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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 6, 2010
Day 1 of the John Huston blogathon— Icebox Movies
This question has me stumped—does anyone know the name of an actress that exchanged axes with Alec Guinness for over 20 years?— Via Margutta 51
The entertaining early talkie Their Own Desire (1929), with Norma Shearer and Robert read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 6, 2010
Ella Raines (1920-1988)
Lucille Ball (1911-1989)
Hoot Gibson (1892-1962)
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The Hilariously Offbeat Dialogue of Deadline at Dawn (1946)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 5, 2010
Deadline at Dawn (1946) is finally available on DVD—and I’m so glad its purple prose is now readily available to the masses. I saw this offbeat noir flick for the first time in a theater—and the over-the-top dialogue made the audience giggle so much that I thought I must have misse read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 4, 2010
Louisiana Story (1948), a classic with real Cajun flavor— Motion Picture Gems
The story of Marilyn Monroe—told in a coloring book-- TCM
And yet more controversy in the unending speculation about Monroe’s death-- Cinematical
Joe E. Brown in Bright Lights (1935)--Art, Movies, W read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 3, 2010
Jean Hagen (1923-1977)
Dolores del Rio (1905-1983)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 2, 2010
Kim Novak is such a great interview subject. Each of these recent articles about her has something distinctly interesting about them. Though there is always bound to be some repetition because she is talking about such a short period in her life, she still doesn't just rehash all the same stories: read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 1, 2010
Tallulah [Bankhead] never bored anyone, and I consider that humanitarianism of a very high order indeed.
-Anita Loos
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 31, 2010
Josette Day (1914-1978)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 30, 2010
A recent interview with Kim Novak— LA Times (via Laura's Miscellaneous Musings)
The Edward G. Robinson pre-code The Man With Two Faces (1934)— Mondo 70
Lots of great images:
Buster Keaton and Anita Page— Vintage Images
A huge Clara Bow gallery—in celebration of h read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 28, 2010
I think this post has made the rounds already, but if you haven’t seen it, Raquelle found a hilarious clip of a sketch from Robert Mitchum’s SNL hosting gig in the late 80’s-- Out of the Past
W.C. Fields elusive So’s Your Old Man (1926) is restored— Art and Culture of read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 26, 2010
I love these silhouette cards for the TCM Summer Under the Stars promotion— TCM
Orson Welles filmed a pilot for a talk show in 1979. Can you imagine what he would have done with that format if the show had been picked up? (judging from the first clip, you would have seen a LOT of the audience read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 25, 2010
A tragedy relieved by heavy doses of gloom and good honest tedium.
-Charles Laughton's assessment of Arch of Triumph (1948), in which he appeared
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 24, 2010
Alan Curtis (1909-1953)
Delmer Daves (1904-1977)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 23, 2010
Two reviews in one day of one of the best Deanna Durbin flicks—Because of Him (1946). She was better with Charles Laughton than she ever was with one of her supposed romantic partners--
Noodle in a Haystack
The Amazing Deanna Durbin
This is a great argument for Caged (1950) as a classic, no read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 21, 2010
Fantastic pics of Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff. I agree with Lolita: Rathbone was a dreamboat— Lolita's Classics
Joseph H. Lewis and So Dark the Night (1946). A review w/ spoilers, but the first portion is worth a read even if you want to save the twists for when you watch the movie̵ read more
Dream Casting: The Classic Duos That Never Happened
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 20, 2010
Have you ever seen a classic movie and wished it would have been cast differently? Or have you seen a perfect pair in a supporting role and wished they were the leads? And then there’s the role that was nearly perfectly cast—but for some reason wasn’t.
I nearly always think in pa read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 19, 2010
Early Chaplin short discovered in antique sale— Cinematical
This is a great profile of Jean Harlow (part one of I don’t know how many) There’s lots of tidbits that raise it above a typical biography— A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies
An interesting bio of Hed read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 18, 2010
If Irene Dunne isn’t the first lady of Hollywood, then she’s the last one.
-Gregory La Cava
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 16, 2010
The 1916 version of Snow White— Silent Volume
Jacques Tati vs. the modern world—I love the pics in this post— Movie Morlocks/TCM
A fun summer movie blog-a-thon at Silents and Talkies— Silents and Talkies
More information about Kim Novak’s July 30 appearance in Hol read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 14, 2010
Check out this comparison between the 1932 and 1941 versions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-- Lolita's Classics
A fascinating history of Fantsamagorie (1908), the first fully animated movie— Film: Ab Initio
Champagne for Caesar (1950) sounds like a lot of fun-- Classic Film and TV Cafe
A tri read more