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Marjorie Beebe Part II: How Does She Misbehave? Let Us Count The Ways
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Sep 5, 2012
Here's Part II of my trilogy on the wonderful Precode comedienne, Marjorie Beebe. These articles were not written by me, but Ian who has done alot of work researching the actress whose history is mostly unknown and information is not readily available. Can you believe she does not have a W read more
Marjorie Beebe Part II: How Does She Misbehave? Let Us Count The Ways
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Sep 5, 2012
Here's Part II of my trilogy on the wonderful Precode comedienne, Marjorie Beebe. These articles were not written by me, but Ian who has done alot of work researching the actress whose history is mostly unknown and information is not readily available. Can you believe she does not have a W read more
Is she turning her back on us?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 11, 2012
Yes, but in a fashionable way.I was alerted to this Carole Lombard portrait by Carole Sampeck of The Lombard Archive, who commented, "Doesn't this look like the outfit she wore to the Los Angeles GWTW premiere?"Indeed it does, although even without those hints the top photo has a definite RKO-era fe read more
She would never make her bed
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 28, 2012
Meet the latest member of the family of Carole Lombard Paramount p1202 portraits. It's p1202-537 to be precise, from 1933, showing Carole in what might be described as a feminized version of a doughboy hat. You can see part of a diamond brooch at the bottom.Think you may have seen this before? Perha read more
Before she was a 'Sinner,' and more
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 4, 2012
Three Carole Lombard photos are in today's entry, and two of them are from movies that are labeled differently from what they're supposed to represent. Take the one above, for instance. Here's what the snipe on the back says about it:"The Beachcomber." you say? Paramount indeed filmed the story, and read more
She wears the pants
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on May 29, 2012
She wears the pants
Katharine Hepburn circa the 1940s
Katharine Hepburn was certainly a force to be reckoned with. She stood out as being one of the greatest, if not the greatest, actresses of her generation. read more
"Mother’s mother died at 34. On her deathbed she said, “Get an education, get the best. Go to Bryn Mawr.” Mother did. She was a brilliant student and had a wonderful time. But she also enjoyed smoking. She and some friends used to go to the little cemetery down there on the corner to have a smoke."
Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on May 28, 2012
Katharine Hepburn, on her mother at Bryn Mawr (who was absolutely awesome and worked with Margaret Sanger for women’s rights)(Source: winterwindz) read more
She ain’t afraid of no ghosts (okay, maybe just a little). (1)
True Classics Posted by Brandie on May 11, 2012
by Lisa McCarty I don’t remember going to many movies when I was younger. We weren’t big moviegoers, though we watched a lot of movies on television thanks to the wonders of cable. When I was in the second grade, my mother took me to see a re-release of The Aristocats (1970). I don̵ read more
Guest Classic Links: Stacia of She Blogged By Night
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 25, 2012
I don’t know how I first came upon Stacia’s site, She Blogged by Night, but I do remember being impressed by her blog name. That’s always a good start, eh? Her posts live up to that clever moniker too. Anyone who has equal room in her heart for Marie Prevost and Bill Shatner is top read more
It's off to work she goes
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 27, 2012
One of Carole Lombard's most famous publicity attempts came...by being a publicist. In July 1938, she spent a week handling studio publicity for Selznick International, under the watchful eye of Russell Birdwell (one of the best in the business) but otherwise running the show. (She wrote about it a read more
She...is everyday people!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 24, 2012
Sly and the Family Stone's hit "Everyday People" was still three decades in the distance when "Made For Each Other" hit movie screens in February 1939. But as a way of preparing audiences for a different, dramatic side of Carole Lombard, Selznick International Pictures and its renowned publicist, Ru read more
Decisions, Decisions: She Had to Say Yes (1933)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 2, 2012
In light of Loretta Young’s wholesome screen image in the 1940s and 1950s, it has been a real kick for me to discover her pre-Code films. I’ve already discussed two of them at Shadows and Satin – Born to Be Bad and Employees Entrance – and I’m also fond of several others, including Midnight read more
Quotes in Pre-Code: She Had to Say Yes (1933)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 1, 2012
“Uh uh — can look, but mustn’t touch. Say, listen — just because you’re a customer, I don’t have to let you move in, body and soul, do I? Now you be a good little boy, and take your little kiddie car, and go on home before your wifey finds out, see?” Winnie read more
On the streets where she lived
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 8, 2011
For someone who lived slightly less than one-third of a century, Carole Lombard resided in more than a few homes. So let's check them out (as best we can), using Google Earth's search. (Perhaps I've missed one or two along the way.)We'll naturally begin with her birthplace in 1908 in Fort Wayne, Ind read more
How did she know?
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Aug 19, 2011
When Dawn of Noir and Chick Flicks chose this blog among her honorees for The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award, did she know of my overwhelming admiration for strawberry shortcake? Of all the awards in all the cyberspace, what could be more appealing than that fruity, creamy, flaky goodness?
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She Couldn't Say No (1954) .
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 11, 2011
She Couldn't Say No(1954). Cast: Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons.
After returning to her childhood home in Progress, Arkansas from England, where oil heiress Corby Lane lived for many years. Corby,is on a mission to repay the town for paying for the life-saving operation when s read more
“She may be his wife, but she’s engaged to me!”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Mar 3, 2011
In the mid-1930s, the screwball comedy was still a relatively new subgenre of film. Many critics label It Happened One Night, released in 1934, as the first “screwball” picture ever produced, and subsequent films such as Twentieth Century (also 1934) and Hands Across the Table (1935) bui read more
Whistle Stop(1946): She spelled trouble for every guy that made a play for her!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 9, 2010
Whistle Stop(1946). Director: Leonide Mogur. Cast: George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLagle, Tom Conway and Jane Nigh.When Mary returns home to sell her house, her first stop is to visit Molly Veech. Mary was in love with Molly's son Kenny, a lazy bum who's stuck in a small town, indulged by his mo read more
She Went to the Races(1945). A NECK-TO-NECK FINISH!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 26, 2010
She Went To the Races(1945). Director: Willis Goldbeck. Cast Frances Gifford, James Graig and Ava Gardner.
I did not get home in time to see the movie Heavenly Body, but.. I did catch the movie, She Went to the Races. I was surprised that it was such a cute movie to watch while I was cooking dinn read more
Joan Bennett- sang in films with her own voice, she was never dubbed.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Apr 13, 2010
Besides acting on the stage, Bennett performed in more than 70 films from silent movies into the sound era. She is best known for her film noir femme fatale performance in, The Woman in the Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945). My favorite Joan Bennett performances are: Amy March in Little Women read more