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What's the Movie? We Describe It...You Name It!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Apr 6, 2013
This is our 3rd edition of this type of quiz, so you probably know the drill. If not, well, the rules are easy: Name each film below based on our (rather) vague description. Be sure to include the question number with your response. Please don't answer all the questions so others can play, too. Ther read more
Tag, I'm It or Ach du Liebster!
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 4, 2013
My friend Karen over at Shadows and Satin has presented me with a Liebster Award, which, I have learned, does not include money, or even bitcoins. And if it is discovered that I have posed for nude photos, I must relinquish my title. Nevertheless, it is an opportunity to answer a few questions that read more
Tag, I'm It or Ach du Liebster!
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 4, 2013
My friend Karen over at Shadows and Satin has presented me with a Liebster Award, which, I have learned, does not include money, or even bitcoins. And if it is discovered that I have posed for nude photos, I must relinquish my title. Nevertheless, it is an opportunity to answer a few questions that read more
This is it!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 3, 2013
The time Carole Lombard fans have waited for since 2011 is here at last...the finals of the Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney (2013 version). She's faced an array of challenging opponents over the years, and this may well be her toughest yet -- Bette Davis, who won the 1940s bracket while Lomba read more
Watch It: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 2, 2013
Watch the creepy 1920 silent version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde online at YouTube. The incomparable John Barrymore takes the lead.There are countless stage, screen, radio, you name it adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but this is the greatest of them all, in my humble opinion. And after this read more
The IT Girl
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Mar 31, 2013
In the 1920’s Clara Bow was the Queen of Hollywood. She had an expressive face, universal appeal and was carefree. She became a Flapper icon. Bow was a sensation and her movies were box office gold. She made 57 films. Even with a Brooklyn accent she was able to make the transition to sound read more
Her first time covering it 'Weekly'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 25, 2013
That's Carole Lombard on the cover of the Nov. 30, 1934 issue of the British magazine Film Weekly. She was as popular a fixture on UK magazine covers as she was stateside. Now, what may have been her first cover appearance for that British publication is available at eBay. It's from Aug. 5, 1932.... read more
Some Would Say They’d Already Done it – Hitchcock Ad for Rear Window (1954)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 21, 2013
Some pictures don’t really need more words: Am I doing it right, Mr. Hitchcock? read more
Some Would Say They’d Already Done it – Hitchcock Ad for Rear Window (1954)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 21, 2013
Some pictures don’t really need more words: Am I doing it right, Mr. Hitchcock? read more
Watch It: The Show (1922) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 19, 2013
The Show is comedy short, released on March 19, 1922, starring Larry Semon and Oliver Hardy. The Show might not be the most inventive comedy ever made, but with a harried theater propman who has to contend with a wind machine on the fritz, nitroglycerin spitting roosters, and a criminal gang out read more
Watch It: The Show (1922) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 19, 2013
The Show is comedy short, released on March 19, 1922, starring Larry Semon and Oliver Hardy. The Show might not be the most inventive comedy ever made, but with a harried theater propman who has to contend with a wind machine on the fritz, nitroglycerin spitting roosters, and a criminal gang out read more
Carole Lombard and Myrna Loy are at it again....
All Good Things Posted by monty on Mar 17, 2013
For the third year in a row, Carole Lombard and Myrna Loy are facing each other in a match in the 30's bracket of the favorite classic movie actress tourney. It's become old hat for these two ladies and I got a chance to sit down with them both to talk about it.
Me: Good afternoon ladies. So gl read more
Watch It: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 17, 2013
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp might not be as much fun as it sounds, since these are depression-era riding the rails tramps and not -er- the other kind. However, it does star silent clown Harry Langdon and it’s pretty damn funny. Plus, you can watch Tramp, Tramp, Tramp right now. Harry Langdonsilent c read more
Watch It: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 17, 2013
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp might not be as much fun as it sounds, since these are depression-era riding the rails tramps and not -er- the other kind. However, it does star silent clown Harry Langdon and it’s pretty damn funny. Plus, you can watch Tramp, Tramp, Tramp right now. Harry Langdonsilent c read more
Keep it or Drown it, Idol Dancer Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 17, 2013
Clarine Seymour has found drunk-as-a-lord Richard Barthelmess on the beach. Her daddy is tired of her always bringing things home so Clarine must ask for permission to keep her new pet. The Idol Dancer was directed by D.W. Griffith. Miss Seymour (who sadly passed away in 1920) was his sassy heroin read more
Who Owns Sherlock Holmes? Even He Might Not Be Able To Figure It Out
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 13, 2013
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I’ve mentioned before, and those who know me well will also be aware, that I used to run a blog called Professor Damians’s Public Domain Treasure Chest. There were a lot of reasons that I let it sort of fall by the wayside, but one of the biggest factors was that a read more
Who Owns Sherlock Holmes? Even He Might Not Be Able To Figure It Out
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 13, 2013
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I’ve mentioned before, and those who know me well will also be aware, that I used to run a blog called Professor Damians’s Public Domain Treasure Chest. There were a lot of reasons that I let it sort of fall by the wayside, but one of the biggest factors was that a read more
Watch It: Seven Chances (1925) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 11, 2013
Buster Keaton’s Seven Chances was released on March 11, 1925. In it, Buster plays Jimmy Shannon, a partner in a financial brokerage firm that is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. He’s presented with his grandfather’s will which leaves him seven million dollars but – ther read more
Watch It: Seven Chances (1925) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 11, 2013
Buster Keaton’s Seven Chances was released on March 11, 1925. In it, Buster plays Jimmy Shannon, a partner in a financial brokerage firm that is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. He’s presented with his grandfather’s will which leaves him seven million dollars but – ther read more
When It Rains….
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 10, 2013
So, I was planning on giving you the final match-ups in Monty’s Classic Movie Actress Tournament. Turns out, that won’t be happening. The fantastic people at FreeSurveysOnline have decided to hold my results hostage unless I’m willing to shell out some money. So, Monty read more