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The Vampire of the Desert, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Friday, May 16, 1913

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on May 16, 2014

  The Vampire of the Desert was a two-reel drama, porduced by Vitagraph and released by the general Film Company, starring:  Helen Gardner, Tefft Johnson, Harry T. Morey, James Morrison, Leah Baird,  Norma Talmadge and Flora Finch. The scenario (no writing credit given) was based on Rudyard read more

The Vampire of the Desert, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Friday, May 16, 1913

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on May 16, 2014

  The Vampire of the Desert was a two-reel drama, porduced by Vitagraph and released by the general Film Company, starring:  Helen Gardner, Tefft Johnson, Harry T. Morey, James Morrison, Leah Baird,  Norma Talmadge and Flora Finch. The scenario (no writing credit given) was based on Rudyard read more

Mother’s Boy; Happy Mother’s Day! and Happy Anniversary to the Erstwhile Pathé All-Talking, All-Singing Moving-Picture

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

  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 world-premier on Thursday read more

Tracked by the Police, Happy Anniversary! Premiered May 7, 1927

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on May 7, 2014

    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-subjects and a read more

Tracked by the Police, Happy Anniversary! Premiered May 7, 1927

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on May 7, 2014

    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-subjects and a read more

Tracked by the Police, Happy Anniversary! Premiered May 7, 1927

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on May 7, 2014

    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-subjects and a read more

Double Door, Happy Anniversary! Premiered on May 4, 1934

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on May 4, 2014

    Double Door, written by Elizabeth McFadden had a quick and successful ride on Broadway, premiering at the Ritz Theatre on September 21, 1933 and closing on January 20, 1934.[1] In less than three weeks from it’s opening night the film rights to Double Door were purchased by Paramount, read more

Double Door, Happy Anniversary! Premiered on May 4, 1934

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on May 4, 2014

    Double Door, written by Elizabeth McFadden had a quick and successful ride on Broadway, premiering at the Ritz Theatre on September 21, 1933 and closing on January 20, 1934.[1] In less than three weeks from it’s opening night the film rights to Double Door were purchased by Paramount, read more

Double Door, Happy Anniversary! Premiered on May 4, 1934

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on May 4, 2014

    Double Door, written by Elizabeth McFadden had a quick and successful ride on Broadway, premiering at the Ritz Theatre on September 21, 1933 and closing on January 20, 1934.[1] In less than three weeks from it’s opening night the film rights to Double Door were purchased by Paramount, read more

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

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

  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, 2014

  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, 2014

  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, 2014

    Eyes of the Underworld was produced by Universal Pictures (another Universal film considered lost) and was released on Sunday, April 28, 1929. Eyes was a silent black & white, 5 reel picture, directed by Leigh Jason (The Mad Miss Manton, 1938, Three Girls About Town, 1941) and Ray 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, 2014

    Eyes of the Underworld was produced by Universal Pictures (another Universal film considered lost) and was released on Sunday, April 28, 1929. Eyes was a silent black & white, 5 reel picture, directed by Leigh Jason (The Mad Miss Manton, 1938, Three Girls About Town, 1941) and Ray 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, 2014

    Eyes of the Underworld was produced by Universal Pictures (another Universal film considered lost) and was released on Sunday, April 28, 1929. Eyes was a silent black & white, 5 reel picture, directed by Leigh Jason (The Mad Miss Manton, 1938, Three Girls About Town, 1941) and Ray read more

The Voice on the Wire, Happy Anniversary! Silent-Serial, Premiered, March 18, 1917. Lost, Mostly Forgotten

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

Classic Film Aficionados On that Sunday in March with spring at the doorstep of 1917, an action-adventure-mystery-romance-serial began its fifteen week run. The Voice on the Wire clearly had the attention of the nation. No expense was being spared for the promotion of this actioner, VOW, made availa read more

The Mystery of Marie Roget, Happy Anniversary! Premiered April 23, 1942.

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

    A B-Movie all the way, often playing second bill to “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” seldom was it offered a display ad, most of the time a simple text listing in the local paper. Roget was directed by Phil Rosen (a successful silent director, his work in sound was confined t read more

The Voice on the Wire, Happy Anniversary! Silent-Serial, Premiered, March 18, 1917. Lost, Mostly Forgotten

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

Classic Film Aficionados On that Sunday in March with spring at the doorstep of 1917, an action-adventure-mystery-romance-serial began its fifteen week run. The Voice on the Wire clearly had the attention of the nation. No expense was being spared for the promotion of this actioner, VOW, made availa read more

The Mystery of Marie Roget, Happy Anniversary! Premiered April 23, 1942.

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

    A B-Movie all the way, often playing second bill to “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” seldom was it offered a display ad, most of the time a simple text listing in the local paper. Roget was directed by Phil Rosen (a successful silent director, his work in sound was confined t read more

The Mystery of Marie Roget, Happy Anniversary! Premiered April 23, 1942.

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

    A B-Movie all the way, often playing second bill to “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” seldom was it offered a display ad, most of the time a simple text listing in the local paper. Roget was directed by Phil Rosen (a successful silent director, his work in sound was confined t read more
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