-film, The Band Concert; the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color. The first Disney cartoon in color was released on July 30th, 1932, “Flowers and Trees;”  hmm, I wonder if Tolkien saw Flowers and Tre read more

Nancy Drew … Reporter, Happy Anniversary! Premiered February 18th, 1939 (2)

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 18, 2014

Nancy Drew Reporter was the second of 4 films produced and distributed by Warner Brothers, starring the vivacious Bonita Granville as the plucky teenage detective, John Litel as Carson Drew her clueless, loving father and Frankie Thomas appeared as her sidekick, Ted Nickerson. Kenneth Gamet wrote t read more

Nancy Drew … Reporter, Happy Anniversary! Premiered February 18th, 1939

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 18, 2014

Nancy Drew Reporter was the second of 4 films produced and distributed by Warner Brothers, starring the vivacious Bonita Granville as the plucky teenage detective, John Litel as Carson Drew her clueless, loving father and Frankie Thomas appeared as her sidekick, Ted Nickerson. Kenneth Gamet wrote t read more

Nancy Drew … Reporter, Happy Anniversary! Premiered February 18th, 1939

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 18, 2014

Nancy Drew Reporter was the second of 4 films produced and distributed by Warner Brothers, starring the vivacious Bonita Granville as the plucky teenage detective, John Litel as Carson Drew her clueless, loving father and Frankie Thomas appeared as her sidekick, Ted Nickerson. Kenneth Gamet wrote t read more

The Big Combo, Happy Anniversary! Premiered February 13th, 1955 (4)

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 13, 2014

On Sunday, February 13th, 1955 The Big Combo premiered in Japan and the United States. Directed by the master-of-style Joseph H. Lewis, photography by near-legendary-cinematographer John Alton, written by Philip Yordan (read further on Yordan from The Film Noir Foundation), music by David Raksin and read more
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