My really great friend Irene recently did her contribution to the cinematic world tour and so sorry to be late in sharing the news. Irene hails from Germany and decided to do her first post about her film based in her home country. It's really very good as Irene does a wonderful job when she wr read more
Irene Purcell (August 7, 1896 - July 9, 1972) was best known for her performance in the film, Just a Gigolo (1931), a romantic comedy. Directed by Jack Conway, produced by Irving Thalberg. Cast: William Haines, Irene Purcell, C. Aubrey Smith, and Ray Milland. It was adapted from the 1930 play o read more
This time, however, she didn't need Godfrey to push her malicious sister into an ashpile. We took care of it at the polls.Team Carole came through big-time, as top seed Carole Lombard took a quick early lead and never looked back in beating Gail Patrick, 80-16 -- that's a 5-to-1 margin, folks -- in read more
Irene Dunne Goes "Wild" and Reaches New Heights in Comedy Role
A Forgotten Comedy Classic
After almost a decade of starring in popular melodramas, Irene Dunne reluctantly starred in the comedy Theodora Goes Wild (1936). Dunne had established herself as a dramatic actress with great success read more
The "Battle of the Blondes" continues tonight on Turner Classic Movies with two comediennes--Mae West and Carole Lombard. Mae shows off the early costume design of Paramount studio superstars Travis Banton and Edith Head, who created her iconic form-fitting frocks for 1933's I'm No Angel read more
Classic Film Boy and The Lady Eve Discuss the Fascinating Irene Mayer Selznick
Welcome to Take 2, a conversation about Irene Mayer Selznick, the daughter of MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer and first wife of famed producer David O. Selznick. Both Classic Film Boy (CFB) and I (TLE) recently read read more
Over the weekend, Turner Classic Movies celebrated Lucille Ball's 100th birthday with an entire day of her movies. I awoke in the middle of the night to 1943's Du Barry was a Lady, blown away by how beautiful Lucy looked in this two-piece red gown by Irene. She's simply stunning. S read more
