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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

Debbie Reynolds “Make ‘Em Laugh” Book Giveaway! Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Make ‘Em Laugh: Short-Term Memories of Longtime Friends giveaway. This time we’ll be giving away TWO copies of the read more

“Winging IT” and “Silents!” H. P. Oliver Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our H. P. Oliver Winging IT and Silents! Classic Movie Book Giveaway.  This time we’ll be giving away ONE COPY of EACH book courtesy read more

Top Ten Songs You Didn’t Know Came From Ziegfeld Shows You’ve probably heard certain songs a million times without knowing they are a lot older than you think! A large portion of American standards originated in one producer’s shows: Florenz Ziegfeld. Below is a list of just ten songs from Ziegfeld’ read more

Just for Fun… Yes the incredibly gorgeous Sophia Loren is a great believer in the power of pasta… So, to celebrate today, National Spaghetti Day, (as they say in Italian) ‘mangia’… ….. –Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub     Share this post:Faceb read more

“Winging IT” and “Silents!” H. P. Oliver Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Twitter Contest Well, it’s time for our next contest! This time we’ll be giving away TWO COPIES EACH of H. P. Olivers’s Winging IT and Silents! via Twitter – courtesy of the read more

Debbie Reynolds “Make ‘Em Laugh” Book Giveaway! Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest Happy to say  it’s time for our next giveaway! CMH will be giving away EIGHT copies of  Make ‘Em Laugh: Short-Term Memories of Longtime Friends via TWITTER, courtesy of  Harper Collins and aut read more

An Iconic Pair: Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre Sydney Greenstreet made his Feature Film Debut in 1941 at the age of 62 as “Fat Man” Kasper Gutman in The Maltese Falcon. The film also featured Peter Lorre, as the shady Joel Cairo, and of course Humphrey Bogart as private eye Sam Spade read more

Win Tickets to see “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” on the Big Screen! in Select Cinemas Nationwide January 17 & January 20! CMH is thrilled to announce the 1st of our 12 monthly movie ticket giveaways this year, courtesy of Fathom Events! That said, this month, we’ll be giving away SIX read more