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Lucky 7 X 7
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on May 15, 2012
It has been a couple of weeks since that eminent Man of Letters, Lee Price, honoured this corner of the blogosphere with the 7 X 7 Link Award. I vaguely recall blushing, sharing the good news with my family and promising to follow-up with the responsibilities of the recipient. Well, as h read more
Bing's Birthday Movie: The Emperor Waltz (1948)
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on May 3, 2012
We have once again come to that rolling time of the year when this corner of the internet celebrates Bing Crosby's birthday. There has long been confusion about the date. According to biographer Gary Giddins, Harry and Kate Crosby's fourth son was born on May 3rd, 1903. The proud p read more
Caftan Woman's Choice: One for May on TCM
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Apr 30, 2012
Stars in My Crown (1950) is Joe David Brown's adaptation of his 1947 episodic novel featuring stories which previously appeared in The Saturday Evening Post. The screenplay is by Margaret Fitts whose other scripts include The Sun Comes Up, Talk About a Stranger and the adaption of her own nove read more
Jack Albertson and the Movie Buff Moment
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Apr 25, 2012
I started out in vaudeville, and vaudeville died. I hit the burlesque houses and they padlocked 'em. I tried radio, and you know what happened to radio. Then live TV, and it vanished. Now that I've finally got a toehold in movies, look what's happening to them. - Jack A read more
Richard Kiley - Man of ... Gunsmoke?
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Apr 12, 2012
Richard Kiley1922 - 1999Richard Kiley was on tour in his famous Tony winning role of Cervantes/Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, thrilling sold out audiences at Toronto's O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts. In his spare time he was autographing the cast album at Eaton's Department Store, telling read more
Caftan Woman's Choice - One for April on TCM
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Apr 2, 2012
Ruth Etting was a very popular vocalist in the 1920s and 1930s with hit records and Broadway and movie appearances. Scandal sent her career off the rails when her gangster ex-husband Martin Snyder shot and wounded her younger lover, pianist and arranger Johnny Alderman. Martin would serve a brief read more
A Tribute to The Archers: 49th Parallel
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Mar 26, 2012
Today it is my pleasure to join devoted film fans by posting a contribution to the Classic Film and TV Tribute to the Archers: A Powell & Pressburger Movie Blogathon.Although the first film to officially feature The Archers onscreen logo is 1941s One of Our Aircraft is Missing I believe The Arc read more
Clivey Rules!
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Mar 22, 2012
E.E. Clive (1879-1940)The Hound of the BaskervillesThe character actors who grace our favourite classic movies came from varied backgrounds and brought a wealth of talent to their screen portrayals. E.E. Clive (his parents named him Edward) was born in Monmouthshire in Wales in 1879. Clive was 22 read more
The Return of Caftan Woman and Dr. Moreau
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Mar 15, 2012
The old PC has been in mothballs for the past month while the homestead has been undergoing renovations. I can hear you now - "Really, Caftan Woman, it's a wireless world. What is your deal?" Well, my deal is that all the cool, new toys will have to wait until I've finished paying for the renovati read more
Desperate Housewives of Film Noir
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Feb 12, 2012
Caftan Woman's number one movie rule:
"All film noir are crime drama, but not all crime drama are film noir."
The French have a word for it. Not only does "noir" perfectly evoke the fatalistic driven plots and dense cinematography of Hollywood crime pictures of the World War 2 and post-W read more
Nothing beats a Nick Barkley fight!
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Feb 11, 2012
Peter Breck1929-2012Nothing beats a Nick Barkley fight! On The Big Valley, actor Peter Breck gave us Nick Barkley. Nick the hot-headed. Nick the hard-headed. Nick the fighter. Nick would fight with anybody and everybody. He might take on a whole saloon or maybe even a whole town - single hande read more
Frankly, My Dear: Rianna's film survey
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Feb 4, 2012
The charming Rianna of Frankly, My Dear poses some interesting classic movie questions and, being as I want to avoid my Saturday chores, I'm more than happy to oblige with some answers.1. Favorite classic Disney?"The little elephant with the big ears - Dumbo!"Seamless storytelling that expertly comb read more
Caftan Woman's Choice - One for February on TCM
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Feb 1, 2012
TCMs annual 31 Days of Oscar is once again upon us and my recommendation for the month is John Ford's The Long Voyage Home from 1940 which was invited to the Oscar party with six nominations, including Best Picture, but left empty-handed after the festivities.Ford's frequent screenwriting collaborat read more
CMBA Comedy Classics Blogathon: "Sons of the Desert" and "Way Out West"
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jan 22, 2012
It is time for a week of merriment and memories as the Classic Movie Blog Association celebrates Classic Comedies with a Blogathon running January 22 - 27.
"You may be a movie buff if … you have more pictures of Laurel and Hardy about the house than of actual relatives." - Caftan Woman read more
My Ultimate Geek Moment
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jan 15, 2012
Five Doctors
William Hartnell look-alike Richard Hurndall, Peter Davison, Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee
Since 1963 the BBC serial adventures of a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey known as Doctor Who and his various companions have enthralled and excited viewers of all ages. I watch read more
Caftan Woman's Choice - One for January on TCM
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jan 3, 2012
New year, same deal. Looking over the wonderful selection of films scheduled on TCM in January, if there were only one to watch I heartily recommend 1949s Intruder in the Dust, an adaption by Ben Maddow (The Asphalt Jungle, No Down Payment) of William Faulkner's 1948 novel filmed by director Clarenc read more
Six Degrees of Separation
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Dec 9, 2011
MacGuffin Movies Round: link Her Serene Highness Princess Grace to the Clown Prince Charlie Chaplin.Classic Becky began the festivities with a link from Chaplin to lovely Virginia Cherrill in City Lights and passed the baton this way.Aha!Virginia Cherrill appeared in the 1936 feature Troubled Water read more
Caftan Woman's Choice - One for December on TCM
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Dec 7, 2011
Honestly, I don't know how Ben Mankiewicz does it. It's the fourth month of my self-imposed challenge to choose one film to recommend each month from TCM's schedule, and I'm a nervous wreck. December is a month filled with endless movie delights, but if only one movie is watched during the month i read more
Ode to Mine Host
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Dec 5, 2011
Ease of mannerA twinkle in his eyeA fan and a scholarSigh. What a guy!Dear Robert Osborne,I hope you enjoyed your recent time away from TCM. Don't do it again!!Sincerely,Caftan Woman read more
Listening is important.
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Nov 24, 2011
Irene Dunne as Vinnie and William Powell as Clarence Day, Sr.Life With FatherA scene in the Day household -Clarence: I'll tell you one thing, I'll never be baptized as long as that hideous monstrosity (pug dog statue) is in this house.Vinnie: Alright. Alright. Clarence (Jr.). That pug dog goe read more