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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 2, 2009
For Independence Day: Ten Movies that Scream America—Huffington PostKarl Malden RIP--career gallery at the GuardianAP ObituaryVariety ObituaryWashington Post Obituary read more
Karl Malden, 1912-2009
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 1, 2009
Goodbye to Karl Malden, a deeply respected and respectable actor who had a legendary career on the silver screen, television and the stage. A whole generation knew him as the long-time pitchman for American Express, but he started his career in New York, onstage. Though he had a small role in They K read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 30, 2009
The Top Ten John Ford Westerns—AMC BlogLure of Gangster Films Lasts Through Generations—Indiana GazetteDVD of the Week: Last Year at Marienbad—Green CineImage Source read more
Retro Book Review--Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: And Don't Have Sex or Take the Car
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 29, 2009
As I read Elizabeth Taylor’s heartbreaking statement about Michael Jackson’s death, I was reminded of a great book about child stars in classic Hollywood: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: And Don’t Have Sex or Take the Car. It is essentially a collection of interviews with commentary, read more
Monday Serenade: Lawrence Gray & Bernice Claire
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 29, 2009
In this charming scene from the early musical, Spring is Here (1930), Lawrence Gray and Bernice Claire introduce With a Song in My Heart. There have been many great renditions of this song, but I particularly love the sweet simplicity of this version. read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 29, 2009
David Niven Jr: The Truth about Dad’s Deathbed Confession--The Daily MailMichael Jackson: The Least Weird Man Elizabeth Taylor Ever Knew—The GuardianAuthor claims Errol Flynn was a Nazi spy—The AustralianImage Source read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 28, 2009
If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.-Mary PickfordImage Source read more
Saturday Morning Cartoon: The Old Man of the Mountain (1933)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 27, 2009
Bette Boop dances and sings with a devilish, smooth-dancing, cave-dwelling giant with the voice of Cab Calloway in this surreal Max Fleischer 'toon. read more
A Gable and Lombard Haunting?
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 25, 2009
According to the Trip Tip Guys, there have been reports over the years of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard haunting a room at the Oatman Hotel in Oatman, Arizona. Apparently, the pair honeymooned there in 1939, after they tied the knot in Kingman, Arizona, and they enjoyed a few return visits in the y read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 25, 2009
Marlene Dietrich Letters Sold at Auction—APNew Yul Brynner biography—Canyon NewsRIP Hal Riddle: character actor and collector—California ChronicleImage Source read more
Intermission Time!
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 23, 2009
I found a bunch of interesting movie intermission clips on YouTube. Here are some of my favorites. This is the classic:I love the jazzy tune and nutty panting family in this one:Don’t the characters in this one have creepy eyes? *shudder*I tell you, nothing makes me wan read more
Monday Serenade: Paulette Goddard and Jimmy Stewart
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 22, 2009
This peppy little version of Pete the Piper Man is from Pot o' Gold (1941), starring Paulette Goddard and Jimmy Stewart. I haven't been able to confirm that Stewart actually played the harmonica, but that is definitely Goddard singing.You can download Pot 'o Gold at the Internet Archive. read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 22, 2009
A tribute to two-strip Technicolor--The Kitty Packard PictorialErrol Flynn Honored in Australia--IMDB.comDavid Denby’s tribute to Victor Fleming and Gone With the Wind(1939)—-The New YorkerJoseph Losey’s Rebirth in Britain—The Guardian read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 21, 2009
My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it.-Robert MontgomeryImage Source read more
Ten Movies for Father's Day
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 21, 2009
Many of the dads in these movies are deeply flawed, and some are downright despicable, but they are all, in their way, deeply devoted to their children:The Champ (1931)—Jackie Cooper is so heartbreaking as the loyal son of downtrodden boxer Wallace Beery that you actually shed a tear for the m read more
Saturday Morning Cartoon: Woos Whoopee (1930)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 20, 2009
This one is definitely not for the kiddies. Felix the Cat gets drunk, appears to swallow a mouthful of mysterious pills and then spends the rest of the cartoon battling increasingly dangerous and surreal hallucinations. It's all more lighthearted than it sounds. read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 18, 2009
10 Shocking Hollywood Deaths--Mental FlossFlynn Typecast in Heroic Roles—Washington TimesEve Arnold’s Photos (including stars from classic Hollywood)—BBC read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 17, 2009
Olivia de Havilland confesses her love for Errol Flynn--The MirrorNow a Bride of Frankenstein remake? Please Hollywood, stop!--EW.comThe eventful life of Karolyn Grimes, Zuzu from It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)--Times ColonistImage Source read more
Ralph Bellamy: The Man Left Behind
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 17, 2009
Dependable, good-natured, and dumped--that’s the classic view of Ralph Bellamy on the silver screen. Was there any another actor from the classic age of Hollywood who played more characters so unlucky in love? He’d start nearly every movie with the leading lady on his arm and then spend read more
Jimmy Stewart on TV in the Sixties
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 16, 2009
I wanted to share a couple of funny clips with Jimmy Stewart I found recently. Both are from sixties-era television shows. The first is from Dean Martin’s variety show. Stewart attempts to show off his impersonations, which, of course, all sound like Jimmy Stewart (though he does do a mean Bet read more