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Harry Houdini, every boy’s hero, (magician, escape artist, movie star), a robot, (first portrayed in film?), “The Madagascar Madness” gas, a serial that is incomplete but still worth the ride! The Master Mystery is Available on DVD as part of a 3 disc set from Kino, featuring (the read more

That Royle Girl premiered in Chicago, on Saturday, November 21, 1925[i], at the Balaban & Katz Uptown Theater located at Broadway and Lawrence Ave., (Uptown Theater had just opened its doors on August 18 of 1925) and had a general release on Monday, December 7 (according to Internet Movie Data read more

That Royle Girl premiered in Chicago, on Saturday, November 21, 1925[i], at the Balaban & Katz Uptown Theater located at Broadway and Lawrence Ave., (Uptown Theater had just opened its doors on August 18 of 1925) and had a general release on Monday, December 7 (according to Internet Movie Data read more

That Royle Girl premiered in Chicago, on Saturday, November 21, 1925[i], at the Balaban & Katz Uptown Theater located at Broadway and Lawrence Ave., (Uptown Theater had just opened its doors on August 18 of 1925) and had a general release on Monday, December 7 (according to Internet Movie Data read more

Born Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen on Friday, December 10th, 1886 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, Victor McLaglen (a former boxer) was an adventurer at heart, never satisfied with the norm, and in some way seeking fodder for future stories that he might relay to friends, family and ac read more

Born Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen on Friday, December 10th, 1886 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, Victor McLaglen (a former boxer) was an adventurer at heart, never satisfied with the norm, and in some way seeking fodder for future stories that he might relay to friends, family and ac read more

Born Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen on Friday, December 10th, 1886 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, Victor McLaglen (a former boxer) was an adventurer at heart, never satisfied with the norm, and in some way seeking fodder for future stories that he might relay to friends, family and ac read more

Funny lady, Marjorie Main, born Mary Tomlinson, in Acton, Indiana, on Monday, February 24th, 1890, made her feature film debut in 1931 with  A House Divided; she had 88 film credits and was nominated for 1 Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, as Phoebe ‘Ma’ Kettle read more

Funny lady, Marjorie Main, born Mary Tomlinson, in Acton, Indiana, on Monday, February 24th, 1890, made her feature film debut in 1931 with  A House Divided; she had 88 film credits and was nominated for 1 Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, as Phoebe ‘Ma’ Kettle read more

Funny lady, Marjorie Main, born Mary Tomlinson, in Acton, Indiana, on Monday, February 24th, 1890, made her feature film debut in 1931 with  A House Divided; she had 88 film credits and was nominated for 1 Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, as Phoebe ‘Ma’ Kettle read more

Saturday, February 23rd, 1935, saw the blustery opening of Disney’s animated short-film, The Band Concert; the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color. The first Disney cartoon in color was released on July 30th, 1932, “Flowers and Trees;”  hmm, I wonder if Tolkien saw Flowers and Tre read more

Saturday, February 23rd, 1935, saw the blustery opening of Disney’s animated short-film, The Band Concert; the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color. The first Disney cartoon in color was released on July 30th, 1932, “Flowers and Trees;”  hmm, I wonder if Tolkien saw Flowers and Tre read more

Saturday, February 23rd, 1935, saw the blustery opening of Disney’s animated short-film, The Band Concert; the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color. The first Disney cartoon in color was released on July 30th, 1932, “Flowers and Trees;”  hmm, I wonder if Tolkien saw Flowers and Tre read more

  Prologue: The Devil is in the details. It all began with the signing of the new contract by Orson Welles with RKO. With Kane came unprecedented freedoms and choices for Welles, the new agreement gave cast and script approval along with the final cut to RKO for The Magnificent Ambersons. In return read more

  Prologue: The Devil is in the details. It all began with the signing of the new contract by Orson Welles with RKO. With Kane came unprecedented freedoms and choices for Welles, the new agreement gave cast and script approval along with the final cut to RKO for The Magnificent Ambersons. In return read more

  Prologue: The Devil is in the details. It all began with the signing of the new contract by Orson Welles with RKO. With Kane came unprecedented freedoms and choices for Welles, the new agreement gave cast and script approval along with the final cut to RKO for The Magnificent Ambersons. In return read more

As many actors have Ms. Oberon began her film career with uncredited roles, she having 9 non-designated appearances[1] from 1929 through 1932. Then in late 1932 Merle Oberon had a clutch of 4 films, 2 with credits and 2 without[2], but it was with her characterization of Anne Boleyn in The Pr read more

Born Estelle Merle O’Brien Thompson on February 19, 1911, in Bombay (Mumbai), India and she passed away on November 23, 1979. Although Tasmania, Australia laid claim to her birth as well, this was to cover her true origins (more on this later).[1] As the story goes (according to Michael Korda), Ale read more

Born Estelle Merle O’Brien Thompson on February 19, 1911, in Bombay (Mumbai), India and she passed away on November 23, 1979. Although Tasmania, Australia laid claim to her birth as well, this was to cover her true origins (more on this later).[1] As the story goes (according to Michael Korda), Ale read more

Nancy Drew Reporter was the second of 4 films produced and distributed by Warner Brothers, starring the vivacious Bonita Granville as the plucky teenage detective, John Litel as Carson Drew her clueless, loving father and Frankie Thomas appeared as her sidekick, Ted Nickerson. Kenneth Gamet wrote t read more