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Five Character Actors Who Were Once Ziegfeld Stars We, as classic film fans, have likely all experienced feelings of déjà vu after seeing the same supporting actors and actresses enough, seemingly doing the same things each time we see them. And yet, sometimes we don’t know their names. We find read more

Max Fleischer Universe: A Clean Shaven Man The Max Fleischer universe is something I felt strangely at home in from my very first glimpse of his pioneering animation work, as a little shaver watching local Syracuse tv personality Salty Sam’s Saturday morning cartoon show, where each week he un read more

Win Tickets to see “The Ten Commandments” on the Big Screen! in Select Cinemas Nationwide March 20 & March 23! CMH is thrilled to announce our next monthly movie ticket giveaway this year, courtesy of Fathom Events! That said, this month, we’ll be giving away SIX PAIRS of tickets read more

“Classic Movies and More” YouTube Show Launch: Interview with Bob Fermanek about 3-D Film Restoration of GOG (1954) We are very pleased to be launching our “Classic Movies and More” YouTube Show today! Our debut episode features an interview with Bob Fermanek, CEO and Directo read more

“Pass the Popcorn Please” and “When Is That Bald-Headed #$%^&* Going To Call Lunch?” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task Yes, it’s time for our 2nd contest this month! This time we’ll be giving away TWO COPIES EACH of J. M. Harrison’s Pass the Popcorn Please: 87 Watchable Movies read more

“FLEISCHEREI: Music From Max Fleischer Cartoons” CD Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task Time for our next contest! That said, CMH is happy to announce that we’ll be giving away FOUR copies of FLEISCHEREI: Music From Max Fleischer Cartoons by, and courtesy of, Gary Lucas. In order to qualify to read more

Lights… Camera… Action… A few months ago I mentioned that I was working on a project with friends and fellow film fans Aurora Bugallo of Once Upon a Screen and Rob Medaska of Rob Medaska.com. Well, I am happy to say that we are now ready to share the details… Our YouTube read more

Andy Griffith and Don Knotts: A Manhattan Walking Tour Though Andy Griffith and Don Knotts were creatures of Hollywood, best remembered as stars of The Andy Griffith Show, both men spent their formative years in New York. Don first journeyed there in 1942, right out of high school, in a failed bid t read more

Not Just a Story, but a Lesson…  Families sit down to watch The Andy Griffith Show expecting not just a story but a lesson. The best Griffith episodes teach something – - about family, or friendship, or loyalty, or living well. It almost seems as if producers of the classic CBS sitcom se read more

Born February 11, in 1909, Director/Producer/Screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz! During his long Hollywood career, Joseph L. Mankiewicz directed, produced and/or wrote screenplays for some of the most beloved classic movies, among them The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (producer), A Letter to Three Wives (dire read more

“Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford” Book Giveaway – Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest “My name is John Ford and I make Westerns.” To continue our celebration of John Ford’s birthday this month (born February 1 in 1894), CMH is very happy to say that we will read more

Some Credit, Please, for Aunt Bee… A reader named Larry posed an interesting question by e-mail the other day: Why wasn’t Frances Bavier‘s name listed on the opening credits of The Andy Griffith Show? Why not, indeed? Frances was one of only three Griffith Show regulars who stuck read more

In Celebration of February Classic Movie Birthdays! Yes, it’s February, so in honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re showing some Classic Movie Love with our February Classic Movie Birthday Calendar. Lots of fabulous birthdays this month including legends Clark Gable, James Dean, John Bar read more

“The Cinematic Legacy of Frank Sinatra” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest Well, it’s time for our next contest! That said, CMH is happy to announce that we’ll be giving away FOUR copies of The Cinematic Legacy of Frank Sinatra by David Wills via TWITTER, courtesy read more

“Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford” Book Giveaway – Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” In celebration of John Ford’s birthday, today, February 1 (born in 1894), CMH is very happy to say that we will read more

  The Oscars: A Time to Talk ….. Finally it’s here! February always seems to be Movies Lovers’ favorite time of year. And why, some of you may be asking… Well, it’s simple:  The Oscars. Yes, it’s that time of year when Hollywood votes on what they deem the most ambitious read more

An Invitation to Mayberry… Woody Allen once said 80 percent of success is showing up. Had Art Spelman followed that advice half a century ago, it’s just possible we might be honoring him today as a celebrated alumnus of Mayberry. Edward Arthur Spelman appeared one day on the Desilu set of The read more

  Five Facts About Fred MacMurray Other than that he was beautiful… ….. He was a super hero Can you see it? Fred MacMurray has the power of superhuman strength/speed, flight as well as a genius level intellect. OK, so maybe MacMurray himself doesn’t have these powers but DC superh read more

The Other California Film History Most vintage movie fans know about southern California’s motion picture heritage and the region’s outstanding museums dedicated to preserving film history. Relatively few of those fans, however, know about the unique role northern California played in mo read more

  My Fair Ernest T. Bass The woman at the book signing sounded more dismayed than angry. Why, she asked, hadn’t I devoted a single sentence of Andy & Don to Ernest T. Bass? Ernest T. was the Tasmanian devil of Mayberry. Though he appeared in only five episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, read more