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To say that Holiday Affair was a Christmas Eve release (most modern reports state this) is true only from the perspective that it was seen around Christmas at most theaters nationwide; another film added to that always growing list of the soft-roll-out-national-opening. Post Standard, Syracuse, New read more

To say that Holiday Affair was a Christmas Eve release (most modern reports state this) is true only from the perspective that it was seen around Christmas at most theaters nationwide; another film added to that always growing list of the soft-roll-out-national-opening. Post Standard, Syracuse, New read more

    A Menace for Thanksgiving? What an odd release date for a horror-thriller picture. If we go by the references made by modern sources, then, Menace, starring Gertrude Michael and Paul Cavanagh, was released just one week ahead of Turkey Day on November 22, 1934. Most probably this idea read more

    A Menace for Thanksgiving? What an odd release date for a horror-thriller picture. If we go by the references made by modern sources, then, Menace, starring Gertrude Michael and Paul Cavanagh, was released just one week ahead of Turkey Day on November 22, 1934. Most probably this idea read more

    A Menace for Thanksgiving? What an odd release date for a horror-thriller picture. If we go by the references made by modern sources, then, Menace, starring Gertrude Michael and Paul Cavanagh, was released just one week ahead of Turkey Day on November 22, 1934. Most probably this idea read more

Today is as good a good day as any to celebrate the opening of the 1944 masterpiece directed by Otto Preminger. The mystery premiered in New York on October 11,[1] but was released nationally in November of 1944.[2] For Laura, a staggered release was in store, and saw many openings, from November 1 read more

Today is as good a good day as any to celebrate the opening of the 1944 masterpiece directed by Otto Preminger. The mystery premiered in New York on October 11,[1] but was released nationally in November of 1944.[2] For Laura, a staggered release was in store, and saw many openings, from November 1 read more

Today is as good a good day as any to celebrate the opening of the 1944 masterpiece directed by Otto Preminger. The mystery premiered in New York on October 11,[1] but was released nationally in November of 1944.[2] For Laura, a staggered release was in store, and saw many openings, from November 1 read more

  What could be better than Philo Vance, the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent, erudite detective portrayed by the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent, erudite actor, William Powell? Little can best the seventy-three minutes spent with this gem of a mystery based on the novel wri read more

  What could be better than Philo Vance, the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent, erudite detective portrayed by the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent, erudite actor, William Powell? Little can best the seventy-three minutes spent with this gem of a mystery based on the novel wri read more

  What could be better than Philo Vance, the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent, erudite detective portrayed by the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent, erudite actor, William Powell? Little can best the seventy-three minutes spent with this gem of a mystery based on the novel wri read more

Daughter of the Dragon was based on the novel, Daughter of Fu Manchu, by Sax Rohmer, published in 1931; the rights to the story were quickly acquired and in early April, Warner Oland and the beautiful, the exquisite and exotic, Anna May Wong contracted to star in the motion picture.[1] Wong was to read more

  In May of 1939, it was announced that Ralph Byrd would once again play the folier of evil, Dick Tracy, in the soon to be filmed Dick Tracy’s G-Men.[1] The Republic Pictures serial, DTGM, began production in the middle of June 1939,[2] and the principal filming was finished by the end of July read more

  In May of 1939, it was announced that Ralph Byrd would once again play the folier of evil, Dick Tracy, in the soon to be filmed Dick Tracy’s G-Men.[1] The Republic Pictures serial, DTGM, began production in the middle of June 1939,[2] and the principal filming was finished by the end of July read more

  In May of 1939, it was announced that Ralph Byrd would once again play the folier of evil, Dick Tracy, in the soon to be filmed Dick Tracy’s G-Men.[1] The Republic Pictures serial, DTGM, began production in the middle of June 1939,[2] and the principal filming was finished by the end of July read more

  Prior to The Hound of the Baskervilles, March of 1939, Basil Rathbone was considered the Arch-Master of the Sinister, and he was probably difficult to accept as Holmes, as seen in the following prize winning letter in the November, 1939, edition of Modern Screen.   Really the story of read more

  Prior to The Hound of the Baskervilles, March of 1939, Basil Rathbone was considered the Arch-Master of the Sinister, and he was probably difficult to accept as Holmes, as seen in the following prize winning letter in the November, 1939, edition of Modern Screen.   Really the story of read more

  Prior to The Hound of the Baskervilles, March of 1939, Basil Rathbone was considered the Arch-Master of the Sinister, and he was probably difficult to accept as Holmes, as seen in the following prize winning letter in the November, 1939, edition of Modern Screen.   Really the story of read more

  Ruth of the Rockies consisted of fifteen-two-reel-chapters, and only two of its episodes are extant, as far as we known the rest are lost. The surviving chapters are numbers fourteen and fifteen (The Secret of Regina Island and The Hidden Treasure), they are held at the UCLA Film & Telev read more

Today is the day: my one-year anniversary for Love Letters to Old Hollywood. I’m glad I’ve been able to keep this venture up, especially since when it comes to actually writing a piece out instead of outlining it, I tend to get lazy and push it off for as long as I can. (This is why I do read more