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Saturday Morning Cartoon: The Cat's Out (1931)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 26, 2009
A cat picks on a bird and dreams he gets quite the comeuppance in this Silly Symphony 'toon from Disney. read more
Classic Links (484)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 26, 2009
I wonder how helpful this site will be for us classic movie fans?—
/Film
A review of the Wizard of Oz theater showing—
Silver Screen Stars
A great review with a clip and pics: New York Nights (1929)—
All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!
Favorite opening scenes—
Riku Writ read more
Classic Links (485)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 24, 2009
An interview with Sarah Karloff, daughter of Boris Karloff—
News Blaze
Buried Treasures: The Well (1951)—
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
A Kim Novak double feature—
Silents and Talkies
The 100 greatest movies of the 20th century?—
AMC
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Four With Margaret Sullavan
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 23, 2009
Margaret Sullavan never cared much for Hollywood. She was more prolific on the Broadway stage, where she originated the lead roles in Sabrina and Stage Door. Even her marriages to Hollywood players: actor Henry Fonda, director William Wyler and agent Leland Hayward, didn’t last (her fourth mar read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 23, 2009
Harry Carey Jr. talks about his movies--great interview--
Monsters and Critics
A great gallery of shots from My Man Godfrey (1936)—
The Kitty Packard Pictorial
A review of the Paul Newman DVD collection—
LA Times
Rifftrax spoofs Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) live—
About.com
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TV Tuesday: Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward on What's My Line?
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 22, 2009
It's hard to believe that, as of this Saturday, Paul Newman will have been gone for a year. I love the sense of fun and affection between Newman and his beloved wife Joanne Woodward in this 1959 appearance on What's My Line?. Woodward does most of the talking, but the adoring look on Newma read more
Classic New Releases (2)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 22, 2009
Warner Home Video: The Paul Newman Tribute Collection 17-disc set includes The Long, Hot Summer, Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!, From the Terrace, Exodus, The Hustler (Collector's Edition), Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man, What a Way to Go!, Hombre, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Special Ed read more
Classic Links (487)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 22, 2009
Happy (early) birthday Brigitte Bardot (fascinating article about her free-spirited ways)—
The Guardian
Audio slideshow: Bardot at 75—
The Guardian
Would you be sad if video rental stores vanished?—
/Film
John Wayne: liking the actor while loathing the man—
Riku Writes
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Monday Serenade: Ruby Keeler Meows in Footlight Parade (1933)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 21, 2009
Ruby Keeler clumps along in her kitty costume, but she's still awfully cute in the Sittin' on a Backyard Fence number from Footlight Parade (1933). That's Billy Taft singing with her. read more
Quote of the Week (300)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 20, 2009
A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.-Frank CapraImage Source read more
Classic Links (488)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 20, 2009
Remembering Gary Cooper in The Virginian (the pic is of Coop in High Noon)--
The Washington Times
A review: The Wicked Lady (1945)—
Silents and Talkies
The top movies of 1929-1930—
A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies
Joan Crawford on The Lucy Show--
Joan Crawford Deluxe Suite
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Saturday Morning Cartoon: Betty Boop in Chess-Nuts (1932)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 19, 2009
Betty Boop brings a chess set to life in this typically surreal and racy pre-code Fleischer 'toon. read more
Four with Ricardo Montalban
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 18, 2009
It is appropriate that Ricardo Montalban will always be best known as elegant Mr. Rourke from Fantasy Island and as the sophisticated gentleman he portrayed in a series of Chrysler commercials. These two upbeat, confident personas showcase the best elements of his charisma. However, there is much mo read more
Classic Links (489)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 17, 2009
Elizabeth Taylor’s enduring love for Richard Burton (I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the truth)—
The Daily Mail
I love these pictures—especially the one of Carole Lombard and Clark Gable eating watermelon. Too cute.—
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The Singer Not the Song (1961)(Dirk Bo read more
Before Esther Williams, There Was Annette Kellerman
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 16, 2009
While impatiently awaiting the release of volume two of the Esther Williams collection, I’ve been admiring the work of the first swimming star of the silver screen: Annette Kellerman. The Australian swimmer appeared in over twenty silent shorts, both as herself and in dramatic roles. Her movie read more
New Releases (5)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 15, 2009
Grapevine Video: Ladies of the German Cinema—Sappho and Backstairs (both 1921)
Kino: Gaumont Treasures, 1897-1913, a three-disc set with over 60 short films made by Alice Guy-Blache, Louis Feuillade, and Leonce Perret, including The Fisherman at the Stream (1897), The Birth, The Life, And the read more
TV Tuesday: Lauren Bacall Commercials
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 15, 2009
In honor of Lauren Bacall's 85th birthday tomorrow, I've decided to offer a glimpse of her career as a celebrity spokesperson.
Here she is the elegant pitchwoman for Ford:
I wish I had a better clip of this ad for High Point coffee. Bacall says her lines with such relish (its deCAFFeina read more
Classic Links (490)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 15, 2009
Ten melos the siren would watch instead of Mad Men--
Self-Styled Siren
Vintage Jean Harlow paper dolls (this is a cool blog!)—
Mostly Paper Dolls
Now there’s talk of Robert Downy Jr. playing the lead in the Harvey. I love RDJ, but please, can we just not do this?—
/Film read more
Monday Serenade: Bob Fosse, Debbie Reynolds and Co.
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 14, 2009
The explosively talented Bob Fosse dances and Barbara Ruick sings to You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right in this high-energy number from The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953). Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Van join in mid-song. read more
Quote of the Week (301)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 13, 2009
I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.-Lauren BacallImage Source read more