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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 1, 2012
An interesting review of the book, Harlow in Hollywood—
Sittin on a Backyard Fence
Shirley MacLaine on Downton Abbey? I can’t wait to see her tangle with Dame Maggie!—
IMDB
This is a nice account of Cecil Beaton’s photo session with Marilyn Monroe. Great pics read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 31, 2012
Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968)
John Agar (1921-2002)
Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
Eddie Cantor (1892-1964)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 30, 2012
Why Alfred Hitchcock turned down a knighthood (at first)—
Alfred Hitchcock Geek
If you have the time to listen, this program has a fascinating description of Marlene Dietrich’s visit to Poland with her stage show in 1964. It includes an interview with a gracious Dietrich—
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 30, 2012
Hugh Marlowe (1911-1982)
John Ireland (1914-1992)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 29, 2012
W.C. Fields (1880-1946)
Victor Mature (1913-1999)
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Letty Lynton (1932) (2)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 29, 2012
This is a repost (with edits) in honor of the LAMB event taking place on Monday, 1/29.
The pre-code drama Letty Lynton (1932) is best known for two reasons: being unavailable to the general public due to legal issues (you can read about that kerfuffle here) and the “Letty Lynton dress” read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 29, 2012
Gene would shoot each take 40 times, and in those days you worked six days a week, and had Sunday to faint.
-Debbie Reynolds, about working with Gene Kelly on Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 28, 2012
Tom Neal (1914-1972)
Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 27, 2012
Donna Reed (1921-1986)
Troy Donahue (1936-2001)
Sabu (1924-1963)
George K. Arthur (1899-1985)
Jerome Kern (1885-1945)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 26, 2012
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Charles Lane (1905-2007)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 25, 2012
Though Debbie Reynolds had originally planned to have more memorabilia auctions, she has changed her mind. It looks like the experience was more painful than she expected. I thought she was pretty tough for going through the first two–
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Hooray! Hollywood Heyday is back with the news from read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 25, 2012
Dean Jones (81)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 24, 2012
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Ann Todd (1909-1993)
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These Amazing Shadows: Full Version
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 24, 2012
Film is the art form of the twentieth century, and we have let it go.
-Robin Blaetz, Chair of Film Studies, Mount Holyoke College
So much of film history has been lost, but there’s still a great deal that can be saved if we are willing to do it.
-Stephen Leggett, National Film Registry read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 23, 2012
Ernie Kovacs (1919-1962)
Randolph Scott (1898-1987)
Jeanne Moreau (84)
Dan Duryea (1907-1968)
Sergei M. Eisenstein (1898-1948)
Franklin Pangborn (1889-1958)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 22, 2012
D.W. Griffith (1875-1948)
Constance Collier (1878-1955)
Ann Sothern (1909-2001)
Conrad Veidt (1893-1943)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 22, 2012
Cheap footwear equals low class, with the correct footwear a woman can conquer the world.
-Joan Crawford
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 22, 2012
Dick Cavett remembers an amusing series of phone conversations with Marlene Dietrich—
New York Times
I’ve never heard of Vertigo-ing a movie. This is pretty funny. It works surprisingly well with Mean Girls—
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This is a nice story about Cary Grant’s gene read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 20, 2012
Federico Fellini (1920-1993)
George Burns (1896-1996)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 20, 2012
A bio of Alice Faye with tons of gorgeous photos—
My Love of Old Hollywood
I love this comparison of the very similar and yet dramatically different 1937 and 1952 versions of The Prisoner of Zenda—
Sidewalk Crossings
Do you know your Hitchcock cameos? Take this quiz to find read more