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John Brascia, Dancing Dynamo, The Expanded Experience

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 9, 2016

John Brascia   John Brascia burst upon the cinematic scene, with good looks, a tremendous smile and most of all his natural born athleticism which imbued his dance steps with vigor and excitement. His talent for dancing was immediately recognized as special and great things were heralded for hi read more

John Brascia, Dancing Dynamo, The Expanded Experience

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 9, 2016

John Brascia   John Brascia burst upon the cinematic scene, with good looks, a tremendous smile and most of all his natural born athleticism which imbued his dance steps with vigor and excitement. His talent for dancing was immediately recognized as special and great things were heralded for hi read more

Miracle on 34th Street; a Scrapbook of a Miraculous Film

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 18, 2015

Special does not do service to the accomplishments and the staying power of Miracle on 34th Street; as the measuring-tape said of Mary Poppins, “practically perfect in every way,” so too are the celluloid triumphs of this 1947, summer blockbuster, produced by 20th Century-Fox. The apex that Miracle read more

Miracle on 34th Street; a Scrapbook of a Miraculous Film

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 18, 2015

Special does not do service to the accomplishments and the staying power of Miracle on 34th Street; as the measuring-tape said of Mary Poppins, “practically perfect in every way,” so too are the celluloid triumphs of this 1947, summer blockbuster, produced by 20th Century-Fox. The apex that Miracle read more

Miracle on 34th Street; a Scrapbook of a Miraculous Film

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 18, 2015

Special does not do service to the accomplishments and the staying power of Miracle on 34th Street; as the measuring-tape said of Mary Poppins, “practically perfect in every way,” so too are the celluloid triumphs of this 1947, summer blockbuster, produced by 20th Century-Fox. The apex that Miracle read more

White Christmas, Wonderfully White, Wistful Memories: 2015

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015

Lush, beautiful, bright, funny, touching are a few choice words I use for “White Christmas”, released in 1954, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Produced by Robert Emmett Dolan, distributed by Paramount in VistaVision (first movie released in this perspective), with read more

White Christmas: More, Behind the Scenes

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015

  White Christmas the Music: Contractual obligations to Columbia records prevented Rosemary Clooney from recording the cast album for the movie “White Christmas”, because it was with Decca; Peggy Lee stepped in for the official movie release. Clooney got her due with a Columbia rel read more

White Christmas, Wonderfully White, Wistful Memories: 2015

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015

Lush, beautiful, bright, funny, touching are a few choice words I use for “White Christmas”, released in 1954, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Produced by Robert Emmett Dolan, distributed by Paramount in VistaVision (first movie released in this perspective), with read more

White Christmas: More, Behind the Scenes

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015

  White Christmas the Music: Contractual obligations to Columbia records prevented Rosemary Clooney from recording the cast album for the movie “White Christmas”, because it was with Decca; Peggy Lee stepped in for the official movie release. Clooney got her due with a Columbia rel read more

White Christmas, Wonderfully White, Wistful Memories: 2015

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015

Lush, beautiful, bright, funny, touching are a few choice words I use for “White Christmas”, released in 1954, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Produced by Robert Emmett Dolan, distributed by Paramount in VistaVision (first movie released in this perspective), with read more

White Christmas: More, Behind the Scenes

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 4, 2015

  White Christmas the Music: Contractual obligations to Columbia records prevented Rosemary Clooney from recording the cast album for the movie “White Christmas”, because it was with Decca; Peggy Lee stepped in for the official movie release. Clooney got her due with a Columbia rel read more

Frank Merriwell; a Frank, Happy and Healthy Hero, in Arizona and Beyond

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 1, 2015

  First Merriwell Story, April 18, 1896   The Preface: Our story begins in 1971 in Hilversum, Netherlands, a city about twenty-miles south-east of Amsterdam; a municipality of less 100,000. Hilversum is often referred to as “media city,” because it is the principal capital of radio and read more

Frank Merriwell; a Frank, Happy and Healthy Hero, in Arizona and Beyond

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 1, 2015

  First Merriwell Story, April 18, 1896   The Preface: Our story begins in 1971 in Hilversum, Netherlands, a city about twenty-miles south-east of Amsterdam; a municipality of less 100,000. Hilversum is often referred to as “media city,” because it is the principal capital of radio and read more

Frank Merriwell; a Frank, Happy and Healthy Hero, in Arizona and Beyond

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 1, 2015

  First Merriwell Story, April 18, 1896   The Preface: Our story begins in 1971 in Hilversum, Netherlands, a city about twenty-miles south-east of Amsterdam; a municipality of less 100,000. Hilversum is often referred to as “media city,” because it is the principal capital of radio and read more

John W. Leezer, a Leading Light in Early Cinematography

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 18, 2015

The International Photographer November 1931   John William Leezer was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on May 1, 1876, he was an intelligent, thoughtful man with his attentions directed toward the artistic rather than just the functional; he stood 5-feet-8-and-a-half-inches tall, stout boned, a youthful read more

John W. Leezer, a Leading Light in Early Cinematography

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 18, 2015

The International Photographer November 1931   John William Leezer was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on May 1, 1876, he was an intelligent, thoughtful man with his attentions directed toward the artistic rather than just the functional; he stood 5-feet-8-and-a-half-inches tall, stout boned, a youthful read more

John W. Leezer, a Leading Light in Early Cinematography

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 18, 2015

The International Photographer November 1931   John William Leezer was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on May 1, 1876, he was an intelligent, thoughtful man with his attentions directed toward the artistic rather than just the functional; he stood 5-feet-8-and-a-half-inches tall, stout boned, a youthful read more

Clyde E. Hopkins, a Heaping Helping of His Hollywood History

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 13, 2015

Clyde E. Hopkins   Clyde Emory Hopkins was a man of medium height, of a slender build, light-brown eyes, and by the time he arrived on the celluloid scene his black hair was already receding slightly. Hopkins is another actor whose beginning is not easy to trace; he began on stage,[1] but in wh read more

Clyde E. Hopkins, a Heaping Helping of His Hollywood History

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 13, 2015

Clyde E. Hopkins   Clyde Emory Hopkins was a man of medium height, of a slender build, light-brown eyes, and by the time he arrived on the celluloid scene his black hair was already receding slightly. Hopkins is another actor whose beginning is not easy to trace; he began on stage,[1] but in wh read more

Clyde E. Hopkins, a Heaping Helping of His Hollywood History

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Nov 13, 2015

Clyde E. Hopkins   Clyde Emory Hopkins was a man of medium height, of a slender build, light-brown eyes, and by the time he arrived on the celluloid scene his black hair was already receding slightly. Hopkins is another actor whose beginning is not easy to trace; he began on stage,[1] but in wh read more
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