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There’s not a more fitting place to start a horror film set in England than with Stonehenge, those relics of old that we can easily imagine being hexed with pagan cults and rituals summoning some unknown evil into the world. Jacques Tourneur is no stranger to horror films and Night of the Dem read more

This is my entry in the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon hosted by Silvering Screenings and Font and Frock. Minor spoilers for Captain America follow… Let’s just get this out of the way. It’s the last thing I want to do to rehash The Avengers because my most appreciative remark abo read more

***Sad news, via The Hannibal 8. I must get out of the habit I’ve had for years, every time I saw the name Peggy Cummins, of smiling at the cheerful thought that she was still alive after all these years. The Hannibal 8 Peggy Cummins (Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller) (December 18, 1925 – Decemb read more

American viewers probably know Peggy Cummins best from the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1950), Curse of the Demon (1958), and The Late George Apley (1947). However, despite appearing in only 26 films, the enchanting actress was a steady presence in British cinema in the 1950s. I recen read more

American viewers probably know Peggy Cummins best from the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1950), Curse of the Demon (1958), and The Late George Apley (1947). However, despite appearing in only 26 films, the enchanting actress was a steady presence in British cinema in the 1950s. I recen read more

Born October 26, 1918, she was finished as a star by 1924. Autobiography Whatever Happened to Baby Peggy?By Diana Serra CarySt. Martin's Press, 1996. Other Books by Diana Serra Cary (Baby Peggy) Hollywood's Children: An Inside Account of the Child Star EraHoughton Miff read more

Born October 26, 1918, she was finished as a star by 1924. Autobiography Whatever Happened to Baby Peggy?By Diana Serra CarySt. Martin's Press, 1996. Other Books by Diana Serra Cary (Baby Peggy) Hollywood's Children: An Inside Account of the Child Star EraHoughton Miff read more

Imagine spending your toddler years making over one million dollars a picture as a film star only to be a penniless, illiterate has been by the time you are eleven. Where would you go from there? Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room introduces you to a remarkable woman who was smart enough to surviv read more

I’m back with another installment of Unboxing the Silents. I usually reserve this feature for box sets of silent films but I decided that this single-disc release has enough content to warrant coverage here. As usual, I am reviewing the collection itself, not the individual films. Ready? Let read more

Baby Peggy began her career in film at an age when most of her peers were more concerned with learning their shapes and colors.  She was a full-fledged movie star by the age of 5, ranking alongside the likes of Mary Pickford and Rudolph Valentino in terms of box-office appeal. Baby Peggy was making read more

While I didn’t have glowing praise for 20th Century Fox‘s adaptation of Tender is the Night, just released on their Cinema Archives label, I found it in this 1948 comedy.  Apartment for Peggy is a prototypical post-WWII tale about soldiers acclimating to life after wartime, and the wives read more

On December 3, 2012, Turner Classic Movies will present the documentary Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room and four rarely seen films: Carmen Jr. (1923), Peg o' the Mounted, Captain January and Such Is Life (all 1924). Diana Serra Cary (born October 26, 1918), best known as Baby Peggy, was o read more

1924 was a busy year for Peggy-Jean Montgomery: she starred in four feature films; headlined seven comedy short subjects; served as on-stage mascot for the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden; and became one of the first merchandized celebrities, with her likeness immortalized on read more

(Image via dbcovers.com) Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) - Kathleen Turner is Peggy Sue, a soon-to-be divorcee who takes a little time travelin’ trip back to her high school days after attending a reunion party. This film has a lot going for it: a great soundtrack (which includes a personal favor read more

Peggy Dymond Leavey had never seen a Mary Pickford movie when she was approached by Dundurn Press to write a biography of a Canadian woman for their Quest Biography series. The publisher gave her a list of suggested names, and Pickford stood out, partly because Leavey had an interest in the history read more

The Many Faces of Josephine Baker Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy by Peggy Caravantes Chicago Review Press Hardcover - ISBN: 9781613730348 February 2015 Barnes and Noble - IndieBound - Powell's Josephine Baker was an entertainer in the truest sense of the word. She had a charismatic personality that read more

The Many Faces of Josephine Baker Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy by Peggy Caravantes Chicago Review Press Hardcover - ISBN: 9781613730348 February 2015 Barnes and Noble - IndieBound - Powell's Josephine Baker was an entertainer in the truest sense of the word. She had a charismatic personality that read more