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The Postman Always Rings Twice, Happy Anniversary! Premiered May 2, 1946

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

  Picture perfect in practically every way is the Film-Noir masterpiece, The Postman Always Rings Twice, with stellar performances by John Garfield and Lana Turner, with undeniable precision-point support by Hume Cronyn, Cecil Kellaway and  Leon Ames; directed by Tay Garnett (in my opinion read more

The Postman Always Rings Twice, Happy Anniversary! Premiered May 2, 1946

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

  Picture perfect in practically every way is the Film-Noir masterpiece, The Postman Always Rings Twice, with stellar performances by John Garfield and Lana Turner, with undeniable precision-point support by Hume Cronyn, Cecil Kellaway and  Leon Ames; directed by Tay Garnett (in my opinion read more

The Postman Always Rings Twice, Happy Anniversary! Premiered May 2, 1946

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

  Picture perfect in practically every way is the Film-Noir masterpiece, The Postman Always Rings Twice, with stellar performances by John Garfield and Lana Turner, with undeniable precision-point support by Hume Cronyn, Cecil Kellaway and  Leon Ames; directed by Tay Garnett (in my opinion read more

Eyes of the Underworld, Happy Anniversary! Opened on April 28, 1929, another Lost Film

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 28, 2015

Eyes of the Underworld began production on May 1, 1928 at Universal Studios, under the direction of Leigh Jason; filming was completed by the middle of August of ‘28.[1] One month later, Eyes, was assigned the opening date of April 28, 1929, by Universal; this date remained the same in all Hollywoo read more

Eyes of the Underworld, Happy Anniversary! Opened on April 28, 1929, another Lost Film

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 28, 2015

Eyes of the Underworld began production on May 1, 1928 at Universal Studios, under the direction of Leigh Jason; filming was completed by the middle of August of ‘28.[1] One month later, Eyes, was assigned the opening date of April 28, 1929, by Universal; this date remained the same in all Hollywoo read more

Eyes of the Underworld, Happy Anniversary! Opened on April 28, 1929, another Lost Film

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 28, 2015

Eyes of the Underworld began production on May 1, 1928 at Universal Studios, under the direction of Leigh Jason; filming was completed by the middle of August of ‘28.[1] One month later, Eyes, was assigned the opening date of April 28, 1929, by Universal; this date remained the same in all Hollywoo 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

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

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

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 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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