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“We’ll Have Manhattan” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Twitter Contest “Manhattan,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Blue Moon,” “Bewitched,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Isn’t It Romantic?” — shall I go on… I am happy to announce that CMH will be giving away FOUR copies read more

“We’ll Have Manhattan” – April Book Giveaway! Ah… “Manhattan,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Blue Moon,” “Bewitched,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Isn’t It Romantic?” — shall I go on… Richard Rodgers and read more

It's the fall of 1939, and the marriage between Carole Lombard and Clark Gable still is legitimately idyllic -- the case for most couples wed about half a year. ('Twas likewise when Lombard and William Powell had been married for about that length.)That was the backdrop when esteemed fan magazine ed read more

"Boys..." Beginning Middle End Rain  (1932) I admit to confusing scenes from this picture with those that are really from Red Dust (1932) and Possessed  (1931) and for what are probably obvious reasons: the time, the themes, and the asso read more

Born September 14, 1898 (or 1899?) Producer Hal B. Wallis One of Hollywood’s most respected and honored producers, Hal B. Wallis started his entertainment career as a theater manager for a Warners-owned theater in LA. In 1923, after catching the eye of  Jack L. Warner, he was hired to work in read more

7:33pm Margaret:  Greetings and salutations to the DVR crowd! Anne: A Great and Gracious Good Evening to you all! Margaret:  Since the Emmys (or as I like to think of them, Oscar’s annoying younger cousin) are about as bloated as televised award shows get, and since NBC made the baffling read more

  Born July 24, 1904 Director Delmer Daves! Delmer Daves was a successful screenwriter in Hollywood, having co-penned Dames, The Petrified Forest, Love Affair and You Were Never Lovelier (among others), before making his directorial debut in 1943 with Destination Tokyo, for which he also co-wro read more

  Born July 22, 1889 Director James Whale! James Whale directed over 20 feature films from 1930 through 1941, most notably three iconic horror classics: Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933) and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). He also directed the 1932 Boris Karloff horror flick The read more

Cullen Tate Cullen ‘Hezi or Hessie’ Tate (assistant-director) may not be easy to distinguish from the tens of thousands of film making personnel that have had the privilege to work in the movie industry, but to Hollywood in the silent and early-talking eras he was highly recognizable. A shock read more

Cullen Tate Cullen ‘Hezi or Hessie’ Tate (assistant-director) may not be easy to distinguish from the tens of thousands of film making personnel that have had the privilege to work in the movie industry, but to Hollywood in the silent and early-talking eras he was highly recognizable. A shock read more

  Born July 10, 1883 Director Sam Wood! Sam Wood directed over 80 films in his 30-year film career (1920-1950) including Goodbye Mr. Chips, Kitty Foyle, Kings Row, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Pride of the Yankees, The Devil and Miss Jones and Saratoga read more

Cullen Tate Cullen ‘Hezi or Hessie’ Tate (assistant-director) may not be easy to distinguish from the tens of thousands of film making personnel that have had the privilege to work in the movie industry, but to Hollywood in the silent and early-talking eras he was highly recognizable. A shock read more

Ruth Harriet Louise, self portrait. When one thinks of classic Hollywood glamour photography, there are a select few names that come to mind immediately. George Hurrell and Clarence Sinclair Bull are two of the most recognizable photographers of the era, and their work stands out as an exquisite ca read more

So today is Grace Kelly's birthday, which I already posted about on my Facebook blog page. But then I realized today happens to be Tuesday, which anyone who follows my blog knows that I have a series called If It's Tuesday, Then It Must Be Grace Kelly. I usually post photos, reviews of her films an read more

I enjoy finding gems within the Warner Archive (so far they have an even ratio of great work to clunkers).  The gem for the month is All in a Night’s Work, a 1960s romantic comedy with an all-star cast and a cheeky personality.  A witty script sells this comedy of errors, miscommunications read more

A while back I posted a long, but not ill-conceived, rant about why I hate spoiler-ridden trailers and how terrible they are. I did have a counterbalance of some “newer” trailers that I think evoke mood, create intrigue, and give me that I-wanna-see-that sensation. However, two things ha read more

Admit it. You’ve always wanted to do this. Buster Keaton shows us how it’s done in his famous short The Play House. read more

The two sides of Carole Lombard are on display in a pair of items now available through eBay.First, the studios Carole, shown during her week handling publicity for Selznick International Pictures in July 1938. While much of her time there was spent having fun in the Lombard manner, there were times read more

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

When you list the reasons Norma Shearer shouldn’t have become a movie star, you wonder how on earth she managed to make it in Hollywood at all, much less become one of the Silver Screen’s true femme fatales. Per Flo Ziegfeld, the era’s supreme girlie-show impresario, Norma had “bad legs, poor read more