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His Girl FridayA breaking story And a broken engagementWalter always winsThis is an entry for the Best For Film Hollywood Haikus blogging competition. Enter now.Contest results: http://bestforfilm.com/film-blog/hollywood-haikus-2011-competition-winners/ read more

Sons of the DesertTwo brains worked as onedevising shenanigansto fulfill their oathThis is an entry for the Best For Film Hollywood Haikus blogging competition. Enter now. Contest results: http://bestforfilm.com/film-blog/hollywood-haikus-2011-competition-winners/ read more

Each year at Bing's birthday (May 2nd? May 3rd? Oy!) I blog about my favourite entertainer of the 20th century. Today let's look at one of Bing Crosby's phenomenal show business records. During the course of his movie career, Bing introduced fourteen original songs that were nominated fo read more

Murder by moonlightLies as intricate as laceGuilt hides in her heartThis is an entry for the Best For Film Hollywood Haikus blogging competition. Enter now. Contest results: http://bestforfilm.com/film-blog/hollywood-haikus-2011-competition-winners/ read more

The gathered suspectsTremble 'neath Inspector's glare"You are murderer!"This is an entry for the Best For Film Hollywood Haikus blogging competition. Enter now.Happy second place finish for Inspector Chan:http://bestforfilm.com/film-blog/hollywood-haikus-2011-competition-winners/ read more

Ride the High Country Respect was their due Danger and death their payment Enter justified This is an entry for the Best For Film Hollywood Haikus blogging competition. Enter now. Contest results: http://bestforfilm.com/film-blog/hollywood-haikus-2011-competition-winners/ read more

The three top rated prime time television programs in the 1958-1959 season were Gunsmoke, Wagon Train and Have Gun - Will Travel. If you were not in the mood for a western, it was best not to turn on your t.v. because you were sure to run into a marshal or a bounty hunter or a rancher. The big thr read more

Many times a movie becomes more than a movie. A movie can become a family heirloom or treasure. A movie whose oft-quoted lines become part of how you communicate. 1953s The Kidnappers sometimes known as The Little Kidnappers is such a movie. My late father, when pouring a glass of milk, would sa read more

Many thanks to Jacqueline Lynch of Another Old Movie Blog for bestowing upon me the honour of the Stylish Blogger Award. In promoting the fine blogs in the world of the internet it is now my privilege to forward the award to seven stylish bloggers and reveal seven random facts regarding yours truly read more

Harry Warren December 24, 1893 - September 22, 1981 Harry's Back in Town was a music revue featuring the songs of the popular composer that was the first production of COMUS Music Theatre of Canada in 1976. The title is a take-off on the song Lulu's Back in Town written by Harry Warren and Al Dub read more

Ian Keith February 27, 1899 - March 26, 1960 If I were a collector of Character People trading cards the Ian Keith card would be my holy grail. Boston born Keith began his acting career early and by 1921 was a featured player on Broadway. He would appear 18 times on the New York stage in drawing read more

Allyn Joslyn1901 - 1981It's been a while since a Broadway to Hollywood trivia has been spotlighted on this blog. Today let's highlight one or two featuring Allyn Joslyn, one of my favourite guys who pops up in classic film. He shouldn't be as he generally portrays loud-mouth and pushy boors. Ho read more

I consider Who's Minding the Mint? THE 1960s comedy. Directed by that certifiable genius Howard Morris, it is fast and funny with a marvelous premise, witty lines, and sight-gags that are impeccably set-up and pulled off by a director who knows funny and a fine ensemble cast. Walter Brennan read more

Jacqueline Lynch's enlightening and informative treatise on Shane in Another Old Movie Blog has prompted today's post. Like a lot of small-town 60s kids I went to the movies every Saturday and, contrary to accepted tradition, every Sunday I could get. Most often I attended with my sister Paula, s read more

The title card is an invitation to - murder! 'Tis the season to take it easy, to get together with like-minded folks and enjoy a bit of cheer. Even hard-boiled fellas like Philip Marlowe need to kick back every once in a while. 1947s Lady in the Lake is based on Raymond Chandler's novel with read more

Whodunit? That's the question on everyone's mind. Of course motive and method are important, but only insofar as they are necessary to solve the puzzle. The classic whodunit should not be weighed down with psychological quirks and ramifications. As to method, we will leave the gory details to th read more

I adore the Christmas season. I love the music, the baking, the decorations. The days grow short and the nights are long and dark with the darkness of mystery and crime and film noir. Enough light seeps between the cracks in my venetian blinds to remind that life, filled with jolly revelers, is g read more

J. Farrell MacDonald June 6, 1875 - August 2, 1952 Connecticut born J. Farrell MacDonald had a career or three in show business. He began as a minstrel performer and by the teens was directing for L. Frank Baum's Oz Film Manufacturing Co. and making a name for himself as a reliable character act read more

I have renamed my traditional chocolate chip cookies Choir Cookies in honour of their success at a recent fundraiser for said choir. When I touted them to potential customers as the "finest chocolate chip cookies in the land" one lady replied that she made the "finest chocolate chip cookies in the read more

Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill"I always think there's a band, kid."Director Morton Da Costa's 1962 screen version of Meredith Willson's stunningly successful Broadway play The Music Man is one of the screen's most joyful musicals. Preserved for audiences is Robert Preston's Tony winning ro read more